As  you may have read in the equestrian press, we have taken over the management & updating of passports issued by the Gypsy Cob Society.
If you have a Gypsy Cob passport that requires updating, e-mail us at wistra1-gypsycobpassports@yahoo.co.uk
& we will be pleased to help you. We will also issue new passports to Gypsy Cob types throughout the UK.

PASSPORT  INFORMATION

The passport is a legal document which every owner of every equine must have. It is illegal not to have a passport for your horse.  You risk a substantial fine by not having a passport for your horse or failing to have your passport updated into your ownership.

A stud book recognised equine is a horse or pony recognised as a breed/type by it's relevant breed society. Not all stud book societies are PIO's (passport issuing organisations). To cover this, some Breed PIO's issue passports to horses of another breed in order to give the horse legal status.

THIS IN NO WAY INFRINGES ON THE STATUS OF THE HORSE/PONY AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF IT'S BREED. There is a sometimes not so obvious difference between breed society registration and Passport Issuing Organisation registration.

We are a breed society for the Lipizzaner and a PIO for all equines including the Gypsy Cob . We  issue passports to a high standard to ensure every equine that carries our passport is in a legal position.

Our office has been set up to carry out the correct issuing of passports since 2002 and has the latest, up to date facilities at it's disposal. We will insert lineage details only if they are verified by a known Gypsy Cob breeder or are already noted in original Gypsy Cob Society passports.  We would like to assure owners of Gypsy Cobs that we take the issuing of correct and legal passports very seriously.

Equally, we consider the authentic bloodlines of these magnificent cobs to be very important and these lines should and must be maintained. We understand the importance of genetics in The Gypsy Cob as we have to prove & maintain the lineage of the Lipizzaner breed back over 450 years.

If you receive a passport from this office, you can have it overstamped by other societies of your choice. 

GYPSY COB - CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP

Please send your passport to the address below together with a covering letter stating your details, any changes to your horse (i.e colt, now gelded, microchip), where you purchased your horse from & any other relevant information. We also need three photos (left, right and face), fee of £25 (cheque made out to BLHS) and an SAE.  Your passport will be renewed and details updated.


NEW PASSPORT

a) Application form

b) Silhouette including a declaration by a veterinary surgeon of implantation/ examination of microchip, 3 photographs, left, right, front of head showing forehead whorl.

These must be completed using our forms which can be obtained by emailing us at
wistra1-gypsycobpassports@yahoo.co.uk

Our passports come to you in a professional robust cover and are security bound.

Our address is:

LNSA OF GB

CILYBLAIDD

PENCARREG. NR LAMPETER

CARMARTHENSHIRE, SA40 9QL

Below you will find the official statement from DEFRA, issued on 25th October 2010.

The Gypsy Cob Society's status as an approved breed society and Passport Issuing Organisation has lapsed, after the company ceased to exist.

Passports issued or updated before 25 October 2010 will remain valid.

The Lipizzaner National Stud Book Association of Great Britain will maintain existing passports issued by the Gypsy Cob Society. All enquiries should be addressed to: chairman John Goddard-Fenwick, Cilyblaidd Manor, Pencarreg, Near Lampeter, SA40 PQL Tel: 01570 480090. 

NEWS August 2017

THE STATUS OF THE GYPSY COB SOCIETY REMAINS THE SAME AS ABOVE.

If anyone has any questions about any of the above, please contact us and we will be very pleased to discuss your particular problem/query. We can be e-mailed on wistra1-gypsycobpassports@yahoo.co.uk or phone us on 01570 480090