Global Passport for Horses to Include Health, Security, Ownership Information Launched by FEI
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Nov. 6, 2025
A global passport for horses designed to include health, security and ownership information was launched by the FEI (International Equestrian Federation) Thursday in the first step toward worldwide implementation over the next two years.
Named Equipass, the digital passport was declared by the FEI to be “a global solution” to the horse industry’s “pressing need for accurate health records, regulatory compliance and improved disease control.”
“By streamlining documentation and ensuring verification, it also facilitates the smooth and safe international movement of horses, reducing administrative complexities while strengthening biosecurity across borders,” according to Gaspard Dufour, FEI Director of Technology Operations in a report at the governing body’s general assembly in Hong Kong.
Equipass aims to complement the physical passport of horses by providing a single, accessible platform for a horse’s identification, medical history, vaccination records, location and travel documentation.
“The system allows owners, athletes, grooms, veterinarians, officials and authorities to access all essential data in one app, making it easier and faster to manage multiple horses, track vaccinations, and handle cross-border travel, while keeping the information secure and readily available,” the FEI said.
“Equipass represents a milestone for our sport, combining technological innovation, international reach, and multi‑stakeholder collaboration in a way that has never been achieved before,” FEI Veterinary Director Göran Akerström said.
“By consolidating critical information into a single digital platform, it streamlines logistics, strengthens biosecurity, and enhances equine welfare across the global community. Importantly, it also serves as a powerful safeguard against gene doping, reinforcing the integrity of horse sport at every level.”
A key feature of Equipass is to automatically access existing FEI data from multiple sources so owners do not need to recreate records, eliminating duplicate entries and ensuring consistency across systems.
“This is the first platform of its kind to integrate horse identification, health records, vaccination tracking, travel documentation, and microchip scanning in a single, unified system, for lifetime traceability,” the FEI said.
Equipass will be introduced in January 2026 and expanded through national federations by early 2028.
