Horse passport issuing organisations that manage studbooks in the UK and are based in Great Britain
Updated 23 July 2026
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You can get a passport application form from an approved passport issuing organisation (PIO).
In accordance with Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2015/262 (Article 6) (retained in UK law).
PIOs recognised to manage horses for competition or racing
Referred to in Article 5(1)(b) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/262.
British Equestrian Federation (BEF)
Name of breed:
Contact name: Jenalynn Ancliff
Abbey Park
Stareton
Kenilworth
Warwickshire
CV8 2RH
Telephone: 0247 669 8872
Email: Jen.ancliff@bef.co.uk
Website: www.britishequestrian.org.uk
Universal Equine Life Number (UELN): 826051
Approval date: Not applicable
Studbook of origin of the breed: BEF is the national branch of the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI)
Remarks: FEI competition horses of all breeds. BEF insert the passport within an FEI Recognition Card, which gives ‘registered’ status to the horse.
Hurlingham Polo Association (HPA)
Name of breed:
Contact name: Anna Hall (Chief Executive)
Unit 2, Park Farm
Akeman Street
Kidlington
Oxfordshire
OX5 3JQ
Telephone: 01367 242 828
Email: enquiries@hpa-polo.co.uk
Website: www.hpa-polo.co.uk
Universal Equine Life Number (UELN): 826052
Approval date: February 2018 (for registered passports)
Studbook of origin of the breed: HPA is the international organisation for the sport of polo
Remarks: Polo competitions. Defra formally recognised HPA as the international organisation for polo.
PIOs approved to manage a breed studbook
Referred to in Article 5(1)(a) of Regulation 2015/262 under Regulation (EU) 2016/1012
American Miniature Horse Club GB
Name of breed: American Miniature Horse
Contact details: New Close Farm
Calf Fallow Lane
Norton
Stockton on Tees
TS20 1PQ
Mobile: 07976 852 634
Email: jrnewclose@aol.comWebsite: www.mhcgb.co.uk/
UELN: 826078
Approval date: 30 June 2004
Studbook of origin of the breed: No
Remarks: Not applicable
American Quarter Horse Association UK
Name of breed: American Quarter Horse
Contact details: Ruth O’Reilly
The Meadows
Southam Road
Priors Marston
CV47 7SU
Mobile: 07894 480 736
Email: passports@aqha-uk.org
Website: www.aqha-uk.org
UELN: 826012
Approval date: 29 April 1994
Studbook of origin of the breed: No
Remarks: Not applicable
American Saddlebred Association of Great Britain
Name of breed: American Saddlebreds and part breeds
No longer authorised to issue or update horse passports. See remarks for full details.
UELN: 826063
Approval date: 29 January 2003
Studbook of origin of the breed: No
Remarks: Any passports issued by this organisation while it was authorised remain valid. Sport Horse Breeding of Great Britain has taken over their administration.
Anglo-European Studbook Ltd
Name of breed: Anglo-European
Contact details: Steve Lamb
Anglo European Studbook
New Barn Farm
Capel Road
Rusper
West Sussex
RH12 4PZ
Telephone: 01293 871 701
Email: info@angloeuropeanstudbook.co.uk
Website: www.angloeuropeanstudbook.co.uk/
UELN: 826002
Approval date: 29 March 1994
Studbook of origin of the breed: Yes
Remarks: Not applicable
Appaloosa Horse Club (ApHC) UK Ltd
Name of breed: Appaloosa
Contact details: Auriol Thorne (Registrar)
2a Dryden Way
Liphook
Hampshire
GU30 7QB
Mobile: 07827 858 120
Email: registrations@aphcuk.org or auriolthorne@aol.com
Website: www.aphcuk.org/
UELN: 826058
Approval date: Not applicable
Studbook of origin of the breed: No
Remarks: Not applicable
Arab Horse Society
Name of breed: Arab and Anglo-Arab
Contact details: Mrs Karin Swanson
The registration department
Agriculture House
Charnham Lane
Hungerford
Berkshire
17 0EY
Telephone: 01672 521 411 or 01672 520 880
Email: registrar@arabhorsesociety.org
Website: www.arabhorsesociety.org
UELN: 826044
Approval date: 11 March 1994
Studbook of origin of the breed: No
Remarks: There is no ‘mother studbook’, as the Arab is regarded by the World Arabian Horse Organization (WAHO) as an international breed.
British Appaloosa Society
Name of breed: Appaloosa
Contact details: Paula Moore (Registrar)
Orchard Farm
Goole Road
Moorends
Doncaster
South Yorkshire
DN8 4JY
Mobile: 07539 352 843
Email: registrar@appaloosa.org.uk
Website: www.appaloosa.org.uk
UELN: 826005
Approval date: 7 April 1994
Studbook of origin of the breed: No
Remarks: Not applicable
British Association for the Purebred Spanish Horse Ltd (BAPSH)
Name of breed: Purebred Spanish Horse (PRE), Hispano-árabe (Há) Horse, PRE-Fusion Horse, Spanish Spotted Saddle Horse and Spanish-Norman Horse
Contact details: Miss M McBryde
Holly Trees Farm
Chesterblade Road
Stoney Stratton
Shepton Mallet
Somerset
BA4 4EQ
Mobile: 07887 890 098
Telephone: 01749 838 791
Email: bapshregistrar@btinternet.com
Website: www.bapsh.co.uk
UELN: 826003
Approval date: 7 April 1994
Studbook of origin of the breed: No for the PRE Horse and Há Horse. Yes for the PRE-Fusion Horse, Spanish Spotted Saddle Horse and Spanish-Norman Horse.
Remarks: The PRE-Fusion breeding programme was approved on 6 August 2019. The Spanish-Norman Horse breeding programme was approved on 24 February 2021. The Spanish Spotted Saddle Horse breeding programme was approved on 26 July 2021.
British Camargue Horse Society
Name of breed: Camargue
No longer authorised to issue or update horse passports. See remarks for full details.
UELN: 826080
Approval date: 11 March 2005
Studbook of origin of the breed: No
Remarks: Any passports issued by this organisation while it was authorised remain valid. Owners may approach any UK passport issuing organisation to have them updated.
British Connemara Pony Society
Name of breed: British Connemaras
Contact details: Mrs G Tillin (Executive Secretary)
24 Mount Pleasant Road
Alton
Hampshire
GU34 1NN
Telephone: 0845 604 9690
Email: secretary@britishconnemaras.co.uk
Website: www.britishconnemaras.co.uk
UELN: 826023
Approval date: 7 April 1994
Studbook of origin of the breed: Not applicable
Remarks: Not applicable
British Hanoverian Horse Society (BHHS)
Name of breed: Hanoverian
Contact details: Kate Eaton
British Hanoverian Horse Society
PO Box 10740
Sutton-in-Ashfield
NG17 37G
Mobile: 07479 366 046
Email: bhhsuk@gmail.com
Website: www.hanoverian-gb.org.uk
UELN: 826006
Approval date: 7 April 1994
Studbook of origin of the breed: No
Remarks: Not applicable
British Miniature Horse Society
Name of breed: British Miniature Horse
Contact details: Mrs Wendy Edgar (Registrar)
British Miniature Horse Society
Strecholt Farm
Red Lane Strecholt
Bridgewater
Somerset
TA6 4SR
Telephone: 01278 685 943 or 01278 684954
Email: bmhsinfo@aol.com
Website: www.bmhs.co.uk/
UELN: 826008
Approval date: 11 March 1994
Studbook of origin of the breed: Yes
Remarks: Not applicable
British Morgan Horse Society (BMHS)
Name of breed: Morgan Horse
Contact details: Trudy Connolly
BMHS, Monnington Court
Monnington-on-Wye
Hereford
HR4 7NL
Telephone: 01981 500 488
Email: admin@morganhorse.org.uk or monningtonhorses@gmail.com
Website: www.morganhorse.org.uk/
UELN: 826009
Approval date: 30 June 2004
Studbook of origin of the breed: No
Remarks: Not applicable
British Palomino Society
Name of breed: Palomino
Contact details: The British Palomino Society, c/o Pedigree Livestock Services
Holme House
The Dale
Ainstable
Carlisle
CA4 9RH
Telephone: 01768 870 522
Email: office@thebritishpalominosociety.co.uk
Website: www.thebritishpalominosociety.co.uk
UELN: 826010
Approval date: 14 April 1994
Studbook of origin of the breed: No
Remarks: Not applicable
British Percheron Horse Society
Name of breed: Percheron
Contact details: Mrs Rowena McDermott
3 Field Barn Cottages
North Charford
Breamore
Fordingbridge
SP6 2DW
Telephone: 01725 511 047
Email: passports@percheron.org.uk or secretary@percheron.org.uk
Website: www.percheron.org.uk
UELN: 826011
Approval date: 18 June 1996
Studbook of origin of the breed: No
Remarks: Not applicable
British Skewbald and Piebald Association
Name of breed: Skewbald and Piebald
Contact details: Sandra Lawrence
Stanley House
Silt Drove
Tipps End
Welney
Wisbech
Cambridge
PE14 9SL
Telephone: 01354 638 226
Email: bspapassports@gmail.com
Website: www.bspaonline.com
UELN: 826013
Approval date: 7 April 1994
Studbook of origin of the breed: No
Remarks: Not applicable
British Spotted Pony Society (BSPS)
Name of breed: British Spotted Pony
Contact details: Rosie Perry-Evans (Registrar)
Medlake Farm
Hittisleigh
Exeter, Devon
EX6 6LG
Mobile: 07539072353
Email: info@britishspottedponysociety.co.uk
Website: www.britishspottedponysociety.co.uk
UELN: 826015
Approval date: 20 February 1996
Studbook of origin of the breed: Yes
Remarks: BSPS handles Spotted Horse and Pony Society (SHAPS) passport updates, except for SHAPS special category passports for non-spotted horses and ponies, which Pet-ID Equine handles.
British Warmblood Breeders Studbook UK
Name of breed: British Warm Blood
Contact details: Mrs Sue Wason (Chairman)
Lower Tredenham, Lanivet
Bodmin
Cornwall
PL30 5HL
Telephone: 01208 832 940 or 01208 831 956
Email: suewason@hotmail.com
Website: www.bwbs.co.uk
UELN: 826016
Approval date: 11 March 1994
Studbook of origin of the breed: Yes
Remarks: Not applicable
Caspian Horse Society
Name of breed: Caspian Horse
Contact details: Ruth Staines (Registrar)
31 The Leys
Chipping Norton
Oxfordshire
OX7 5HJ
Telephone: 01608 642 076
Email: caspia.reg@gmail.com
Website: www.caspianhorsesociety.org.uk
UELN: 826017
Approval date: 14 February 2000
Studbook of origin of the breed: Yes
Remarks: Not applicable
Cleveland Bay Horse Society
Name of breed: Cleveland Bay
Contact details: Mrs Norma Wilson
Cleveland Bay Horse Society
Hargill Hall
Hargill Road
Howden le Wear
Crook, County Durham
DL15 8HL
Mobile: 07895 535 147
Email: clevelandbayoffice@gmail.com
Website: www.clevelandbay.com
UELN: 826018
Approval date: 19 August 1998
Studbook of origin of the breed: Yes
Remarks: Not applicable
Coloured Horse and Pony Society (CHAPS)
Name of breed: Coloured horses and ponies
Contact details: Caroline Hamilton (Registrar)
CHAPS UK, Newton Red House
Mitford, Morpeth
Northumberland
NE61 3QW
Telephone: 01522 703 784
Passport and administration office:
Grange Cottage
North Scarle Road
Wigsley
Newark
Nottinghamshire
NG23 7EU
Email: enquiries.chapsuk@gmail.com
Website: www.chapsuk.com
UELN: 826054
Approval date: 18 June 1998
Studbook of origin of the breed: No
Remarks: Not applicable
Dales Pony Society
Name of breed: Dales Pony
Contact details: The Dales Pony Society
Hollybrush Farm
Littlebeck
Whitby
North Yorkshire
YO22 5HY
Mobile: 07877 316 864
Email: dalesponysociety@gmail.com
Website: www.dalespony.org
UELN: 826020
Approval date: 7 April 1994
Studbook of origin of the breed: Yes
Remarks: Not applicable
Dartmoor Pony Society
Name of breed: Dartmoor Pony
Contact details: Mr Christopher Grant (Secretary)
Registered Office
Birks Cottage Farm
Heddon on the Wall
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE15 0HF
Telephone: 01914 290 400
Email: dpssec@dartmoorponysociety.com
Website: www.dartmoorponysociety.com
Passport Officer: Mrs C Lovat
Dartmoor Pony Society
Hutton Grange Farm
Great Rollright
Chipping Norton
OX7 5SQ
Email: passports@dartmoorponysociety.com
UELN: 826021
Approval date: 7 April 1994
Studbook of origin of the breed: Yes
Remarks: Not applicable
Donkey Breed Society
Name of breed: Donkey
Contact details: Mrs Carol Morse
The Hermitage
Pootings
Edenbridge
Kent
TN8 6SD
Telephone: 01732 864 414
Email: carol.morse@talktalk.net
Website: www.donkeybreedsociety.co.uk
Passport office: Nicola Stuart
Balcarres Farm
Crawford
Skelmersdale
Lancashire
WN98 9QP
Mobile: 07917 681 666
Email: dbspassports@outlook.com
UELN: 826022
Approval date: 14 April 1994
Studbook of origin of the breed: Yes
Remarks: Not applicable
Eriskay Pony (purebred) – Studbook Society, Comann Each nan Eilean Ltd
Name of breed: Eriskay Pony
Contact details: Sandra McInnes (Secretary)
Scrien View
Balla, Isle of Eriskay
Outer Hebrides
HS8 5JL
Telephone: 01878 720 214
Email: eriskaypony@outlook.com
Website: https://www.eriskaypony.scot/
UELN: 826061
Approval date: 29 April 2002
Studbook of origin of the breed: Yes
Remarks: Not applicable
Eriskay Pony Society Ltd
Name of breed: Eriskay Pony
Contact details: Lorna Holden, c/o Sinclair Four Winds
Lady Ileene Road
Tarbet
Argyll
PA29 6TU
Telephone: 07795 222 469
Email: registrar@eriskaypony.org
Website: https://www.eriskaypony.org
UELN: 826024
Approval date: 28 November 1995
Studbook of origin of the breed: Yes
Remarks: Not applicable
Exmoor Pony Society
Name of breed: Exmoor Pony
Contact details: Jay Gee (Secretary)
The Exmoor Pony Society
Little Ash Farm Cottage
Ash Lane
Withypool
TA24 7RR
Telephone: 07340 223 177
Email: secretary@exmoorponysociety.org.uk
Website: www.exmoorponysociety.org.uk
Registered office, not for general correspondence:
1 Bancks Street
Minehead
TA24 5DJ
UELN: 826025
Approval date: 7 April 1994
Studbook of origin of the breed: Yes
Remarks: Not applicable
Fell Pony Society
Name of breed: Fell Pony
Contact details: Mrs Bryony Richardson
Bank House
Boroughgate, Appleby
Cumbria
CA16 6XF
Telephone: 01768 353 100
Email: secretary@fellponysociety.org.uk
Website: www.fellponysociety.org.uk
UELN: 826027
Approval date: 18 October 1996
Studbook of origin of the breed: Yes
Remarks: Not applicable
Fjord Horse National Studbook Association of Great Britain
Name of breed: Fjord
Contact details: Ms L Moran (Secretary)
Cilyblaidd Manor
Pencarreg
Near Lampeter
Carmarthenshire
SA40 9QL
Telephone: 01570 480 090
Email: info@fjord-horse.co.uk
Website: www.fjord-horse.co.uk
UELN: 826028
Approval date: 14 April 1994
Studbook of origin of the breed: No
Remarks: Not applicable
Friesian Horse UK
Name of breed: Friesian Fusion and Friesian Sport
Contact details: Linda Kodola
Friesian Horse UK
3rd Suite
207 Regent Street
London
W1B 3HH
Telephone: 0203 953 5706
Email: contact@friesianhorseuk.com
Websites: friesiansporthorse.co.uk and friesianfusion.co.uk
UELN: 826091
Approval date: 9 October 2023
Studbook of origin of the breed: No
Remarks: Not applicable
Hackney Horse Society
Name of breed: Hackney Horse
Contact details: Mrs Rebecca Hathaway-White
Pembroke Farm
The High Street
Tilshead
Wiltshire
SP3 4RX
Telephone: 01985 840 717
Email: admin@hackney-horse.org.uk
Website: www.hackney-horse.org.uk
UELN: 826030
Approval date: 7 April 1994
Studbook of origin of the breed: Yes
Remarks: Not applicable
Haflinger Society of Great Britain
Name of breed: Haflinger
Contact details: Mrs Donna Sutton
Lower Mount Pleasant Farm
Sixteen Foot Bank, Chatteris
Cambridgeshire
PE16 6FP
Mobile: 07821 942 090
Email: donnasutton@talktalk.net
Website: www.haflingersgb.com
UELN: 826065
Approval date: 13 March 2003
Studbook of origin of the breed: No
Remarks: Not applicable
Highland Pony Society
Name of breed: Highland Pony
Contact details: Susie Robertson (Secretary)
Highland Pony Society
Garbh Allt House
Maidenplain Place
Aberuthven
Perthshire
PH3 1EL
Telephone: 01764 664 000
Email: info@highlandponysociety.com
Website: www.highlandponysociety.com
UELN: 826031
Approval date: 28 November 1995
Studbook of origin of the breed: Yes
Remarks: Not applicable
Icelandic Horse Society of Great Britain
Name of breed: Icelandic
Contact details: Freija Glansdorp
45 High Street
Haverfordwest
Pembrokeshire
SA61 2BP
Telephone: 07855 248 575
Email: studbook@ihsgb.co.uk
Website: www.ihsgb.co.uk
UELN: 826032
Approval date: Not applicable
Studbook of origin of the breed: No
Remarks: Not applicable
International Miniature Horse and Pony Society
Name of breed: International Miniature Pony
Contact details: Emma Williams
Windmill Oast House
Lamberhurst Quarter
Tunbridge Wells
Kent
TN3 8AL
Mobile: 07787 644 408
Email: info@imhps.com
Website: www.imhps.com
UELN: 826033
Approval date: 15 April 1994
Studbook of origin of the breed: Yes
Remarks: Not applicable
Lipizzaner National Studbook Association of Great Britain
Name of breed: Lipizzaner
Contact details: Lynn Moran (Secretary)
Cilyblaidd Manor
Pencarreg
Near Lampeter
Carmarthenshire
SA40 9QL
Telephone: 01570 480 090
Email: info@lipizzanerhorse.org
Website: www.lipizzanerhorse.org
UELN: 826035
Approval date: Not applicable
Studbook of origin of the breed: No
Remarks: Not applicable
Lipizzaner Society of Great Britain (LSGB)
Name of breed: Lipizzaner
No longer authorised to issue or update horse passports. See remarks for full details.
UELN: 826070
Approval date: 18 August 2003
Studbook of origin of the breed: No
Remarks: Passports issued or updated before 10 November 2025 remain valid. The Lipizzaner National Studbook Association of Great Britain has taken over their administration.
The Lusitano Breed Society of Great Britain
Name of breed: Lusitano
Contact details: Lusitano Breed Society of GB
71-75 Shelton Street
Covent Garden
London
WC2H 9JQ
Telephone: 0345 067 8079, charged at the standard rate
Email: studbook@lusitanosociety.co.uk
Website: www.lusitanosociety.co.uk
UELN: 826081
Approval date: 7 April 1994
Studbook of origin of the breed: No
Remarks: Not applicable
National Pony Society
Name of breed: British Riding Pony
Contact details: Heather Abrahall
National Pony Society
Arthur Rank Centre
Stoneleigh Park
Warwickshire
CV8 2LG
Telephone: 01420 88333
Email: studbook@nationalponysociety.com
Website: www.nationalponysociety.com
UELN: 826037
Approval date: 29 March 1994
Studbook of origin of the breed: Yes
Remarks: Not applicable
New Forest Pony Breeding and Cattle Society
Name of breed: New Forest Pony
Contact details: Mrs Jane Murray
Deepslade House
Ringwood Road
Bransgore
Hampshire
BH23 8AA
Telephone: 01425 672 775
Email: info@newforestpony.com
Website: www.newforestpony.com
UELN: 826038
Approval date: 7 April 1994
Studbook of origin of the breed: Yes
Remarks: Not applicable
Selle Francais/Equi Cour
Name of breed: Selle Francais
No longer authorised to issue or update horse passports. See remarks for full details.
UELN: 826077
Approval date: 30 June 2004
Studbook of origin of the breed: No
Remarks: Passports issued or updated before February 2012 remain valid. The French Mother Studbook Organisation, Association Nationale du Selle Francais, has taken over their administration. Address:
56 avenue Henri Ginoux
92190 Montrouge
France
Email: info@sellefrancais.fr
Shetland Pony Stud-Book Society
Name of breed: Shetland Pony
Contact details: Claire Lindsay (Office Manager)
Shetland House
22 York Place
Perth
Scotland
PH2 8EH
Telephone: 01738 623 471
Email: claire@spsbs.co.uk
Website: www.shetlandponystudbooksociety.co.uk
UELN: 826039
Approval date: 22 April 1994
Studbook of origin of the breed: Yes
Remarks: Not applicable
Shire Horse Society
Name of breed: Shire Horse
Contact details: Victoria Clayton (CEO)
Shire Horse Society
The Old Dairy
Rockingham Castle
Market Harborough
LE16 8TH
Telephone: 01536 771 611
Email: victoria@shire-horse.org.uk or angela@shire-horse.org.uk
Website: www.shire-horse.org.uk
UELN: 826040
Approval date: 29 March 1994
Studbook of origin of the breed: Yes
Remarks: Not applicable
Sport Horse Breeding of Great Britain
Name of breed: British Sport Horse
Contact details: Catherine Burdock
96 High Street
Edenbridge
Kent
TN8 5AR
Telephone: 01732 866 277
Email: catherine@sporthorsegb.co.uk or registration@sporthorsegb.co.uk
Website: www.sporthorsegb.co.uk
UELN: 826041
Approval date: 11 March 1994
Studbook of origin of the breed: Not applicable
Remarks: It has handled the administration of The Scottish Sports Horse passports since 18 August 2016.
Suffolk Horse Society
Name of breed: Suffolk Horse
Contact details: Mark Donsworth (Chairman)
Suite 8, Britannia House
Base Business Park
Rendlesham
Suffolk
IP12 2TZ
Telephone: 01394 380 643
Email: sec@suffolkhorsesociety.org.uk
Website: www.suffolkhorsesociety.org.uk
UELN: 826043
Approval date: 11 March 1994
Studbook of origin of the breed: Yes
Remarks: Not applicable
The Caspian Breed Society (UK)
Name of breed: Caspian Horse
No longer authorised to issue or update horse passports. See remarks for full details.
UELN: 826053
Approval date: 14 February 2000
Studbook of origin of the breed: No
Remarks: Any passports issued by this organisation while it was authorised remain valid. Caspian Horse Society has taken over their administration.
The Clydesdale Horse Society
Name of breed: Clydesdale
Contact details: Ian A Roy
7 Turret Bank Place
Crieff
PH7 4LS
Mobile: 07720 895 870
Email: secretary@clydesdalehorsesociety.com
Website: www.clydesdalehorsesociety.com
UELN: 826072
Approval date: 18 August 2003
Studbook of origin of the breed: Not applicable
Remarks: Not applicable
The Falabella Studbook (TFS)
Name of breed: Falabella
Contact details: Mrs Stella Dutchyn
TFS, 83 High Street
Walcott, Lincoln
Lincolnshire
LN4 3SW
Mobile: 07966 576 061
Email: registrar@thefalabellastudbook.com
Website: http://thefalabellastudbook.com/
UELN: 826079
Approval date: 23 August 2019
Studbook of origin of the breed: No
Remarks: Not applicable
The Gypsy Cob Society Ltd
Name of breed: Gypsy Cob
No longer authorised to issue or update horse passports. See remarks for full details.
UELN: 826068
Approval date: 17 July 2003
Studbook of origin of the breed: Yes
Remarks: Passports issued or updated before 25 October 2010 remain valid. The Lipizzaner National Stud Book Association of Great Britain has taken over their administration.
The Irish Draught Horse Society (IDHS) (GB)
Name of breed: Irish Draught
Contact details: Miss Helena Davies (Secretary)
IDHS (GB) Passports
Holme House
The Dale
Ainstable
Carlisle
CA4 9RH
Telephone: 01768 870 523
Email: passports@idhsgb.org.uk
Website: www.idhsgb.org.uk
UELN: 826034
Approval date: 7 April 1994
Studbook of origin of the breed: No
Remarks: Not applicable
The Scottish Sports Horse
Name of breed: Sports Horses
No longer authorised to issue or update horse passports. See remarks for full details.
UELN: 826047
Approval date: 29 May 1998
Studbook of origin of the breed: No
Remarks: Any passport issued before 18 August 2016 remains valid. Sport Horse Breeding of Great Britain has taken over their administration.
The Sports Pony Studbook Society
Name of breed: Sport Ponies
Contact details: Philippa Cole
The Last House
Keysoe Row
West Keysoe
Bedfordshire
MK44 2JJ
Mobile: 07703 566 066
Email: sportsponies@gmail.com
Website: www.sportpony.org.uk
UELN: 826060
Approval date: 14 June 2006
Studbook of origin of the breed: No
Remarks: Not applicable
The Spotted Horse and Pony Society
Name of breed: Spotted horses and ponies
No longer authorised to issue or update horse passports. See remarks for full details.
UELN: 826042
Approval date: Not applicable
Studbook of origin of the breed: Not applicable
Remarks: Any passports issued by this organisation while it was authorised remain valid. The British Spotted Pony Society has taken over their administration. Pet ID Equine has taken over special category passports for non-spotted horses and ponies.
The Standard Bred and Trotting Horse Association of Great Britain and Ireland (STAGBI)
Name of breed: Not applicable
Contact details: Mrs Gwenan Thomas (Company Secretary)
STAGBI, Room 2
Creuddyn, Pontfaen Road
Lampeter
SA48 7BN
Telephone: 01570 429 361
Mobile: 07581 438 805
Email: info@standardbred.org
Website: http://www.standardbred.org
Registered office:
Sandy Lane Farm
Sandy Lane
Matlock
Derbyshire
DE4 5LD
UELN: 826056
Approval date: 14 April 1991
Studbook of origin of the breed: Not applicable
Remarks: Not applicable
The Traditional Gypsy Cob Association (TGCA) Ltd (GB)
Name of breed: Traditional Gypsy Cob
Contact details: Andrea Betteridge (Director)
TGCA
PO Box 1120, Canterbury
CT1 9UL
Mobile: 07725 832 192
Email: meadowfarmuk@aol.com
Website: www.tgca.co.uk
UELN: 826089
Approval date: 15 June 2012
Studbook of origin of the breed: Yes
Remarks: Not applicable
Trakehner Breeders Fraternity
Name of breed: Trakehner
Contact details: Mrs Susan Attew (Chairman)
Holme Park Stud
Bedford Road
Northill
Bedfordshire
SG18 9AL
Telephone: 01767 685 705
Mobile: 07803 271 110
Email: chairman@trakehners.uk.com
Website: www.trakehners.uk.com
UELN: 826045
Approval date: 28 September 1995
Studbook of origin of the breed: No
Remarks: Not applicable
United Kingdom Friesian Horse Studbook (FHAGBI trading as UKFHS)
Name of breed: Friesian
Contact details: Ruth Sheikh (Registrar)
Chippenham Stud
Parkside
Chippenham
Ely, Cambridgeshire
CB7 5PX
Telephone: 07307 063 939
Email: fhagbi.ruth@outlook.com
Website: www.fhagbi.co.uk
Passport administrator:
Gaynor Morris
Mobile: 07898 891 039
Email: fhagbi.gaynor@outlook.com
UELN: 826029
Approval date: 15 November 1995
Studbook of origin of the breed: No
Remarks: FHAGBI now trades as UKFHS. Passports issued by FHAGBI, UKFS or UKFHA remain valid.
UK Knabstrupper Association
Name of breed: Knabstrupper
No longer authorised to issue or update horse passports. See remarks for full details.
UELN: 826087
Approval date: 13 March 2008
Studbook of origin of the breed: No
Remarks: Any passports issued by this organisation while it was authorised remain valid. Owners may approach any UK passport issuing organisation to have them updated.
United Saddlebred Association UK Ltd
Name of breed: Saddlebred
No longer authorised to issue or update horse passports. See remarks for full details.
UELN: 826071
Approval date: 8 August 2003
Studbook of origin of the breed: No
Remarks: Any passports issued by this organisation while it was authorised remain valid. The British Morgan Horse Society has taken over their administration.
Weatherbys main General Studbook Non-Thoroughbred Register
Name of breed: Thoroughbred and Non-Thoroughbred Register
Contact details: Simon Cooper (Director)
Weatherbys Ltd
Sanders Road
Wellingborough
Northamptonshire
NN8 4BX
Telephone: 01933 440 077
Email: studbook@weatherbys.co.uk
Website: www.weatherbys.co.uk
UELN: 8260GB
Approval date: 11 March 1994
Studbook of origin of the breed: Yes
Remarks: Not applicable
Welsh Pony and Cob Society
Name of breed: Welsh ponies and cobs and their part-breds
Contact details: Company Secretary
Welsh Pony and Cob Society
Bronaeron
Felinfach
Lampeter
Ceredigion
SA48 8AG
Telephone: 01570 471 754
Email: secretary@wpcs.uk.com
Website: www.wpcs.uk.com
UELN: 826046
Approval date: 14 April 1994
Studbook of origin of the breed: Yes
Remarks: Not applicable
Contact us
Contact point for attestations referred to in Article 36 (2) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/262 is:
Defra Equine ID Team
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Seacole Building
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
Email: Equine.Identification@defra.gov.uk
Telephone: 03459 33 55 77
Privacy policy
If you want to know what personal data you have provided and is held about you, you should contact the relevant PIO in the first instance – they are required to tell you how they process and safeguard your data, and who you should contact about this.
In turn we collect and store all horse passport data on the UK government’s Central Equine Database. This database can only be accessed by the UK government, devolved administrations, and enforcement authorities (local authorities and police).
If you want to know how we use the personal data held about you on the Central Equine Database, you should contact Defra’s Equine ID Team at: Equine.Identification@defra.gov.uk.