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Beijing Olympics - Count Down! 8 - 24 August 2008. More Olympic tickets released in Hong Kong for Equestrian events... The equestrian events of the 29th Olympic Games will be held in Hong Kong, China from August 9-21. The jumping and dressage events will be held at the main venue in Shatin and the cross country competition will be held at Beas River. [More]

All NEW Horses being Registered with EFA must be Microchipped

As per EFA General Regulations introduced in January 2008, horses to be registered after 01 July 2008 (for the first time) will need to be microchipped with chips that meet Australian Standards 5018/5019.

From July 2011, all horses participating in "official" competition will need to be microchipped. We will encourage event organisers to arrange for microchipping sessions at some of their events to make the process more cost-effective for members. You may know that it has been compulsory for a number of years to microchip Thoroughbreds and that at least in NSW and Queensland, thousands of horses were microchipped when being vaccinated during the recent EI outbreak.