Passports & Microchipping

Equine Passports & Microchipping.

All horses must have a passport and be microchip by 1st October 2020.you can find out more at Nantwich Equine Vets.New Horse Passport Regulations came into force on the 1st October 2018, stipulating that all horses must have a passport and microchip by 1st October 2020. Compulsory microchipping was introduced in 2009. Therefore it is possible that horses issued with passports before 2009 may not have microchips. It is important to check this and, if necessary, implant a microchip prior to the 2020 deadline.

The passport is essentially a document confirming the identity of the horse. There is also a section (Section IX) to confirm whether or not the horse will be intended for human consumption in the event of death. This is important, as the use of certain drugs in horses will permanently preclude the horse from being able to enter the food chain. The use of such drugs should be recorded in the passport and the section excluding the animal from the food chain completed.

Vaccinations will be recorded in the passport and there are numerous situations where you will be required to present the passport, such as vettings, sales, transport checks and entrance to competitions or events. 

The passport should accompany the horse at all times, both at the stable and when it is transported.

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