Certificates of Competence for Transporting Horses

Members are reminded that the requirement for relevant people to hold Certificates of Competence for transporting horses came into effect on 5 January 2008. Industry
awarding body BHEST is accredited by Defra to offer the Competence certificates which can be delivered by a number of training providers around the UK. Although Defra will not enforce this requirement until the end of April 2008 (for domestic journeys only), members are advised to press on with achieving the qualification as soon as possible. There are some exemptions for certain types of journey, and further information on these and how to gain the Certificates can be found in the documents below or obtained from Caroline Turnbull at Stanstead House.

Downloadable documents

• Certificates of Competency, TBA recommendations [49.37KB] - downloaded: (113)
• Defra Notice on Competence Certificates [19.69KB] - downloaded: (71)