Interschools 'Graduate' Looks Back on Four Years at NISS
When Samantha Jones (Sam) competed as a member of the ACG Strathallan Team at the inaugural ESNZ North Island Secondary Schools Equestrian Championships (NISS) in Taupō in 2022, she was on a journey to what has become an exciting trajectory through the sport. Four years later, she is now competing at FEI 2* Eventing, representing New Zealand internationally, and working...
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Kiwi Jumpers Keen to Follow Eventers with Olympic Qualification
New Zealand’s jumpers are primed and ready to compete at the 2026 FEI World Championships, which got underway this evening in Aachen, Germany. Chef d’equipe Tom Tarver says the team has...
75th Annual General Assembly Notification
Notice of the 75th Annual General Assembly of Equestrian Sports New Zealand is hereby given to all ESNZ Board, ESNZ Discipline Boards and Members. Date: Tuesday,...
Expressions of Interest for Young Rider Trans Tasman
Expressions of Interest for Young Rider Trans Tasman on Borrowed Horses – Tamworth, NSW, October 2026. ESNZ is pleased to announce the acceptance of an invitation from Equestrian Australia to...
NZ Qualifies Eventing Team for LA Games
New Zealand has qualified a team spot at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games after placing sixth at the 2026 FEI World Eventing Championships in Aachen, Germany, this afternoon (Sunday). Tim...
Tough Cross Country Day Felt Across the Nations
It was a mixed bag for the Kiwis after a very influential cross country day at the 2026 FEI World Championships in Aachen. The team now sits in eighth place – a slot they need to hold to...
Kiwi Team in Touch with Leaders
The New Zealand eventing team are well in the hunt for a medal at the end of the dressage at the FEI 2026 World Championships in Aachen, sitting in fourth place – just .3 behind third placed...
Dressage is No Longer a ‘Hurdle Too Far’ for Kelly Downing
Kelly Downing wasn’t too keen on introducing her green off-the-track Thoroughbred to dressage, despite having evented up to 95cm. “I didn’t feel like we are good enough to participate...
World Champs Underway for Kiwi Eventers
It’s time for New Zealand’s eventing team to kick into gear at the 2026 FEI World Eventing Championships in Aachen, Germany. With all of the Kiwi combinations safely through the first horse...
Tough Ending for Williamson and Junior
Wendi Williamson and Don Vito MH may not have produced the result they had hoped for in their Grand Prix test at the 2026 FEI World Championships but still executed some beautiful work. New...
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