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You WILL DEFINITELY
need a Certificate of Competence if you
are:
transporting horses for hire or reward on
journeys of over 65km or up to 8 hours
transporting
someone else's horses for payment
transporting horses for sale or to an abattoir
for slaughter transporting horses as part
of their business
You
WILL NOT need a Certificate of Competence
if you are:
transporting horses not in connection with
an economic activity
farmers
moving their own horses in their own vehicles
for seasonal migration between pastures
for a distance of less than 50km from their
holding
transporting horses directly to or from
veterinary practices or clinics under the
advice of a vet.
An individual transporting their own horse
in their own vehicle for a non-economic
activity on a journey of less than 65km
or under 8 hours
A ' hobby breeder', where the income from
the hobby does not significantly exceed
the expenditure
A
person transporting their own horse in their
own vehicle to a show or other event for
the purpose of pleasure or recreation –
the winning of minor prize money DOES NOT
constitute an 'economic activity'.
A
person transporting another person's horse
in their vehicle for 'petrol money', providing
no profit is involved.
Owners
of Registered horses (those registered in
studbooks or with organisations managing
competitions) being transported to competition
and meets are exempt from keeping journey
logs, on watering, feeding, rest intervals
and journey times.
However
transporters will still need the WATO's
Certificates of Competence if the journey
is in connection with an economic activity.
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