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Welcome to NECD Resources where you can find a wealth of useful information including guides to both using the site and NECD recommendations for best practice equestrian crime prevention. As an NECD member you will be able to access and benefit from the associated NECD services.

How to Use NECD in the Event of Theft

In the event of theft NECD provides a number of ground breaking new services which include generating a detailed document to support an insurance claim and providing a printable certificate for each item registered. This is essential since UK Police forces will not hand over recovered stolen items without receiving proof of ownership. The certificates remain on the system for the life of the item.

If an equestrian item is stolen:

  1. Please go on line to your NECD account and fill in the report. Tick your item as stolen
  2. NECD then generates SMS and email to local area vicinity. Email will includes pictures of items if provided
  3. NECD will generate and forward the report to the police. A copy of this will be found in your 'My messages'
  4. You must report theft to the Police and obtain a crime reference number. This number should be detailed on NECD in the field provided
  5. NECD will generate a report to the insurance company. A copy of this can be found in your 'My messages'
  6. The NECD stolen registry will be updated for publication to the Police, Auction Houses and Ports
  7. This item is now visible to the world as a stolen item

Stolen items can be traced and returned and even if marks are defaced, Using NECD Checkit or Textit 'Fuzzy Search Logic' partial existing identifier patterns can be searched to retrieve the records of stolen items.

If a horse is stolen:

  1. Please go on line to your NECD account and fill in the report. Tick your item as stolen. You may also contact NECD by telephone but you must still complete the on line actions above
  2. NECD will immediately generate an SMS and email nationwide. Email will includes pictures of horses if provided
  3. NECD immediately notifies Police, Ports and Auction Houses
  4. You must report the theft to the Police and obtain a crime reference number. This number should be detailed on NECD in the field provided
  5. NECD will generate and forward the report to the police. A copy can be found in your 'My messages'
  6. NECD will generate a report to the insurance company. A copy can be found in your 'My messages'
  7. The NECD stolen registry will be updated for publication to the Police, Auction Houses and Ports
  8. Your stolen horse is now visible to the world as stolen

For the first time, port authorities and UK Customs Officials will now be able to check any horses leaving the UK against NECD ID's and the detailed information on our system.

Proof of Ownership in the Case of Stolen Property Recovery

One of the cruelties of Equestrian Crime is that when your horse, tack or equipment is recovered, there may be no way for the Police to return them to you. Even where owners have marked their property, and registered the items with one of the existing Equestrian databases, identification of an item as stolen can be a very time consuming task. As a result, there are warehouses all over the country full of recovered saddles, tack and equipment. The Police invite equestrians to view these in the hope of reuniting items with owners, however, even if someone spots their stolen property, unless they can prove ownership with a receipt it cannot be returned to them.

After careful research and collaboration with Constabularies all across Britain, NECD has developed services that meet both the needs of the Police and the Equestrian to solve this problem. The Police can now track any item of a member's equestrian estate which is stolen, on a nationwide basis, using their access to the NECD database. Any NECD member, can now provide legally accepted proof of ownership based on their inventory records. NECD tracks the complete life of, and generates a certificate for every valuable item of equestrian estate registered by a member and this can be used proof of ownership.

Buying with Confidence

When you consider purchasing Equestrian Items on the secondary market, make sure you know the origin of your intended equestrian purchase. If you have any doubts about the item, you can check any identifying marks with use the NECD Checkit or Textit services. Using your web browser, or Smartphone, go to www.necd.org.uk and enter the mark you found. You can also check marks by sending a SMS text to NECD and receive an instant SMS reply.

If the item is not registered, you can make further enquiries. If the item is reported stolen, you can report the sighting with a simple click of a button, and help the Police return the property to its rightful owners.

Ensure you obtain a receipt for your purchase and register the new item on NECD to get it protected. You now have the peace of mind that if your item is stolen, you can prove ownership both for the Police and Insurance companies. NECD can generate a certificate for each item registered.

How to get Tack Marked with NECD Unique IDs

Any brand or make of saddle whether new, or used can be stamped with a unique NECD ID number.

  • For a RRP of £10.00 your local equestrian retailer or saddler can stamp your saddle so simply print off the NECD Item certificate, which contains the unique ID for the item, and take this to them. NECD provides a drop down menu of Retailers and Saddlers to help you locate your nearest outlet
  • Ensure you take a photograph of the unique ID on the item and load this up on your NECD account to complete NECD protection
  • If you required additional alphanumeric marks to make your pre-existing mark unique, Retailers or saddlers can provide these as well

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