V.C.1
The British Spotted Pony Society is a private company, number 3507553. Limited by guarantee
and registered in England. Registered Office: Heiffers Farm, Rackenford, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 8EW.
Charity Number 1069437.
Notes for the guidance of Stallion Owners.
1. The society will only register or enter the offspring of stallions which hold a current Stallion Licence issued
by the Society, or a Licence issued by one of the relevant Breed Societies, or a Licence issued by the Ministry
of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food before the termination of statutory Stallion Licensing.
2. A Licence may be issued as soon as a colt is two years old. The age of a colt or stallion is determined from
the 1st January and a colt is regarded as being 1 year old on 1st January next after the year in which it was
foaled.
3. Application form may be obtained from the Registrar.
4. A fee of £75.00 per stallion must be sent with each application. This fee is not refundable if a Licence is
refused. Four current photographs, two of each side, must also be sent with the application for identification
purposes plus the passport.The fee includes the cost of DNA testing.
5. Before a Licence is issued a Veterinary Surgeon shall examine the stallion to ensure that it is free from
disease and shall submit a report to the Society. Report form V.C.2 will be issued directly to the nominated
Veterinary Surgeon by the Registrar on return of the completed application form, fee and photographs.
6. The Veterinary fee is the responsibility of and shall be paid by the owner of the stallion to the Veterinary
Surgeon.
7. Stallion owners are advised that a Veterinary Surgeon will not attempt to examine a stallion found to be
unmanageable; unbroken stallions presented for examination must be halter broken.
8. A licence may be refused or revoked if the stallion is:a) Found on examination not to be free from hereditary disease including cataract, defective genital organs,
roaring, whistling, ringbone, sidebone, bone spavin, shivering, subluxation of the patella, stringhalt,
malocclusion of the teeth.
b) Defective or inferior conformation.
c) Found to contravene the rules of Registration (or its offspring is found to contravene such rules).
9. If a Stallion Licence is refused or revoked the stallion owner is entitled to require a referee’s
examination
and inspection of the stallion on payment of the appeal fee of £45 payable to the Society. The fee will be
returned in part if the appeal is successful. Any appeal must be made within one year - 12 calendar months - of
the original examination.
10. The Society may require any Licensed stallion to be examined at any time for the purpose of
ascertaining that there are no grounds for revocation of the licence.
V.C.1
BRITISH SPOTTED PONY SOCIETY
APPLICATION FOR VETERINARY CERTIFICATE FOR A COLT/STALLION
I, the undersigned, hereby apply for a Veterinary Certificate for the undermentioned Colt/Stallion.
NAME OF COLT/STALLION
STUD BOOK NUMBER
if registered as a colt.
YEAR FOALED (and month if known)
COLOUR AND IDENTIFICATION MARKS (please complete this section as fully as possible)
Head ______________________________________________________________________
Limbs _____________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Body ______________________________________________________________________
Acquired
Whorls
PEDIGREE
Sire _________________________________
Dam ________________________________
By _________________________________
NAME/ADDRESS OF
*VETERINARY SURGEON (BLOCK LETTERS) ____________________________________________________
(Nominated to examine
____________________________________________________
colt stallion)
OWNER’S NAME, ADDRESS
AND TELEPHONE No.
(BLOCK LETTERS)
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
I certify that the foregoing particulars are correct and I am prepared to comply with the conditions of
inspection and examination. I enclose fee of £75
Signature ________________________________
Return to Zena Jackson (Registrar)
Date _________________________ 19________
92 Main Street, Halton Village, Cheshire, WA7 2AX