Wendi Williamson and Don Vioto MH are set to compete against the very best in the world on the opening day of dressage at the 2026 FEI World Championships in Aachen, Germany. The Kiwi duo will go at 5.30pm (German time) on Tuesday (3.30am Wednesday NZ time), 43rd in a field of 45 on day one of competition, with the remaining 46 to go the following day. “I couldn’t ask for a better...
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The Equestrian Sports New Zealand board is pleased to announce the appointment of Emily Downes as the new chief executive. Emily is an experienced senior executive and sporting system leader...
New Zealand equestrians are chasing more than medals at the 2026 FEI World Championships Aachen, Germany, next week. As well as hunting down top honours, hopes are high they’ll also qualify...
Most New Zealanders who've been to a race meeting have seen the purpose-built horse ambulance, ready if something goes wrong on the track. What many in the equestrian community don't know is...
The Dressage Development Committee is a sub-commitee of ESNZ Dressage The Committee Purpose: To manage the Development of Riders, Horses and Coaches on behalf of the DNZ, board, enabling...
ESNZ Dressage is seeking expressions of interest for a Board member with both a sound Technical knowledge of the sport, an interest in rules and a keen interest and commitment to supporting the...
Applications are open for the role of Rider’s Representative on the ESNZ Show Hunter Executive. All applicants must be 18 or over and are required to submit a...
Charlotte Penny comes away from the FEI U25 World Eventing Championships on a high and chomping at the bit to do more. She and Carousal – Rosie to her mates – finished in 23rd place with...
The Thoroughbred in Equestrian Sport (TiES) continues to highlight the extraordinary second careers of New Zealand’s off‑the‑track Thoroughbreds — and few horses embody that spirit more...