Organisations based in Great Britain that do not manage a studbook but are authorised to issue horse passports in the United Kingdom
Updated 14 November 2024
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Organisations that do not manage a studbook but are authorised to issue identity-only passports for “breeding and production” horses
In accordance with Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/262 (Article 5(1)(c)) in Great Britain (retained in UK law)
Last updated: August 2024
| Name | Contact details | Universal Equine Life Number (UELN) | Approval date | Breed criteria | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Driving Society | Liz Mills (Registrar) The British Driving Society Ltd Hoste House Whiting Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NR Telephone: 01284 630 591 Email: email@britishdrivingsociety.co.uk Website: www.britishdrivingsociety.co.uk |
826049 | Not applicable | All equine eligible for competition and non-competitive | Not applicable |
| British Equestrian Federation (BEF) | Jenalynn Ancliff Abbey Park Stareton Kenilworth Warwickshire CV8 2RH Telephone: 0247 669 8872 Email: Jen.ancliff@bef.co.uk Website: www.britishequestrian.org.uk |
826051 | Not applicable | Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) competition horses of all breeds | BEF do not issue passports but can update ownership details of passports, both with and without an FEI Recognition card |
| British Harness Racing Club (BHRC) | No longer authorised to issue or update passports. See remarks column for details |
826050 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Any passports issued by this organisation whilst they were authorised remain valid. The Standardbred & Trotting Horse Association of Great Britain and Ireland (STAGBI) has taken over administration of BHRC issued passports |
| British Horse Database | No longer authorised to issue or update passports. See remarks column for details |
826007 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Any passports issued by this organisation whilst they were authorised remain valid. Weatherbys ID Passports have taken over administration of these passports. |
| British Horse Society (BHS) |
BHS Passports and Welfare Abbey Park Stareton Kenilworth Warwickshire CV8 2XZ Telephone: 02476 840 574 Email: Passports@bhs.org.uk Website: www.bhs.org.uk |
826004 | Not applicable | All equines of unknown breeding | Not applicable |
| British Show Jumping Association | Ms Pam Rose Meriden Business Park Copse Drive Meriden West Midlands CV5 9RG Telephone: 02476 698 800 Email: membership@britishshowjumping.co.uk Website: www.britishshowjumping.co.uk/ |
826064 | Not applicable | All horses | Not applicable |
| Farmkey | No longer authorised to issue or update horse passports as of 20 November 2020. | 826076 | Not applicable | All equines | Any passports issued by this organisation whilst they were authorised remain valid. Pet ID Equine have taken over administration of these passports. |
| Horse Passports Agency Ltd | Andrew Davis Horse Passport Agency PO Box 74 Ellesmere SY12 2AD Telephone: 0870 241 8263 Email: info@horsepassportagency.co.uk Website: www.horsepassportagency.co.uk |
826069 | Not applicable | All horses, ponies and donkeys | Not applicable |
| Horse Passports Ltd (Richard J Steel) | No longer authorised to issue or update horse passports. | 826074 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Any passports issued by this organisation prior to April 2009 remain valid. The Donkey Breed Society have taken over administration of these passports. |
| Hurlingham Polo Association (HPA) | Mr David Wood (Chief Executive) Manor Farm Little Coxwell Faringdon Oxfordshire SN7 7LW Telephone: 01367 242 828 Email: enquiries@hpa-polo.co.uk Website: www.hpa-polo.co.uk |
826052 | Not applicable | Polo ponies | HPA issue registered passports as an international organisation managing horses for competitions but will also issue non-registered passports on request. |
| Pet ID Equine | Debbie Elkins Pet ID Equine Stable Cottage Wheatsheaf Road Henfield West Sussex BN5 9AU Telephone: 0844 891 1200 Email: horsepassports@petidequine.net Website: www.petidequine.net |
826073 | Not applicable | All equines | Formerly Pet ID or JRC Passport. I. O. Pet-ID equine also handle SHAPS special category passports (non-spotted horses and ponies on SHAPS studbook). |
| Spotted Pony Breed Society (Great Britain) | No longer authorised to issue or update passports. | 826026 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Any passports issued by this organisation before 12 June 2015 remain valid. Owners of horses with these passports may approach any UK Passport Issuing Organisation to have them updated. |
| The British Show Horse Association (Formerly British Show Hack, Cob and Riding Horse Association) | No longer authorised to issue or update passports (since 15 August 2019) | 826084 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Any passports issued by this organisation whilst they were authorised remain valid. Weatherbys ID Passports have taken over administration of these passports |
| The Pleasure Horse Society Ltd | No longer authorised to issue or update horse passports. | 826067 | Not applicable | Non-registered horses or ponies and ponies of unknown breeding | Any passports issued by this organisation whilst they were authorised remain valid. Horse Passport Agency have taken over administration of these passports. |
| Veteran Horse Society (VHS) | No longer authorised to issue or update horse passports. See remarks column for full details. | 826075 | Not applicable | All equines | Any passports issued by this organisation whilst they were authorised remain valid. The Traditional Gypsy Cob Association (TGCA) Ltd (GB) have taken over administration of these passports. |
| Weatherbys ID passports | Simon Cooper (Director) Weatherbys ID passports Sanders Road Wellingborough Northampshire NN8 4BX Telephone: 01933 344 0077 Email: passports@weatherbys.co.uk Website: www.weatherbys.co.uk |
826048 | Not applicable | ID passports for horses of unknown breeding | Not applicable |
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