Postby sleeper » Wed Dec 15, 2010 9:31 am
Just brought a horse back from Texas last week, and the previous post by Linda is absolutely correct for the Coutts crossing (and if you can get accross there, anywhere else should be easy). As per usual you need your health papers, coggins test, bill of sale (if purchased in U.S,. but doesn't hurt to have if purchased in Canada to prove that it wasn't a U.S. purchase), copy of the registration papers if you have them (not a requirement but have found it is something they do like to see), and if someone is hauling for your a letter of authorization (provides authorization for them to haul your horse, make decisions regarding your horse and if required pay the GST on the horse - also needs to say what the horse is to be used for). Coming out of Texas or New Mexico, you need the Piro blood work completed within 15 days of crossing the border and you also need an CFIA import permit (original). We had to fax down a copy of the import permit to the federal vet in the U.S. but kept the original so it would be with the horse when it crossed the border. In our case, our local CFIA office was adamant we didn't need the import permit but at our insistance completed it; thankfully as it was needed. Make sure your import permit matches the rest of your paperwork to a 'T'. The vet at the border will want to look at your horse but in our case didn't care to look at the paperwork or horses that were not from Texas, only the Texas one. (so if you are hauling more than one, put the ones from Texas/New Mexico at the back). The CFIA documentation is $35 per horse and the bloodwork and U.S health papers cost us approx. $150. Hope this helps