Equine and Breeding

BEF Equine Portfolio and British Breeding

BEF Equine Portfolio
Director: Jenny Hall
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, 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). The Equine Bridge was scheduled for launch in Feb 2012, but will be subject to some delay on account of resource availability. More information will be provided as soon as practicable

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

* In partnership with BEF Member Bodies, supporting the 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
We support the National Equine Database (NED) - 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.

Latest News
Breeders' Dinner Sat 7 January 2012 read all about it 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
Our Spectacular Stallion Event, Sat 28 Januay 2012, see more
Latest news on the Animal Health and Welfare Board for England here
BEF Futurity information and results previous years read more
NED - The National Equine Database Click here to use NED
British Horse Society's Think Before you Breed Campaign 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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