# Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 of 22 December 2004 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations and amending Directives 64/432/EEC and 93/119/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1255/97, Division: Transport by road

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Adult horses
1,75 m2 (0,7 × 2,5 m)
Young horses (6 — 24 months) (for journeys of up to 48 hours)
1,2 m2 (0,6 × 2 m)
Young horses (6 — 24 months) (for journeys over 48 hours)
2,4 m2 (1,2 × 2 m)
Ponies (under 144 cm)
1 m2 (0,6 × 1,8 m)
Foals (0 — 6 months)
1,4 m2 (1 × 1,4 m)
These figures may vary by a maximum of 10 % for adult horses and ponies and by a maximum of 20 % for young horses and foals, depending not only on the horses' weight and size but also on their physical condition, the meteorological conditions and the likely journey time.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2005/1/annex/I/chapter/VII/division/A/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-1/annex-I/chapter-VII/division-A/division-2
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