Societies for sport horses and ponies
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- Anglo-European Stud Book Ltd
- Arab Horse Society
- British Equestrian Federation
- British Hanovarian Horse Society
- British Horse Foundation/British Horse Database
- British Show Jumping Association
- British Warmblood Society/British Sports Horse Registry
- Hurlingham Polo Association
- Irish Horse Board Co-op Society Ltd
- KWPN (Dutch Warmbloods)
- National Pony Society
- Northern Ireland Horse Board Co-op Society Ltd
- The Scottish Sports Horse
- Sport Horse Breeding of Great Britain
- The Sports Pony Studbook Society
- Trakehner Breeders Fraternity
- Weatherbys
- Weatherbys (Ireland) Ltd
Passport issuing organisation: Yes
Breeds catered for: British and European Performance Horses and offspring of other recognised stallions
Studbook: Yes
Other info: None
Contact: Anglo European Studbook, PO Box 630, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 2WW (tel: 01444 484840); (fax: 01444 484844); e-mail: office@angloeuropeanstudbook.info
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Website: www.angloeuropeanstudbook.co.uk
Passport issuing organisation: Yes
Breeds catered for: Pure-, part-bred and Anglo Arabs
Studbook: Yes
Other info: None
Contact: Registration Department, Windsor House, Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wilts SN8 2PE (tel: 01672 520782); (fax: 01672 520880); e-mail: registration@arabhorsesoc-uk.com
Passport issuing organisation: Yes, for horses competition internationally
Breeds catered for: Horses competing internationally
Studbook: No
Other info: None
Contact: Lorraine Hindmarch, BEF, NAC Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, Warks CV82RH (tel: 02476 698871); (fax: 02476 696484)
Website: www.bef.co.uk
British Hanovarian Horse Society
Passport issuing organisation: Yes
Breeds catered for: progeny of Hanovarian stallions licensed by an approved Hanoverian society
Studbook: Yes
Other info: None
Contact: John Shenfield, Ecton Field Plantation, Ecton Lane, Sywell, Northants NN6 0BP (tel: 01604 492750); (fax: 01604 492750); e-mail: jshenfield@jshenfield.worldonline.co.uk
The British Horse Database no longer exists. British Horse Database passports can be updated by Weatherbys ID passports. For more information click here
British Show Jumping Association
Passport issuing organisation: Yes
Breeds catered for: All horses, ponies and donkeys
Studbook: No
Other info: Governing body for affiliated show jumping in Britain
Contact: Kate Robbins, British Show Jumping, National Agricultural Centre, Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, Warwicks CV8 2LR (tel: 02476 698800); (fax: 02476 696685); e-mail kater@bsja.co.uk
Website: www.bsja.co.uk
British Warmblood Society/British Sports Horse Registry
Passport issuing organisation: Yes
Breeds catered for: British-born Warmbloods plus warmbloods without a recognised society
Studbook: Yes
Other info: None
Contact: Mrs S Wason, Lower Tredenham, Lanivet, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL30 5HL (tel: 01208 832940)
Passport issuing organisation: Yes
Breeds catered for: all equines
Studbook: No
Other info: Governing body for polo in Britain
Contact: Sophie West, Manor Farm, Little Coxwell, Faringdon, Oxon SN7 7LW (tel: 01367 242828); (fax: 01367 242829); e-mail: enquiries@hpa-polo.co.uk
Website: www.hpa-polo.co.uk
Irish Horse Board Co-op Society Ltd
Passport issuing organisation: Yes
Breeds catered for: Irish Draught and Irish Sport Horses, including horses of unknown breeding
Studbook: Yes
More info: Co-operative society for Irish breeding
Contact: Irish Horse Board, Maynooth Business Campus, Maynooth, Co Kildare (tel: 00 353 1505 3584); (fax: 00 353 1505 3562); email: ihb@ihb.ie
Website: www.irishhorseboard.com
Passport issuing organisation: Yes
Breeds catered for: Pure and part bred Dutch Warmbloods
Studbook: Yes
Other info: None
Contact: José Avezaat, KWPN, Postbox 382, 3700 AJ, Zeist, The Netherlands, (tel: 0031 306934600), (fax: 0031 306931455), email: avj@KWPN.nl.
Website: www.kwpn.nl
Passport issuing organisation: Yes
Breeds catered for: British riding ponies; horses and ponies of unknown breeding
Studbook: Yes
Other info: None
Contact: Felicity Brown (NPS passports) or Marie Penson (ID passports), Willingdon House, 102 High Street, Alton, Hants GU34 1EN (tel: 01420 88333); (fax: 01420 80599); e-mail: secretary@nationalponysociety.org.uk
Website: www.nationalponysociety.org.uk
Northern Ireland Horse Board Co-op Society Ltd
Passport issuing organisation: Yes
Breeds catered for: all equines, including Irish Sports Horses
Studbook: Yes
Other info: Non-profit making breeders co-operative in Northern Ireland
Contact: 23 Ballykeigle Road, Comber, Newtownards, Co Down, Northern Ireland (tel: 02897 528324); (fax: 02897 528500); email: charlotte@nihorseboard.org
Website: www.nihorseboard.org
Passport issuing organisation: Yes
Breeds catered for: all breeds including sport horses
Studbook: Yes
Other info: None
Contact: J Aird, Bickramside Farm, Oakley, Fife. (tel: 0870 770 8880) 10am to 2pm Monday to Friday
Website: www.scottishsportshorse.org
Sport Horse Breeding of Great Britain
Passport issuing organisation: Yes
Breeds catered for: pure- and part-bred sport horses; horses of unknown breeding
Studbook: Yes
Other info: None
Contact: Kim Hall, 96 High Street, Edenbridge, Kent TN8 5AR (tel: 01732 866277); (fax: 01732 867464); e-mail office@sporthorsegb.co.uk or registration@sporthorsegb.co.uk
Website: www.sporthorsegb.co.uk
The Sports Pony Studbook Society
Passport issuing organisation: Yes
Breeds catered for: All ponies up to 153cm with unknown breeding
Studbook: Yes
Other info: None
Contact: Mrs Sarah Steggall, New Barn Farm, Piddington Road, Ludgershall, Bucks HP18 9PJ (tel: 01844 237708/07721 766210); e-mail Bernwode@ukonline.co.uk
Website: www.sportpony.org.uk
Passport issuing organisation: Yes
Breeds catered for: Pure and part-bred Trakehner
Studbook: Yes
Other info: None
Contact: Sian Reade, Secretary, Bluewood Stud, Lower Lidham Hill Farm, Guestling, E Sussex TN35 4LX (tel: 0870 4325075); e-mail: sian@trakehnerbreeders.com
Website: www.trakehnerbreeders.com
Passport issuing organisation: Yes
Breeds catered for: Thoroughbreds and non-Thoroughbreds eligible for the Weatherbys registers
Studbook: Yes
Other none: Manages racehorses in association with the British Horseracing Board
Contact: Andrew Davis, Sanders Road, Wellingborough, Northants NN8 4BX (tel: 01933 440077); (fax: 01933 304758); e-mail: studbook@weatherbys-group.com
Website: www.weatherbys-group.com
Passport issuing organisation: Yes
Breeds catered for: Thoroughbreds
Silhouettes: check with PIO
Studbook: Yes
Other info: see above
Contact: Tara Court, Dublin Road, Naas, Co Kildare (tel: 00 353 45 879979)
Website: www.weatherbys-group.com
Information was correct at the time of going to press but may change
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