Organisations based in Great Britain that do not manage a studbook but are authorised to issue horse passports in the United Kingdom
Updated 1 April 2025
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Organisations that do not manage a studbook but are authorised to issue identity-only passports for 鈥渂reeding and production鈥� 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听 Telephone: 01284 630 591 Email: [email protected] Website: |
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: [email protected] Website: |
826051 | Not applicable | F茅d茅ration 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.听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.听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 840 517 Email: [email protected] Website: |
826004 | Not applicable | All equines of unknown breeding | Not applicable |
| British Show Jumping Association | Ms Pam Rose Meriden Business Park听 Copse Drive听 惭别谤颈诲别苍听 West Midlands听 CV5 9RG听 Telephone: 02476 698 800听 Email: [email protected]听 Website: |
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.听Pet ID Equine have taken over administration of these passports. |
| Horse Passports Agency Ltd | Andrew Davis听 Horse Passport Agency听 PO Box 74听 Ellesmere听 SY12 2AD听 Telephone: 0870 241 8263听 Email: [email protected]听 Website: |
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.听The Donkey Breed Society have taken over administration of these passports. |
| Hurlingham Polo Association (HPA) | Mr David Wood (Chief Executive)听 Manor Farm听 Little Coxwell听 Faringdon听 Oxfordshire听 SN7 7LW听 Telephone: 01367 242 828听 Email: [email protected]听 Website: |
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听 Pet ID Equine听 Stable Cottage听 Wheatsheaf Road听 Henfield听 West Sussex听 BN5 9AU听 Telephone: 0844 891 1200听 Email: [email protected]听 Website: |
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.听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.听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.听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.听The Traditional Gypsy Cob Association (TGCA) Ltd (GB) have taken over administration of these passports. |
| Weatherbys ID passports | Simon Cooper (Director)听 Weatherbys ID passports听 Sanders Road听 Wellingborough听 Northampshire听 NN8 4BX听 Telephone: 01933 344 0077听 Email: [email protected]听 Website: |
826048 | Not applicable | ID passports for horses of unknown breeding | Not applicable |
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