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Passports For Horses
To help owners of horses, ponies and donkeys meet European Commission legislation, which required all equidae to have obtained a passport by 28th February 2005, Weatherbys offers an ID passport service.
Please Note: Under the Horse Passport Regulations 2009 (England), applications for equine passports can only be accepted for microchipped animals from 1st July 2009.
The Weatherbys ID Passport Service produces passports for horses of unknown pedigree. The cost of a passport is £21.50 (excluding the cost of a microchip) and discounts are available for multiple applications. Weatherbys ID Passports can also update ownership and add in the medication pages to British Horse Database passports. These are blue passports with the British Horse Database logo displayed on the front cover.
Weatherbys is recognised by DEFRA as an official horse Passport Issuing Organisation (PIO). For a list of frequently asked questions and their associated answers please click on FAQs (PDF).
Application forms can be obtained by downloading an ID Passport Application Form (PDF), by emailing passports@weatherbys.co.uk or by telephoning 01933-440077 ext 2260.
Alternatively, to change or update the ownership details on an existing Weatherbys I.D. Passport as it is a requirement under the Horse Passport (England) Legislation, please download the ID passport change of ownership form 2010 (PDF) and send this with the passport and the required fee to:
Weatherbys I.D. Passports
Sanders Road
Wellingborough
Northamptonshire
NN8 4BX
An Express Service is available for both new passports and Change of Ownerships. Please ask a member of the ID Passport team for details should you require an extra quick turnaround.
Please note the ID Passport Service is NOT a racing or breeding register.
Alternatively, to change or update the ownership details on a Thoroughbred passport for a horse pre-training or no longer Racing or Breeding as it is a requirement under the Horse Passport (England) Legislation, then please download the Non-Racing/Non-Breeding Change of Ownership Form (PDF).
Notification of Deceased Equines: It is an EU requirement to advise the relevant Passport Issuing Organisation (PIO) when your horses dies and return the passport to the PIO. As per the legislation, the passport will be recorded as "void". If you wish the passport to be returned to you, please indicate this in a covering letter accompanying the passport, including your full postal return details.
Weatherbys' passports for horses that are deceased should be returned to:- Weatherbys Stud Book Dept, Sanders Road, Wellingborough, Northants, NN8 4BX, where we will update our records accordingly. There is no charge for this service.
Weatherbys prides itself on providing an excellent level of customer service but there may be times when you wish to complain about something we did not get quite right. Please refer to Weatherbys' Complaints-Appeal procedure (PDF).
