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New horse handover checklist

See which documents and instructions have arrived with your horse, where they are kept and what is still missing. Use the included care handover sheet to record the care arrangements.

Two fillable PDFs · A4 portrait · 4 pages each · English

Included care handover sheet

A separate fillable PDF for contacts, current instructions, responsibilities, cover and open questions. Keep it with the checklist.

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New horse handover checklist

Four-page checklist with individual document receipt records, instruction details, an official-source check and a separate action list.

Included care handover sheet

Included four-page care handover sheet with contacts, instructions, responsibilities and cover, individual agreements, practical checks and open questions.

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What is included

  • Individual receipt records for identification documents, agreements, examination reports, veterinary records, vaccinations, laboratory results, dental care and hoof care.
  • Specific details to check in existing feeding instructions, prescriptions, medication records and other care instructions.
  • Each document’s source, dates, location and unanswered questions, followed by a separate action list.
  • The care handover sheet, with contacts, responsibilities, cover and individual agreement records.

How to use the checklist

  1. Save both PDFs. Fill them in using a PDF app that supports form fields, or print them. Give both documents the same handover reference.
  2. Review each relevant document with the person supplying it. Record what you received, its date or version, its source and where the original or copy is kept.
  3. Use a separate record for each document. Mark Part received when something is missing and describe the gap. Write Unknown where a detail is uncertain.
  4. Keep contacts and care arrangements in the accompanying care handover sheet, and refer to it from this checklist. The two PDFs do not copy entries between them.
  5. Put missing information and work still to arrange in the action list. Record who will follow up and any date actually agreed. Save the completed files before sharing them.

Only text visible inside a box will print; each line break uses space. If a box is full, continue in a separate blank copy of this PDF, using the same horse and handover reference. Do not duplicate a page within the PDF. On paper, use another printed copy of the relevant page. Save and reopen your completed files to check that every line is visible before sharing or printing them.