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Horses, ponies, asses, donkeys and zebras must have a horse passport and it must be with the animal at all times

• When you need a horse passport

  You must have a horse passport (sometimes called an ‘equine passport’) for…

• Apply for a horse passport

  If you own the horse or related animal, you must get a passport for it…

• Update or replace a passport

  You need to: update the passport’s details if they change, for example if…

• Import or export a horse or related animal

  What you need to do depends on whether you’re importing or exporting the…

• Get help

  Contact the Passport Issuing Organisation (PIO) that issued the horse…

• Updated: 13 September 2024

Information about the welfare of horses on farms and livery yards and how to dispose of waste and fallen stock.

• Looking after horses

  Horses on farms or in stables and livery yards are protected by the Animal…

• Dealing with waste

  You may need an environmental permit to store or spread animal waste. When…

• Stables and livery yards

  At a livery yard, horses are housed and cared for in return for payment,…

• Transporting horses

  You should not transport a horse in a way that may cause it harm or…

• Death and disease

  If a horse dies or has to be put down on your property, you will have to…

Current rules for exporting horses and other equines (including ponies and donkeys) from the UK.

• Updated: 22 July 2024

Test horses for West Nile virus for import, export, confirm vaccination status, seroprevalence studies, and to test to exclude from differential diagnoses.

Towing trailers, caravans and horseboxes with a car, including the weight and size limits, and what licence you need to have

How to spot equine viral arteritis, what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.

• Updated: 15 August 2019

If you sell horses or ponies in the UK, find out how to use a margin scheme to account for VAT (VAT Notice 718).

• Updated: 23 December 2021

Guidance on medicines for food and non-food horses and record keeping requirements including the horse passport.

• Updated: 17 May 2024

How to meet expected welfare, health and safety standards in the horse industry if keeping horses for commercial purposes in the UK.

• Updated: 7 February 2023