rhs horse.qxd - Royal Highland Show

LIGHT HORSES
Entries Close 7th April
ANIMAL HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR HORSES
Exhibitors’ attention is drawn to regulation (g).
a) Docking - Exhibitors’ attention is drawn to the “Docking and Nicking of Horses Act 1949”. No
horse with a docked tail born in or after 1983 will be permitted to be shown unless it is
accompanied by a certificate signed by a veterinary surgeon to the effect that the docking has
been carried out in accordance with the Act.
(b)
(c)
(d)
Exhibitors are reminded that Equine Viral Arteritis is a notifiable disease in certain circumstances
and that animals placed under restriction for this disease must not be brought to the Show.
Under the terms of The Horse Passports (Scotland) Order 2003 and The Horse Passports (England)
Order 2003 (in implementation of Commission Decision 2000/68/EC) all equines must have a
Horse Passport. It is recommended that all horse exhibitors take their passports to the Show with
them as Trading Standards may be carrying out checks.
Exhibitors from outwith the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland and France:
Animals attending the Royal Highland Show must be accompanied by an Animal Health
Certificate issued by the Veterinary Service in their Country of Origin. Animals from outwith the
United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland or France arriving from other Shows in Great Britain must
also be accompanied by a Special Movement Licence.
On Wednesday 22nd June, the Divisional Veterinary Manager will inspect your animals and will
require to have sight of the Animal Health Certificate and, where applicable, the Special
Movement Licence.
Owners of animals being re-exported directly from the Royal Highland Show should contact the
Society’s Official Veterinary Surgeons who will issue an Export Health Certificate which the
animals will require for their homeward journey.
Owners of animals moving to further Shows before re-export must obtain a Special Movement
Licence from the Divisional Veterinary Manager who may be contacted at the Royal Highland
Show, via the Chief Steward.
(e)
(f)
(g)
Any Exhibitor from outwith the United Kingdom, including those from EU Member States, will, in
addition to the Society’s Animal Health Regulations, be required to abide by all British import and
export regulations. Copies of these additional requirements may be obtained from the Society’s
Livestock & Competitions Manager.
It is the sole responsibility of the exhibitor to ensure that their animal(s) will be eligible to return
to their Member State of origin, and are accompanied by the appropriate return certification.
In the event of new Animal Health legislation being enacted between the date of
preparation of this Prize List and the date of the Royal Highland Show, then exhibitors
will be expected to abide by any new conditions of that legislation.
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