History of NED
The National Equine Database (NED) is a collaborative project between
Defra and the horse industry. Defra needed a database (NED) to hold details of
all equines with passports to fulfil the requirements of European Union
legislation and the horse industry needed a public national database (NED
Online) so that information on all UK equines could be held in a central
location for everyone to view.
NED has been in operation since 2006 and is the system that equine
Passport Issuing Organisations (PIOs) have been using to hold the data for all
the passports they have issued. The public cannot see this part of the site.
The public site, NED Online, was launched in November 2008.
It is the central location for information
on all equines born or resident in the UK with a UK passport as well as their
pedigree, performance, evaluation and grading data (where provided).
NED is governed by a company called NED Ltd which is supported and
guided by the British Equestrian Federation (BEF), a Chief Executive Officer, a
team of voluntary Directors and a small team of staff who all look after the
running, development and promotion of NED Online.
If you would like further information about NED or NED Online, please
view our FAQ section.
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