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Farriers: Northern Ireland

Question for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

UIN HL6100, tabled on 25 March 2025

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to extend the provisions of the Farriers (Registration) Act 1975 to Northern Ireland.

Answered on

2 April 2025

The Farriers (Registration) Act 1975 promotes the proper shoeing of a horse, preventing suffering or cruelty to horses, and provides regulations for the establishment of a Farriers Registration Council to register persons engaged in farriery. There are no plans to amend this legislation currently.