A move in the right direction: Tracking the traceability of British Thoroughbreds outside of racing

Jane Michelle Williams; Saranna Jordan; Laura Friend; Emily Kay; Matilda Edmunds; Helena Flynn; Stephen Wensley

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0331968

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A move in the right direction: Tracking the traceability of British Thoroughbreds outside of racing

Jane Michelle Williams ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: jane.williams@hartpury.ac.uk

¶Current address: Hartpury University, Hartpury, Gloucester, United Kingdom.

Affiliation Equine Department, Hartpury University, Gloucester, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0695-3828

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Saranna Jordan ,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

¶Current address: Hartpury University, Hartpury, Gloucester, United Kingdom.

Affiliation Equine Department, Hartpury University, Gloucester, United Kingdom
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Laura Friend ,

Roles Data curation, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

¶Current address: Hartpury University, Hartpury, Gloucester, United Kingdom.

Affiliation Equine Department, Hartpury University, Gloucester, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0735-3014

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Emily Kay ,

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

¶Current address: Hartpury University, Hartpury, Gloucester, United Kingdom.

Affiliation Equine Department, Hartpury University, Gloucester, United Kingdom
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Matilda Edmunds ,

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

¶Current address: Hartpury University, Hartpury, Gloucester, United Kingdom.

Affiliation Equine Department, Hartpury University, Gloucester, United Kingdom
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Helena Flynn ,

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

¶Horse Welfare Board, London, United Kingdom.

Affiliation Horse Welfare Board, London, United Kingdom
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Stephen Wensley

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

¶Horse Welfare Board, London, United Kingdom.

Affiliation Horse Welfare Board, London, United Kingdom
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A move in the right direction: Tracking the traceability of British Thoroughbreds outside of racing

Jane Michelle Williams,
Saranna Jordan,
Laura Friend,
Emily Kay,
Matilda Edmunds,
Helena Flynn,
Stephen Wensley

Published: September 19, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0331968

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