Equine identification
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Your vote counts: crucial equestrian issues for general election candidates
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Call for owners to take part in first British horse census
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‘It’s a complete Horlicks’: watershed moment as horse ID system is set to change
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Your chance for your voice to be heard — in one chance to get it right on equine ID
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Your views sought on equine ID law — and attempts to combat post-Brexit travel issues
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New equine microchip law comes into force today
‘Previous legislation has been half-baked but the new regulations are not only positive for horse owners, but are a significant boost for equine welfare’
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Horse dealer on passport charges
A gypsy cob dealer from Wales has appeared in court to answer horse passport charges
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Pony cleared of being a 'ringer' by British Showjumping
The mother of a young showjumper, whose pony was falsely accused of being a ringer, is now taking legal advice
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Showjumping pony at centre of identity investigation
British Showjumping (BS) is investigating whether Cisco Bay II, ridden by Faye Adams from the West Midlands, is in fact Graham Gillespie's former ride Smirnoff Des Bruyeres
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Charity criticises Ireland's plans to register horses
Irish horse keepers will have to register their horses with the government, but welfare experts have criticised the plan
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Identification collars for tethered ponies in Wales
Around 1,000 tethered and freely roaming horses throughout South Wales may soon have to wear identification collars
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Earmarking ban must be enforced, say vets
Vets call for rules on ear marking to be made clear after the BBC's Countryfile showed Welsh farmers using the technique
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Hot branding or microchipping?
Veterinary research into the levels of pain and stress involved in branding and microchipping
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Iris scanning unveiled as new horse identification method
Iris scanning is being hailed as a new way of identifying horses which could see freezemarks and microchips become obsolete
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Horse passport regulations from 1 July
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Delay hits English microchip regulations for horses
Regulations that will require all horses in the UK to be microchipped come in across Europe on 1 July, but English regulations are not expected to go before Westminster until early August
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Microchipping: the pros and cons
Should you have your horse microchipped?
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Ask H&H: racehorse freeze-branding
Horse & Hound explains about Australian racehorse freeze-branding
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H&H Asks: personalised freezemarks
Horse & Hound finds out more about personalising your horse's freezemark
