Imported Horse Registration and Change of Names
As an outcome of the FEI General Assembly a more stringent process for monitoring of horse name changes has been introduced.
There is currently a small number of owners who have (and soon will be) receiving invoices from the FEI for CHF1,000.
It is imperative to note, that if a you are registering a horse that has been imported and has an overseas passport, the name in that passport cannot change unless the owner agrees to pay 1,000CHF to the FEI. National Federation passports are FEI recognised documents and apply when determining a horses birth name.
The FEI have confirmed that ‘EA Certificate of Registration’ issued by the State Branches will be the “first original document” should the horse not have stud registration papers at time of registration. The name listed under “Previous Name” will be listed as the horse's birth name and the “Horse Name” will be listed as the current name with the FEI. If a horse’s birth name is different to its current, the owner may be liable for charges from the FEI of CHF200 or CHF1,000 dependant on the type of name change as described in the guidelines.
Example: "Jack Frost", upon commencing his competition career is registered with EA. Later on the horse is sold and the new owner's change his name to "Santa Claus" (Jack Frost will be listed against the horse as a previous name). The new combination begin progressing through the levels of competition and the horse is now ready for FEI classes. If the owner wishes to register the horse with FEI as "Santa Claus" they will be subject to FEI fees of CHF1,000. To avoid this fee they will need to register the horse as "Jack Frost" with the FEI.
Additional fees will be applied in relation to the use of non-commercial Initials, name shortening & any other changes which can all be found in the FEI Horse Name Guidelines.
Newsletter
