At the 2015 FEI General Assembly, Article 137.2 of the FEI General Regulations was discussed and changes as outlined below will come into effect on the 1st January 2017:
Horses that are being registered with the FEI for the first time will need to be identifiable by the EA National Passport.
This process is being introduced internationally to improve horse identification and traceability at events, during international travel and throughout the horse’s career. It is very important that the document is completed correctly as certain pages will be sent to the FEI who will use this information as part of their review process to allow the horse to be able to compete.