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2009 ANNUAL GRADING & SHOW

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The grading and show will be held once again at The College Equestrian Centre, Keysoe

on 5^th/6^th September 2009

The grading will once again be organised by Victoria von Wachter, but this year Julie Keatinge and Freda Clark have volunteered to organise the show events. Schedules are being printed and will be posted to all members as soon as possible, with entry forms. Owners of candidates for grading (‘selection for breeding’) who have any doubts as to eligibility should contact the Registrar without delay. Prospective stallion owners should note that this year all candidates will be subject to x-rays prior to the grading, as is the case in Germany.

MICROCHIPPING OF FOALS- URGENT NEWS

In the newsletter we forecast that there would be much confusion over the date from which all foals should be micro chipped. Our solution was to ask for this from 1^st January 2009. This has caused much controversy, but all breeders should read the following message from DEFRA to PIO’s:

All,

The parliamentary process for the domestic regulations will be slightly delayed. However, the intention is that the Horse Passports Regulations 2009 will come into force in early August. Once they have been laid in Parliament they will be available on the DEFRA website. 

It’s important for all to remember that, even though the domestic legislation will be delayed, the Commission Regulation will still apply from 1 July 2009 (next Wednesday) and that, after that date, the changes detailed in that document shall apply (including the change that means that no passport applications will be accepted by UK Passport Issuing Organisation unless the horse is micro chipped). (our emphasis)

This means you should ignore the information that appears on the DEFRA web site that refers to the date the foal was born, and breeders in Wales should ignore the Gwalad announcement that refers to the date the passport is issued (as opposed to ‘applied for’). We shall have no option but to apply this rule.