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kelly58

  • Joined Mar 2013
  • Highlands, Scotland
  • Home is were my animals are.
Horse passports
« on: March 31, 2015, 03:52:38 pm »
Could someone confirm, l am right in thinking all equines have to be chipped and have passports now, or did l dream it ?  :thinking: Have just heard about a poor wee pony neglected and left in a field.Been reported to said authorities and this lady was told it is given hay now and then, so no issues !!!Nobody knows  who the owner is, just thought if its chipped then they could trace the person. Or am l GREEN and the poor wee things owner doesnt give a S... ! about its welfare so why would it be chipped  :rant:

harmony

  • Joined Feb 2012
Re: Horse passports
« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2015, 04:40:56 pm »
Microchipping is more recent than the passport requirement so no this pony might not have a chip or be required to have one. If it was reported then someone must have been to look and decided whether it is neglected or not. The difficulty if you haven't seen it for yourself then you can't be sure if it is neglected or not.


I have heard people say things along the lines of "that poor pony in that field never has any hay when I drive passed" but actually it is fed, just not at the time the person who saw it.


If you have concerns go and look for yourself then you can report it too if you think it is neglected.

kelly58

  • Joined Mar 2013
  • Highlands, Scotland
  • Home is were my animals are.
Re: Horse passports
« Reply #2 on: March 31, 2015, 08:21:19 pm »
I have seen it a dozen times, and the old horse with it with a dip in its back  u could sit side ways in !
I am not whinging for the sake of it, these poor animals need attention.

harmony

  • Joined Feb 2012
Re: Horse passports
« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2015, 09:44:50 pm »
Sorry I misunderstood - your post said you "had just heard about" a neglected pony not that you had seen it was neglected. Report it to RSPCA and BHS, then keeping ringing up to see what they are doing about it.


u83sh

  • Joined Mar 2015
Re: Horse passports
« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2015, 08:07:21 am »
Horse passports came became compulsory in 2004 and from summer 2009 all horses should also be chipped.  This is a legal requirement but there are many of animals out there that do not have either.

If you are concerned for these animals then maybe try contacting world horse welfare who always seem to be very helpful.  They often have more specialist knowledge than some of the RSPCA officers.

They may or may not be neglected but it can only be a good thing to have someone looking out for them.  I once had a visit from an RSPCA officer where I kept my horses as someone had reported that one of them had a bag stuck on its head.  It turned out to be a fly mask but I wasn't annoyed and was really glad that other people were keeping an eye on them.

harmony

  • Joined Feb 2012
Re: Horse passports
« Reply #5 on: April 01, 2015, 10:51:34 am »
My understanding is that it is a requirement that horses since 2009 must be chipped before a passport can be issued. Passported horses prior to then don't have to be chipped.

kelly58

  • Joined Mar 2013
  • Highlands, Scotland
  • Home is were my animals are.
Re: Horse passports
« Reply #6 on: April 01, 2015, 02:31:04 pm »
Hi, mine have both. Sorry l didnt make myself clear  :innocent: its age thing !
The little pony has a leg injury, this women said it on a forum and l knew straight away which ponies she meant.
Will keep an eye because she said she was going to find out who else to contact. Will give her the contacts given on here (many thanks) and hopefully the owner will be found.
I would rather be thought of as a busybody than have them suffer.  :thumbsup:

Kimbo

  • Joined Feb 2015
  • Anglezarke, Lancashire
Re: Horse passports
« Reply #7 on: April 15, 2015, 06:13:29 pm »
Kelly, the horse with the dipped back is probably just terribly old.....they go that way if they are lucky enough to live that long.
A note of caution.....a few years ago I saw a horse in a field that looked depressed, moth-eaten and skeletal. I was outraged and called the RSPCA. When I told them the address the Inspector sighed and told me that the pony was well known to them due to the number of complaints they received about him. he was in fact 37 years old, a well-loved family member with no teeth and Cushings who was in fact very well looked after. I felt chastened and told myself off for jumping in with my big feet
Is it time to retire yet?

kelly58

  • Joined Mar 2013
  • Highlands, Scotland
  • Home is were my animals are.
Re: Horse passports
« Reply #8 on: April 15, 2015, 09:55:47 pm »
Ye l know elderly  horses have dipped backs my friend has one thats 30 yr old.
Panic over, ponies moved to a nice clean field with grass on it, out of the mud.
They were grooming each other when l passed the other day, happy neddies. Pmd the lady who put the post on to let her know.
Seems all the attention on the web site got the ball rolling , the owner got a warning  :thumbsup:

 

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