Animals being re-registered do not have to submite their passports to the office unless there is a change of ownership or the owner wishes to have the points updated.

All new Registrations should be submitted to the office accompanied by an application form and all necessary documents and fees. Please provide ALL information requested, as incomplete forms will be delayed or returned to sender. Registration forms are available on request from the office.

PLEASE VERIFY VENUE, DATE AND TIME 24 HOURS PRIOR TO ATTENDING MEASURING AS THIS DATA CAN BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

PLEASE NOTE THAT FROM 2011, ALL FIRST MEASURING MAY BE CARRIED OUT AT VENUES IN ANY REGION AND ARE NO LONGER RESTRICTED AS PREVIOUSLY , TO THE REGION IN WHICH THE OWNER WAS DOMICILED

From 1st January 2012 all ponies 8 and over must have 2 consecutive measurements at an SJI measuring Centre.
This supercedes any previous ruling.

CLICK HERE FOR 2012 DATES & VENUES

            PONY MEASURING RULES 2012

• Fee €200, payable to the SJAI in advance - a refund of €100 will be made if there is a successful outcome
• Appeals/downsizing confirmations must be made within 10 days of measuring - outside of this timeframe a request will need to be submitted to the National Pony Committee to attend the Veterinary College
• No refund if appointment cancelled
• Ensure shoes have been removed
• Pony’s passport to be available
• All ponies will have a blood sample taken for testing
• Should the animal be considered unfit for measurement assessment by the Veterinary Surgeon, the procedure will be abandoned and the animal cannot be presented at a later date, either at an SJAI measuring venue or at the University Veterinary Hospital in the same calendar year
• On arrival, the animal will be given to a handler from the Veterinary Hospital who will have total control of the animal until it is returned to the owner/agent
• The owner/agent will not be present during the measuring
• The passport will be stamped denoting 'over' the height if the animal does not measure in or with the height if it does.  The SJI officials in attendance will advise the owner accordingly.
• A disclaimer must be signed by the owner/agent before the animal is accepted for measuring.  The owner/agent must agree that the Veterinary College and the SJAI will not have any responsibility for any mishap at the measuring
• The UVH is located in the grounds of University College Dublin