The Horse Passport legislation was passed in 2004 and since this date all horses in the UK must be issued with a passport and be entered onto the National Equine Database.

Penalties for not holding a passport include a statutory maximum fine of £5,000 per offence or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months – or indeed both.

Since 1st August 2009, when further legislation came into force, you must also now carry your horse’s passport with you each time you make a journey made by vehicle – regardless of its distance, duration or destination.

You can obtain further information on horse passports from the government web site

https://www.gov.uk/horse-passport/overview