What data actually exists about this industry, who typically holds it, at what granularity, and how obtainable it is. Public means openly published; purchasable is sold by a vendor; partnership needs a bilateral deal; exclusive is effectively locked up by one party.
| Data category | Who holds it | Granularity | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| transactional/sales | Bloodstock auction houses (Tattersalls, Keeneland, Goffs, Arqana, BBAG), sport-horse auctions, private breeders' sales records | per lot / per auction transaction | public |
| pricing | Auction houses and bloodstock agencies, stud farms publishing stallion stud fees, feed and bedding suppliers, livery/boarding operators | per lot price, per covering (stud fee) per season, monthly boarding rate | public |
| registry/licensing/permits | National studbooks and breed societies (e.g. Weatherbys General Stud Book, KWPN, AQHA), national equine identification databases (UELN… | per animal (passport, microchip, pedigree, ownership) and per holding | public |
| employment & workforce | National statistical offices and agricultural censuses, equine sector bodies (British Horse Society/BETA economic surveys, IFCE, American… | annual national/regional aggregate; occasional per-holding survey | public |
| reviews & sentiment | Equestrian marketplaces and classifieds (ehorses, HorseQuest, Horsemart), breeding forums, social media of studs | per listing / per post | public |
| financial filings | Company registries for incorporated stud farms and auction houses, farm accountancy data networks (EU FADN), agricultural bank/lender… | annual per company; per-farm anonymised FADN records | public |
| weather-dependent metrics | National meteorological services combined with grazing/pasture growth models from agricultural institutes | daily per grid cell / per holding | public |
| production output | Stud books and breeding registries (coverings and foal returns), national breeding authorities (e.g. Weatherbys return of mares, IFCE)… | per stallion/mare per season; annual national and regional foal crop counts | public |
| inventory & supply chain | Feed, forage, bedding and veterinary pharmaceutical distributors serving equine holdings; frozen/chilled semen shipping agents | per order/delivery; per semen shipment | partnership |
| geospatial/movement | Veterinary authorities via TRACES/intra-EU movement certificates, national horse movement/passport systems, customs authorities for… | per consignment/animal movement | partnership |
| incident/safety/claims | Equine mortality and infertility insurers (e.g. Lloyd's syndicates, specialist agencies), veterinary practices, disease notification… | per claim; per outbreak/holding notification | partnership |
| booking/utilization/occupancy | Stud farms (stallion book size and covering schedules), boarding/livery and rehabilitation yards, embryo transfer/recipient mare centres | per stallion per season; per stall per month | partnership |
| customer demographics | Auction houses and bloodstock agents (buyer profiles), breed society membership registries, marketplace platforms | per buyer/member | partnership |
| quality & compliance testing | Equine genetic labs (parentage DNA typing, genetic disease panels), veterinary diagnostic laboratories (CEM, EIA/Coggins, EVA testing)… | per animal per test / per inspection | partnership |
| sensor/IoT | Stud farm technology vendors (foaling alarm systems, mare birth sensors, GPS/activity collars, barn cameras), breeding management software… | continuous per animal, per stall/paddock | exclusive |
| maintenance & asset condition | Stud farm management software (breeding/veterinary records: mare cycle scans, ultrasound, farriery, dental, vaccination schedules)… | per animal per event | exclusive |
| communications/marketing performance | Stud farms' own marketing teams and equestrian media/advertising platforms (Thoroughbred Daily News, breeding magazines, listing sites) | per campaign / per listing impressions | exclusive |
Compiled by the TriData research system from public registers, industry structure and regulatory reporting obligations; refreshed as the underlying catalogue grows. Look up the code itself in the NACE code finder.