Treat a horse passport like the log book of a car:
1. Never buy a horse without one and always check it is in order before you pay for the horse. Don't agree to the owner "posting it you" (as they very rarely do).
If a horse doesn't have a passport you should suspect that it might be stolen.
2. Expect the person selling the horse to be recorded in the passport (on Horse Passport Agency passports look for typed ownership details with an official stamp "“ not handwritten details).
3. The markings and description within the passport should match the horse you are buying. If you are having the horse vetted (recommended) ask the vet to compare the horse against the passport and scan to see if any microchips are present.
Once you have bought the horse you have 30 days to record the passport into your name. If we issued the passport you can now do this very easily On-Line.
