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 travelling, Preparing for a Hot, Humid Summer and the Five Domains from World Horse Welfare.
Click on the logo to learn about our Partnerships
Demo & Dabble is Coming to Christchurch
Entries are now open for our Demo & Dabble South Island event at the Dunstan Horsefeeds NEC Christchurch this coming March 22 & 23rd. This is our second multidiscipline event aimed at grassroots riders. So, f you are chomping at the bit to get involved, come along or have a peep at what’s on offer….hop over to EvoEvents NZ and check it out! We’re just lining up the wonderful ambassadors and what a great crop they are too. We cant wait to see you there!! See our page: https://www.nzequestrian.org.nz/esnz/programmes/strengthen-adapt/and join us on our socials:
News + Updates
Leaderboards are tight in the race to the final!
All roads led to the Power Farming Brookby Show this weekend where the weather proved to be as good as the competition. Sophia Blackbourn landed herself another FMG Young Rider win, this time locally supported by Inkster Landscape, by jumping the only clear round aboard Roxette ECPH. This win looks to take Sophia to the top of the series leaderboard with just a few...
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Davey Dominates in Olympic Cup
Hastings horsewoman Julie Davey has had more starts in the prestigious Olympic Cup for Showjumper of the Year than she cares to count . . . but today, she and LT Holst Freda finally...
Hall of Fame Inductee David Goodin is celebrated at HOY
One of the absolute stalwarts of New Zealand equestrian was been inducted into the ESNZ Hall of Fame at HOY this week. David Goodin has competed at HOY for decades, riding well into his 80s...
Defender Horse of the Year Dressage
Dressage Results Follow the link for all results so far It has been a magic day at Defender Horse of the Year with Pony Dressage of the Year titles decided and the first day of the Grand Prix...
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.