IMPORTED HISPANO-ARAB HORSES (HA) – REGISTRATION IN THE BAPSH Ltd HA STUDBOOK AND ON THE DEFRA CED
HISPANO-ARAB IMPORT Registration Form 2022

UK EQUINE LAW requires ALL IMPORTED HORSES to be REGISTERED with their UK PIO within 30 DAYS of ARRIVAL

BAPSH Ltd is a Passport Issuing Office (PIO) for DEFRA, and holds several Studbooks for Spanish Breeds. The BAPSH Ltd Hispano-Arab Horse Studbook was established in 1987, affiliated to the Spanish Mother Studbook,  and is DEFRA Approved.

The BAPSH Ltd HA Main Studbook Section A and Section B is for Pedigree Hispano-Arab Horses; imported Hispano-Arabs will be registered with the Unión Española de Ganaderos de Caballos de Raza Hispano-árabe (UEGHá), Spain.

The BAPSH Ltd HA Studbook Auxillary Register is for Horses of Hispano-Arab Type with Unknown or Uncertified Ancestry –   CLICK HERE to go to the Registration information and Application forms if your horse fits the HA Auxillary Register criteria.

The BAPSH Ltd Studbook for Hispano-Arab Horses (HA) maintains the records and passports for all Hispano-Arabs living in the UK on behalf of the UK Government. BAPSH upload new and changed data for horses and owners to the DEFRA Central Equine Database (CED) every 24 hours.
Registration with BAPSH Ltd will Update the Passport with the new Owner details, register the Owner details and the Horse data and Microchip number onto the HA National Studbook and the DEFRA Central Equine Database as required by UK Equine Law.

Imported pedigree Hispano-Arab Horses may have a Maroon covered FESCCR passport, or a UEGHá issued passport.

REGISTRATION into the BAPSH Ltd HA STUDBOOK
(and to Overstamp Spanish Pedigree Passport to comply with UK Equine Law)
PROCEDURE
1.OWNER – Download the HISPANO-ARAB IMPORT Registration Form 2022  and complete ALL the Owner details in black or blue ink in capitals on Page 1 of the Registration Application form. Add as much other information as possible, including Breeder details, certified pedigree and any additional data you have. Complete and sign and date the Owner declaration at the bottom. Give the horse’s name including the % figure after the name, and the UELN.
2.VET IDENTIFICATION – Your vet must complete, 100% in their own handwriting, the Identification Diagram & Description on Page 2 of the Hispano-Arab IMPORT Registration Application Form Ha Identification on Page 2, (the Identification for your new horse MUST be done from the horse itself, NOT from the Spanish papers) , READ the microchip, noting down the numbers, and sign and stamp the form to certify the identification.
This UK veterinary examination is accepted as proof of the horse’s correct identity, and this has replaced the compulsory examination of the horse by the Spanish Grading Commission during their annual visit to the UK. (NOTE:- IF the horse’s Microchip cannot be read you should contact the Registrar ASAP. DO NOT INSERT ANOTHER MICROCHIP. BAPSH Ltd registration will be provisional pending further checks.)
3.PROOF OF PURCHASE– You should have a UEGHá CAMBIO DE TITULARIDAD (Change of Ownership) Document showing the Change of Ownership from the last recorded owner with the UEGHá to YOU and Signed by both parties, and/or a Receipt/Invoice with the horse’s details, those of Seller and Buyer, and SIGNED BY THE SELLER to provide proof of legal purchase.
If there are one or more intermediary Dealers/Agents in the ‘chain’ of owners between YOU and the last UEGHá recorded Owner then try to get evidence of these un-registered changes of ownership, especially important if you buy direct from a Dealer/Agent. 
Any difficulties with this, please contact BAPSH to discuss options.
4. AFTER THE VET ID IS DONE – When the vet and yourself have completed both pages of the BAPSH Hispano-Arab Horse Import Registration Application form, send it back to the Registrar with the ORIGINAL Spanish Passport, plus any other documentation the horse arrived with, such as the Intra-Trade Certificate, UEGHa Change of Ownership (Cambio de Titularidad), and Sales Receipt, plus the Correct fees. 

NOTE:-Your passport is NOT sent to Spain but is fully updated here in the UK at BAPSH Ltd  with automatic Upload of the Data to the DEFRA CED as required by UK Equine Law.

The FEE for Imported Hispano-Arab Horse UK Registration and Passport Update is £65.00 including Royal Mail Signed For Service P&P.

Cheques/Postal Order are payable to BAPSH Ltd. Or pay by Bank Transfer –
Email: bapshregistrar@btinternet.com Mary McBryde – for the BAPSH Ltd Registry Account Bank Details.

Click HERE for the current 2023 FEES for ALL BAPSH Ltd Services (and ANCCE-LGPRE Services).

Send your documents by Special Delivery or Signed For Service to:-
The Registrar – Mary McBryde
Holly Trees Farm, Chesterblade Road, Stoney Stratton, Shepton Mallet, Somerset. BA4 4EQ

 BAPSH Registry Services – Monday to Friday between 10am & 4pm on 07887 890098 or 01749 838791.  Email: bapshregistrar@btinternet.com

Iberica Paloma 37.5% – 14yr mare – bred by Yeguada Iberica, Spain.
Paloma had a successful couple of years in UK Endurance competitions