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.
⇒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 the Five Domains from World Horse Welfare.
Click on the logo to learn about our Partnerships
News + Updates
Double Gold for New Zealand at Aachen
New Zealand eventers have scored an historic double victory at CHIO Aachen, one of the toughest and most admired events in the world, finishing with four Kiwis in the top 10. Individual winner Tim Price and Vitali (30.5 penalty points) led through all three phases for his first-ever victory at Aachen, with Monica Spencer aboard Artist (37.2) sixth, Clarke Johnstone on Rocket Man (40.8)...
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Kiwis Chase Repeat of Aachen Victory
New Zealand eventers will be keen to replicate the success of 2018 at CHIO Aachen in Germany this week. The Kiwis have a pretty good track record at the prestigious event but only once have won...
Celebrating the NRM Eventing Series winners!
The Series are notoriously a popular ticket item for Eventing riders where combinations gain points from Events across the Spring & Autumn season. There are six Series that riders can nominate...
ESNZ Chief Medical Advisor
Equestrian Sports New Zealand (ESNZ) is on the lookout for a dedicated and experienced medical professional to lead and advise on all things related to equestrian athlete health and welfare. This...
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.
ESNZ Podcasts
Travelling around the country to compete? Time flies when you listen to our Insights series at ESNZ Podcasts on Spotify. Check out Eventing with Donna Edwards-Smith, Endurance with Tony Parsons, High Performance with Jock Paget, Dressage Coaching with Andrea Raves, and Horse Welfare with Andrew Hoy. And our back catalogue includes the Path to Paris series featuring Monica Spencer, Melissa Galloway, Tom Tarver, and grooms Kerryn Edmans and Rosie Thomas.
Position Vacancies
Interested in joining the team at Equestrian Sports New Zealand? Click on the button below to find out more about our current vacancies.