MyBoyChe
Well-Known Member
If I take my horse out in the trailer to new hacking places, do I need to carry his passport with me? Sorry for possible daft question but the last time I did this, rather a long time ago, horses did not have passports!!!
http://www.towinghorsetrailers.co.uk/travelling_horses_passports.htm
Since the Horse Passport law was enforced in 2004, all horses in the Great Britain must be issued with a passport and be entered on the National Equine Database.
Penalties for not holding a passport include a statutory maximum fine of £5,000 per offence or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months - or both.
Since 1st August 2009, when new legislation came into force, you must carry your horse’s passport with you each time you make a journey made by vehicle - regardless of its distance or destination.
For further information on passports visit:
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/HomeAndCommunity/InYourHome/AnimalsAndPets/DG_178412
http://www.defra.gov.uk/foodfarm/farmanimal/movements/horses/index.htm