sch.5-sec.37Horses

sch.5-sec.37 Horses

When transporting horses— the maximum journey time for the class of horse mentioned in column 1 of the following table is the period of time mentioned in column 2 of the table shown opposite that class; and the maximum time off water for the class of horse mentioned in column 1 of the following table is the period of time stated in column 3 of the table shown opposite that class; and the minimum spell duration for the class of horse mentioned in column 1 of the following table is the period of time stated in column 4 of the table shown opposite that class. Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Class of horse Maximum journey time (hours) Maximum time off water (hours) Minimum spell duration (hours) Horses known or visually assessed to be between 30 and 43 weeks pregnant (inclusive) 12 12 12 Horses known or visually assessed to be more than 43 weeks pregnant 4 4 24 Lactating horses travelling with dependent young 12 12 12 Horses less than 6 months of age 12 12 12 Any other horse 24 24 12 Despite subsection (1) , the maximum journey time for a horse, other than a horse known or visually assessed to be more than 43 weeks pregnant, is 36 hours if— the horse is given reasonable access to food and water at least once in each 5-hour period of the journey; and the horse is transported in a vehicle that— protects the horse from the natural elements; and has sufficient space for the horse to stand at rest with its head raised; and has sufficient drainage to remove urine; and the horse is to be given a spell of at least 24 hours before starting another journey. A driver of a road-going vehicle transporting a lactating horse with a dependent foal that is less than 6 months of age must, if the journey time is reasonably expected to be more than 5 hours, provide sufficient space in the vehicle for the foal to suckle from its mother and to lie down. A driver of a road-going vehicle transporting a horse must ensure— for a vehicle with separate stalls or other partitions—each stall or partition is accessible so as to allow feeding, watering and visual inspection of the horse; and for a vehicle that is fully enclosed with a controlled environment—there is sufficient airflow, with at least 12 air changes every hour; and for a vehicle other than a horse float—the vehicle has a vertical clearance of at least 2.2m; and if the horse is a stallion—the stallion is segregated from other horses on the vehicle. (sch.5-sec.37-ssec.1) When transporting horses— the maximum journey time for the class of horse mentioned in column 1 of the following table is the period of time mentioned in column 2 of the table shown opposite that class; and the maximum time off water for the class of horse mentioned in column 1 of the following table is the period of time stated in column 3 of the table shown opposite that class; and the minimum spell duration for the class of horse mentioned in column 1 of the following table is the period of time stated in column 4 of the table shown opposite that class. Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Class of horse Maximum journey time (hours) Maximum time off water (hours) Minimum spell duration (hours) Horses known or visually assessed to be between 30 and 43 weeks pregnant (inclusive) 12 12 12 Horses known or visually assessed to be more than 43 weeks pregnant 4 4 24 Lactating horses travelling with dependent young 12 12 12 Horses less than 6 months of age 12 12 12 Any other horse 24 24 12 (sch.5-sec.37-ssec.2) Despite subsection (1) , the maximum journey time for a horse, other than a horse known or visually assessed to be more than 43 weeks pregnant, is 36 hours if— the horse is given reasonable access to food and water at least once in each 5-hour period of the journey; and the horse is transported in a vehicle that— protects the horse from the natural elements; and has sufficient space for the horse to stand at rest with its head raised; and has sufficient drainage to remove urine; and the horse is to be given a spell of at least 24 hours before starting another journey. (sch.5-sec.37-ssec.3) A driver of a road-going vehicle transporting a lactating horse with a dependent foal that is less than 6 months of age must, if the journey time is reasonably expected to be more than 5 hours, provide sufficient space in the vehicle for the foal to suckle from its mother and to lie down. (sch.5-sec.37-ssec.4) A driver of a road-going vehicle transporting a horse must ensure— for a vehicle with separate stalls or other partitions—each stall or partition is accessible so as to allow feeding, watering and visual inspection of the horse; and for a vehicle that is fully enclosed with a controlled environment—there is sufficient airflow, with at least 12 air changes every hour; and for a vehicle other than a horse float—the vehicle has a vertical clearance of at least 2.2m; and if the horse is a stallion—the stallion is segregated from other horses on the vehicle.