Check that your own passport is up to date. (My grandparents, to their chagrin, didn’t, found out at the airport, and had to forgo their trip to Mexico this winter!)
Quick Question, if the trailer you are using isn’t your’s, what do you need for it? Just a current plate, or do we need to actually have some sorta registration as well?
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Quick Question, if the trailer you are using isn’t your’s, what do you need for it? Just a current plate, or do we need to actually have some sorta registration as well?[/QUOTE]
You will need a copy of the ownership, and contact information for the owner.
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You will need a copy of the ownership, and contact information for the owner.[/QUOTE]
Ok, here’s a fun question. My truck has Texas plates (co-registered with my father, who lives in TX) and my trailer has VA plates. I can easily have ownership info for both, but do I need it?
Are they really asking for all of that info?
Take 3 copies of your paperwork - when I went in 2012 the Candians kept one copy (But did not look in my trailer) and when I came home the US person did not take a copy but looked in the trailer.
Coggins is within 6 months, health certificate (special Canadian version form) is within 30 days and needs to be notarized by the state vet.
I went through Kingsford - which is slightly more west into VT - but very easy. It’s right near the Robinson Stables and they go through a lot so the border people are accustomed to it.
I thought it was strange that for all the detail they needed to know about the horse the one thing they did not ask was the height.
Just a small detail that goes a long way in describing the animal.
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Ok, here’s a fun question. My truck has Texas plates (co-registered with my father, who lives in TX) and my trailer has VA plates. I can easily have ownership info for both, but do I need it?
Are they really asking for all of that info?[/QUOTE]
They might, and it’s best to have it ready. In Ontario we keep our ownership in our vehicles - you have to, it’s the law. Same with trailers.
Watch the show Border Patrol, Canadian show, you can probably find it online, to get an idea of what they want to see/know when crossing the border. I also advise to bring the web address or entry list for Bromont when you come, so they can easily confirm the show is active, etc.
Speaking from the Canadian side here and can tell you that after border crossing hundreds of times we have never had the same experience twice!
Sometimes they take copies of your papers, sometimes not. With 30 day papers might wave you thru or want the vet to look at horses. If you cross where a vet is on duty they like to send you to him/her so that they can dump all the paperwork on them.
You may need to fill out a form with address and phone of event and hotel.
Our preference has always been to cross where a vet is never available. Much simpler and no possibility of having to wait while the vet inspects two or three loads of cattle that arrived before you! Uggh.
One additional piece to think about: you will need a different proof of car insurance for Canada than you do in the US. Contact your insurance company and they should be able to get it to you quickly. I use Geico, and I can go online to my account and print it myself. We cross the border a few times a year, and have done so to spectate at Bromont. (Not this year, though, booooo.)
The year I competed at Bromont, we made it to the border right when the vet was taking his lunch break…ugh!! Had to wait a good hour in the blazing heat after having traveled from PA…opened trailer up and tried to get my horse to drink…but I would advise trying to plan your stop before or after the lunch hour…not sure why there wasn’t another vet to cover…
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One additional piece to think about: you will need a different proof of car insurance for Canada than you do in the US. Contact your insurance company and they should be able to get it to you quickly. I use Geico, and I can go online to my account and print it myself. We cross the border a few times a year, and have done so to spectate at Bromont. (Not this year, though, booooo.)[/QUOTE]
I cross several times a year and have never heard of this
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One additional piece to think about: you will need a different proof of car insurance for Canada than you do in the US. Contact your insurance company and they should be able to get it to you quickly. I use Geico, and I can go online to my account and print it myself. We cross the border a few times a year, and have done so to spectate at Bromont. (Not this year, though, booooo.)[/QUOTE]
I cross several times a year and have never heard of this
From the USDA/APHIS website.
Go to: www.inspection.gc.ca/english/imp/airse.shtml for Canada’s automated import reference system.
You can also go to www.aphis.usda.gov/regulations/vs/iregs/animals/anima_canada2.shtml
