Equestrian Sports New Zealand
Welcome
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. (credit: Libby Law Photography)
⇒IRT Horse Welfare Hub⇐
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.
Click on the heading above for helpful information and resources, including Preparing for a Hot, Humid Summer.
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News + Updates
Super Stellar Takes Dannevirke World Cup
Sophie Scott’s double clear victory aboard Benrose Stellar in this afternoon’s FEI World Cup qualifier at Dannevirke is not quite enough to pop her to the top of the leaderboard as the New Zealand series heads to the final. It was a stunning victory and her pressure-fuelled clear in the second round of the Heather McDonald-designed course saw her edge Julie Davey (Hawke’s Bay) and...
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Tight Tussle at Top of World Cup Leaderboard
It couldn’t be tighter heading into the penultimate round of the FEI World Cup (NZ League) Series at Dannevirke on Saturday. Tied at the top of the leaderboard are Hawke’s Bay...
Tristan Triumphs & Katie Kickstarts the New Year
The New Year opened the second half of the season with a bang, particularly for Tristan Thomas and Katie Meredith who couldn’t have asked for a happier new year when they both took out...
Saddle & Canter Dressage Youth Festival Entries Close Tues 7 Jan
A reminder entries close tomorrow 7 January for this amazing youth Dressage and Para Dressage event which has something for all riders. The event is especially for Under 25yrs, but if you turn 25...
Team NZ
High Performance
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.