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Important Information for all horse owners


HORSES INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

There has recently been an incident where an abattoir has forwarded to the HPA three HPA passports following three horses being slaughtered, this is normal procedure. However one of the horses passports had been filled in by the vet but had not been registered with the HPA. As a result the passport has been reported to the meat hygiene services as it is not legal. Please be aware that you NEED to register your passports with the HPA after they have been filled in by your vet otherwise the same may happen to you.

For further information please contact the HPA on:

Tel. 01367 242828

Fax. 01367 242829

Email. enquiries@hpa-polo.co.uk

NEW TRANSPORTATION REGULATIONS

The Regulation in question came into force from 5 January 2007 with the requirement for a Certificate of Competence coming into affect from January 2008. The regulation only applies to journeys where animals are transported in connection with an economic activity. On the basis that the grooms are 'employed' and paid for their services, the transport team are saying that these journeys are classed as 'economic'.  

There are certain requirements of the Regulation (all covered in more detail at the link below):  

1. Transporter Authorisation - Anyone transporting horses over 65km in connection with an economic activity needs to obtain a Transporter Authorisation. This is currently free of charge and lasts for 5 years. An Authorisation is issued in the name of a company/individual and covers anyone associated with that company involved with transporting animals. Details of how to apply are included within the link below. For example, the owners of the horses or the groom would need to hold an Authorisation in their name. If the owners of the horse are affectively employing the grooms, then the horse owners should apply for an Authorisation in their name.  

2. Certificate of Competence - Anyone transporting horses over 65km in connection with an economic activity need to obtain a Certificate of Competence. These apply to individuals and are required for drivers and attendants (or combined if individuals take both roles). In this case, the grooms would certainly need to obtain a Competence Certificate from one of the approved bodies (again, details included in the link below), which involves having to sit a multiple choice test of 27 questions. There is no provision for such tests to be available in other languages. The only instance when an exemption will come in to place is when a one person is travelling with one pony and when two people are travelling with two ponies.  

Full details of the Regulation and it's requirements are available here:   http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/welfare/farmed/transport/eu-transportreg.htm  

If you have anymore queries please contact the Animal Health team on 0845 603 8395

 


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