Equine Logbooks

UK law requires all horses to be microchipped — including older horses retrospectively since 2020. Who can microchip, the cost, the Central Equine Database link, and the penalties.

The documents to get right when buying or selling a UK horse — passport, bill of sale, vetting certificate, microchip verification — and why the passport alone doesn't prove ownership.

Lost your horse's passport? You must apply for a duplicate from the original issuing organisation — not a new passport. The process, cost, and the permanent food-chain consequence.

Every UK horse, pony and donkey must legally have a passport. What the passport contains, how to apply, the microchip requirement, Section IX for medicines, and the penalties.