Equine and Breeding

BEF Equine Portfolio and British Breeding

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BEF Equine Portfolio
Director: Jane Nixon
Head: Jan Rogers
Executive: Cat Wood

British Breeding is an unstaffed Company Limited by Guarantee which operates a number of initiatives in support of British breeders and British studbooks, including the Futurity. The operational team are Jan Rogers and Cat Wood, provided by the BEF Equine Development Portfolio, and donated to British Breeding by BEF.

The BEF Equine Development Portfolio has a strategic objectives of:

* Working towards securing more British bred horses and ponies on the podium and in the results at national an international level
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* Promoting the achievements of British bred horses and ponies through regional and national media, with our partners Holdsworth PR and in our magazine the British Breeder

* Supporting British Breeding in increasing participation in the British Breeding/BEF Futurity. Want to take part? Click here
 
* Building a Long Term Equine Development process (to be known as the Equine Bridge).  Launch info here

* We support British Young Breeders, visit their Facebook page here

* In partnership with BEF Member Bodies, supporting studbooks in their breeding of horses and ponies of suitable type and temperament to safely meet the needs of a growing base of riders, drivers and vaulters

* Encouraging the use of research to inform decisions. See what we are doing here

* Working closely with the Equine Health and Welfare Strategy to support the welfare of horses and ponies. BEF subscribes to the FEI Welfare Code

We support the National Equine Forum - click here for information
Details of our work and initiatives can be found in the pages listed on the right or through the links below.

** NEWS**
Badminton stallion parade postpoed to 2014 here
Breeding Conference 28/4/13 Hartpury postponed untial later in 2013. Apologies for any inconvenience
Intra Union Trade in Equine Semen, Defra's latest briefing here
HBLB Codes of Practice download here
BEF, British Equine Veterinary Association and the Horserace Betting Levy Board recommend the use of this form to accompany all UK shipped semen for AI, here
Latest news on the Animal Health and Welfare Board for England here
BEF Futurity information and results: early years read more

Defining "British bred"

The BEF's definition of the term "British bred" applies to a horse that was either foaled in the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland) or the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands or foaled abroad to a dam normally living in the United Kingdom, Isle of man or Channel Islands that had been temporarily exported for the purpose of mating only. Neither the stud book of origin of the dam nor the stud book of origin or the place of domicile of the sire are considered as relevant factors in determining whether a foal is British bred.

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