Cooperation FEI/FN/Stud books 19/09/2018 Cooperation FEI/FN/Stud books WBFSH annual seminar Apeldoorn 6 / 11 / 2007

De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert summary Current situation Consequences What do we need : The goal What must we do ? Ueln Data exchange procedure What is the tool 19/09/2018 De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert

De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert Current situation FEI database on the basis of data sent by the NFs Some data may be incorrect Some NFs issue new passports without pedigree even for horses registered in a studbook The same horse can have several passports and several identities in the FEI database International performances may be uncorrectly linked to horses 19/09/2018 De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert

De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert Consequences Impossibility to trace all horses at international level Impossibility to summary some horses international carreer Accuracy of international horse rankings cannot be guaranted from the FEI database Stud books international rankings are sometimes incorrect or incomplete Problems pointed out by the Interstallion project Each year a huge work from HVT and FEI 19/09/2018 De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert

De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert What do we need For the stud books : correct reference to the original stud book For the breeders : correct reference to the breeder For the breeders : correct pedigrees For the NF and FEI and stud books : traceability of horses for qualifications (competitions and breeding) 19/09/2018 De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert

Horse data : breed, pedigree, breeder (owner..) Cooperation SB/NF’s Rider/owner SB passport NF’s Database 1 2 UELN Stud book Horse data : breed, pedigree, breeder (owner..) 3 Horses data 19/09/2018 De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert

Indexes, breeding values Cooperation NF’S/SB NF’s Database Show organisers Starting lists Horses data Riders/ owners qualifications performances National research teams Stud books Indexes, breeding values Interstallion project 19/09/2018

Horse data : breed, pedigree, breeder (owner..) Cooperation SB/FEI Rider/owner SB passport FEI Database 1 UELN 2 Stud book UELN Horse data : breed, pedigree, breeder (owner..) 3 Horses data 19/09/2018 De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert

Cooperation FEI/NF’s/SB Database Show organisers Starting lists Qualifications of horses NF’s Databases International performances Stud books Interstallion project National research teams Indexes, breeding values 19/09/2018

Traceability = UELN project WAHO Other international organizations ISBC ECAHO CIAA UET EC / SANCO

First step : UELN Definition and objectives 19/09/2018 First step : UELN Definition and objectives To keep the original registration’s number in the database of birth , unmodified, but only included in the UELN This UELN must be added to all documents and files concerning each horse To ensure that each horse, in the world, can be identified with this UELN in every database ! 19/09/2018 De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert

Different requirements ! WAHO requirements (1988) WBFSH requirements (1999) ISBC requirements (2000) FEI requirements INTERSTALLION project (2002) UE requirements (1990 – 2005) 19/09/2018 De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert

De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert The Format of the UELN 2 3 1 1+2 = International code of the database, where the foal was registered at birth which makes unique the number of the horse (country code + number of the database in this country, numeric 6K) 3 = registration number of the horse in this database where (alphanumeric, 9 K) 19/09/2018 De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert

How to find the Ueln code of your database Look at UELN website http://www.ueln.net If not existing : ask a number from ueln@haras-nationaux.fr Please note that this number has no other meaning than making your registration numbers unique in the world (universal) 19/09/2018 De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert

How to put UELN in our databases For original horses (registered at birth) add Universal Number of our data base (6 digits – see « UELN.net » ) before the original registration number of each horse inserting « 0 » before this number if necessary to complete 9 digits For imported horses : Please ask the UELN from the original stud book of the horse 19/09/2018 De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert

Second step : XML HDE Horse data exchanges WBFSH / FEI / HN joint project

UELN, XML HDE For close cooperation between Stud books at national and international levels, TB, PB Arab, AA, Sport horses ….. National Equestrian Federations International Equestrian Federation

De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert XML project Following UELN project To improve the efficiency of exchanges of data between databases To suppress manual registration of data concerning horses which have been yet registered To avoid mistakes at each registration of the horse in a new database !  BUT : Long to produce as it requires time from several partners for testing purposes 19/09/2018 De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert

How will it work ?

De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert Between stud books « A » Stud book office HXMLDE server 1 UELN « B » Stud book Database 2 « A » Stud book Database 3 4 Horse data 19/09/2018 De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert

Loading NF from stud books horse office HXMLDE server 1 UELN Stud book Database 2 N.F. Database 3 4 NF = National Equestrian Federation Horse data 19/09/2018 De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert

Loading FEI from stud books Horse office HXMLDE server 1 UELN Stud book Database 2 FEI Database 3 4 Horse data 19/09/2018 De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert

De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert Loading SB from FEI Stud book office HXMLDE server 1 UELN FEI database 2 Stud book Database 3 4 Horse performance 19/09/2018 De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert

De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert Loading NF’s from FEI NF Horse office HXMLDE server 1 UELN FEI database 2 NF Database 3 4 Horse performance Horse performance 19/09/2018 De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert

Sample of forms transferred by « XML HDE »

De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert HORSE INFORMATIONS Item Code for horse : HORSE : Item of the horse requested SIRE : Item of the sire of the horse DAM : Item of the dam of the horse DAM ‘S SIRE : Item of the sire of the dam of the horse 19/09/2018 De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert

De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert PERSON INFORMATIONS Item Code for person : OW1 : First current owner ..... OW4 : fourth current owner BR1 to BR4 : First owner of the mare at the moment of foaling to fourth owner of the mare at the moment of foaling COV : Owner of the mare at the moment of covering LAB : Laboratory LOC : Usual location 19/09/2018 De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert

De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert Xml project situation Tested with BWP and FEI Notice in FR and GB It requires an internet opened database New candidates are welcome Next chapter = FEI performances 19/09/2018 De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert

De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert XML - HDE ueln.net Then « XML HDE » 19/09/2018 De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert

Data avalaible in FEI database FEI.ORG 19/09/2018 De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert

WBFSH and FEI among the other organisations : conclusions of the Royaumont seminary June 2006

ISBC EMSBLC US JC WEEVA FEEVA CIAA OMCB WAHO, ECAHO FEI WBFSH SHF EC SANCO DEFRA FR MAG CAN EQUID UK NED FR SIRE AQHA

Horse identification and traceability Session I Horse identification and traceability

Common goals ? Consumer protection Breeder protection Protection of the betting person Promotion of the breeds & territories 19/09/2018 De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert

Traceability through databases SESSION II Traceability through databases

European Horse Council ? European level CEC European Horse Council ? To be created from the boards For raising the european horse industry to the EU level World level WHIRDEC World horse identification, registration and data exchange committee Experts from the international federations, supported by their boards 19/09/2018 De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert

De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert 19/09/2018 WHIRDEC : Objectives To provide a forum to discuss and educate member organizations on issues of equine identification To promote international efforts on equine identification To develop protocols and methods for exchanging information between databases internationnally To provide equine sector expertise and proposals to governments and international institutions 19/09/2018 De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert

De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert Members International stud book federations National equine database organisations International competitions organisations (show, sport , racing…) National and international organisations in charge of identification of horses 19/09/2018 De Coulon/Delcourt/Guibert

Please ask your questions now And see you in data exchange workshop The end ! Please ask your questions now And see you in data exchange workshop