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Find out if you can register for VAT under the VAT registration scheme for racehorse owners.
The Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB) is required to collect a statutory levy, known as the Horserace Betting Levy, from horseracing bookmakers and the Tote successor company which it then distributes for the improvement of horseracing and breeds of horses...
Information about the welfare of horses on farms and livery yards and how to dispose of waste and fallen stock.
Horses on farms or in stables and livery yards are protected by the Animal…
You may need an environmental permit to store or spread animal waste. When…
At a livery yard, horses are housed and cared for in return for payment,…
You should not transport a horse in a way that may cause it harm or…
If a horse dies or has to be put down on your property, you will have to…
DCMS commissioned independent consultancy firm, Frontier Economics, to provide an independent economic analysis of the costs and revenues of the horseracing sector in Great Britain.
Find out if you have to pay, when and how to register, the rates, how to fill in returns and make payments.
This publication is intended for Valuation Officers. It may contain links to internal resources that are not available through this version.
Current rules for exporting horses and other equines (including ponies and donkeys) from the UK.
How to meet expected welfare, health and safety standards in the horse industry if keeping horses for commercial purposes in the UK.
You need a licence to train racehorses to compete in steeple chases, hurdle races and national hunt flat races.
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