Identification

Passports

All horses must have a passport if they are over 6 months old. The identification is in the form of a diagram showing the markings, which needs to be completed by a vet or a registered identifier. This passport should be available whenever the vet visits in case any details need to be entered in it. There is a declaration at section IX in the passport which refers to possible human consumption of the horse, this should be signed. If the horse is designated as not for human consumption it is much easier to use certain drugs as they may otherwise need to be recorded.

Microchipping

Microchipping is used to permanently identify horses invisibly. All thoroughbred racehorses are now microchipped routinely as foals, and many people choose to chip other horses as an extra security in case of theft, it also permanently identifies a horse with few distinctive markings.

It is a permanent form of identification, an electronic animal identification system.

Each chip has its own unique code which provides information such as the owner's name, address, and telephone number, which is stored on a computer database that is contacted when an animal’s identity/ownership is in question

We frequently have special offers on microchipping available at a reduced rate- please call for details.