BEF Equine Research

BEF Equine Research

There are many aspects of equine and equestrian industry research supported by BEF, here are just a few, below and right:

NEWS

Advancing Equine Scientific Excellence (AESE) Roadshows info here

Do we need an Equine Biobank? Find the results of Laura Corbin's 2012 survey on BEFRED here

Laura Corbin's Equine Biobank report here

Find out more on BEF's Researching Equines Database BEFRED below

What is BEFRED?

BEFRED is a free website, sponsored by the British Equestrian Federation, it contains abstracts of research carried out by undergraduates, postgraduates and post doctoral researchers into equine topics, with contact information to enable you to contact the establishment for more information. Visit BEFRED now, click here

BEFRED is availeble for everyone to use and now contains over 2400 research abstracts!

Who uses BEFRED?

• Undergraduates, postgraduates and post doctoral researchers researching equine topics
• People running riding schools, livery yards, breeding establishments, trekking centres, competition yards, competition disciplines, charitable and welfare enterprises looking for more industry information and research information.
• Companies selling to the industry including feed, tack, clothing, veterinary products, insurance, buildings, equipment, advertising.

• National and local government departments 

BEFRED history:

• The Consultation Process
• The History of BEFRED
• Letter to institutions December 2006
• Development Plan
• Letter to update institutions March 2007
• Letter to update institutions June 2007
• Letter to update institutions August 2007
• Letter to update institutions January 2008
• Letter to update institutions April 2008
• Letter to update institutions October 2008
• Letter to update institutions March 2009
• Poster advertising BEFRED