> IF you are selling or transferring ownership of a horse you must give the horse passport to the buyer/new owner at the time of sale.

> You may also be required, by the passport issuing organisation (PIO), to complete and sign the “seller” section of an official declaration form (an equidae transfer of ownership form) and then give the form to the purchaser/new owner/ for completion. There are eight approved studbooks recognised by the Department of Agriculture (DAFM) to issue equine identification documents, each have different requirements. We have attached a document to this article online which contains links to the eight different transfer of ownership forms you might need.