Welcome to Equestrian Sports New Zealand. We are Aotearoa New Zealand’s national sports organisation, supporting equestrians and horses across all activities and disciplines. We are delighted to have you along for the ride.
The responsibility of being the guardians of horse welfare within equestrian sport is an important task and relies on everyone engaged in the sport.
We understand that it is a privilege to involve horses in sport, racing and leisure and this comes with responsibilities to the horse.
We commit to respecting that horses are sentient beings with individual personalities. We will ensure the horse’s welfare is always our priority.
We undertake to continually develop our understanding of horse behaviour and equine welfare needs, and to proactively use this knowledge to provide a life for horses through our organisation which is positive and away from anything which might be harmful or negative.
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Equestrian Sports New Zealand have named an exciting team to compete against Australia in the Young Rider Trans-Tasman clash being held at the Gisborne Area Jumping and Show Hunter Champs, 24TH – 26TH January 2025. The 1.20m competition will be on borrowed horses with teams swapping mounts over the three days. Jumping high performance manager, Oliver Edgecombe will be Chef...
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The mission of the High Performance Programme is to operate a world-leading High Performance System which produces repeatable and sustainable success at the Olympics and World Championships that both inspires kiwis and marks us proud.