Passport Overstamp Labels

Passport Overstamp Labels

Issued worldwide

For EU and UK equine passports
(ID passports and studbook passports)

Although TCR does not issue EU or UK equine identification documents (aka equine passports in the EU and UK), TCR issues passport overstamp labels that can be affixed on the non-legal ‘Other Registrationsʼ page of EU and UK equine identification documents.

NOTE: TCR can issue passport overstamp labels because the non-legal ‘Other Registrationsʼ page in EU and UK equine identification documents (aka equine passports in the EU and UK) can be over-stamped by any breed society or registry worldwide, because they are separate from the official equine identification document pages (Sections I–X). Examples of other non-legal pages in EU and UK equine identification documents include the ‘Height Measurement’ page, the ‘Gradings’ page, and the ‘Show Winnings’ page. 

TCR passport overstamp labels display:

TCR registered name
TCR registration number
Breed
Grade (if graded by TCR)
Parents (if declared to TCR)
QR Code

NOTE: Where parents are declared to TCR, the QR Code will, when scanned, display the equine’s full TCR-recorded pedigree.

​Benefits of TCR passports overstamp labels: 

• Animal welfare

​In-foal and/or foal-at-foot mares in the European Union (EU) with basic (non-studbook) EU equine identification documents (aka EU free movement passports) particularly benefit from having TCR passport overstamp labels affixed in their equine identification documents. Through TCR, owners can register those mares online (even if they do not have recorded pedigree) and receive TCR passport overstamp labels by mail—allowing the breed and pedigree of the mares to be affixed on the non legal ‘Other Registration’ page of their equine identification documents—thereby avoiding the stress, risk, or logistical challenges of transporting in-foal or foal-at-foot mares to studbook entry (supplementary section registration) inspections.

• ​Affordability

​TCR offers the most affordable online registration service available, while also providing a next-generation, international registration platform for all Traditional Cobs, including Irish Cobs, Traditional Gypsy Cobs, Gypsy Cobs, Mini Gypsy Cobs, Stepping Cobs, Drum Horses, and Part Breds. 

• ​​​Correct breed identity

​(a) Because there is no Gypsy Cob Studbook in the EU, Gypsy Cobs in the EU are registered as Irish Cobs in the ‘mother’ Irish Cob Studbook in Ireland (which is the EU) and in the 'daughter' Irish Cob Studbooks in other EU countries. This practice confuses, but it is detrimental to both Irish Cob and Gypsy Cob breeding programmes in the EU and worldwide.

(b) Because there is no Irish Cob Studbook in the UK, Irish Cobs in the UK are registered as Traditional Gypsy Cobs in the Traditional Gypsy Cob Studbook in England (which is in the UK). This practice confuses, but it is detrimental to both Irish Cob and Gypsy Cob breeding programmes in the UK and worldwide.

​NOTE: As an independent (self-governing) registry, TCR can freely provide a next-generation, international online registration hub (in Ireland) for all Traditional Cobs—including Irish Cobs, Traditional Gypsy Cobs, Gypsy Cobs, Mini Gypsy Cobs, Stepping Cobs, Drum Horses, and Part Breds. By segregating the different Traditional Cob breed types under their correct breed names, TCR helps protect all Traditional Cobs breed types and Part Breds by ensuring accurate breed identification and correct breed recording.

• ​​Dual Registration

The benefit of a TCR passport overstamp label on a studbook passport—i.e. on an Irish Cob Studbook passport in the EU or on the Traditional Gypsy Cob Studbook in the UK—is that the animal would be shown on its EU or UK studbook passport to have dual registration, which means that the animal's progeny can be registered with either, or both, registries.​​