Emily Downes appointed Chief Executive of ESNZ
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 who brings more than a decade of experience across high performance sport, athlete development, organisational leadership and stakeholder engagement. She is currently general manager – wellbeing and...
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Kiwis Aiming High at World Champs
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...
Here for the Horse Ten Years On for Horse Ambulance Trust
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...
Dressage Development Committee Committed to the Future
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 Seeking New Technical Board Member - EOI close Thursday 6 August
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 for Show Hunter Riders Rep
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...
Penny Pumped After U25 Worlds
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...
Grassendale Enzo: Heart, Talent, and a Remarkable Comeback — Your 2025/26 TiES Jumping Accumulator Champion
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...
Charisma Scholarships Awarded
The Charisma Trust was established to hold funds raised to send the New Zealand Eventing Team to the first World Equestrian Games held in Stockholm in 1991. The Team went on to win both...
‘Grateful and honoured’ to ride for NZ at U25 Worlds
All the prep work has been done and now New Zealand’s FEI Eventing World Championships U25 representative Charlotte Penny is just amping to get on with the job. She will compete at the inaugural...
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