Passports
Horse Passports (England) Regulations 2004 require all owners to obtain a passport for each horse they own. This includes ponies, donkeys, and other equidae. Owners cannot sell, export, slaughter for human consumption, use for the purposes of competition or breeding, a horse which does not have a passport.
Any owner who has not applied for a passport for their horses should apply to a Passport Issuing Organisation now.
For more information about the horse passports legislation and organisations issuing passports, plus frequently asked questions, please visit the horse tracing and identification pages.
For information on how to apply for a passport, contact the appropriate organisation on the list of approved bodies. Other queries should be directed to the Defra Helpline in the first instance.
Page last modified:
2 May, 2008
Page published: 11 November,
2003