Horse Passports, legal requirements, horses passport, apply for an equine passport, equine passport issuing organisations, defra, information on passport for horses and ponies, answers to questions on equine passports

Horse Passports have brought the UK in line with laws across Europe. It is now a legal requirement for all horses to have a passport. It is an offence to not to have a passport for your horse and you could face a fine of Ł5,000! If you haven’t got a passport for your horse you must apply for a passport. There are a number of Passport Issuing Organisations and DEFRA has a list on their website click here to view the list. Defra also provide lots of useful information and answers to commonly asked questions relating to Horse Passports.