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Crawford Hill Jewellery SI Dressage Champs Underway

The Crawford Hill Jewellery South Island Dressage Championships are underway at the Dunstan Horse Feeds SI ESNZ National Equestrian Centre in Christchurch today. This is the pinnacle Kiwi Arena...

Paige Fitzgerald on Top of the World

Paige Fitzgerald on Top of the World 2024 Youth FEI Dressage Challenge It’s a huge congratulations to Paige Fitzgerald and Greenmoor Euphoria from Canterbury who have won the 2024 Individual...

Cochrane, Belsham & Lawn 2025 NZ Youth Champions

Cochrane, Belsham & Lawn 2025 NZ Youth Champions Copyright All Photos: Libby Law Photography A sun drenched Taupo attracted 135 U25 combinations to the Saddle & Canter 2025 Youth...

Sue Hobson Stands Down as Dressage Chair

Dressage NZ  advises with regret that Sue Hobson has made the call to stand down as ESNZ Dressage Discipline Chair.   This was not an easy decision for Sue who wishes to be able to spend more...

Saddle & Canter Dressage Youth Festival Entries Close Tues 7 Jan

A reminder entries close tomorrow 7 January for this amazing youth Dressage and Para Dressage event which has something for all riders. The event is especially for Under 25yrs, but if you turn 25...

Para Equestrian Pathway Helps Nicole Shine Again

Para Equestrian is a discipline where riders are classified in relation to their longer term physical ability challenges.  However, for one of our equestrians, the classification has enabled...

Demo & Dabble is Coming to Christchurch

The Demo & Dabble, ESNZ's bespoke multidisciplinary event is coming to Christchurch on 22-23 March 2025 at the Dunstan Horsefeeds NEC Christchurch.   It builds on the success of the...

Calling for Applications – Dressage, Jumping, Endurance and Eventing Squads 2025

Talent Identification (ID) Squad The ESNZ High Performance programme is calling for applications for the Talent Identification (ID) Squads in the disciplines of Dressage, Jumping, Endurance and...

Newcomers Have Big Plans after Interschools

The September Secondary Schools Equestrian Championships may be a dim memory for some of our school-age equestrians, however, the event has provided a springboard towards greater things for two...

A New Spin on Equestrian Events is Tested in Hamilton

Grassroots riders had a taste of something new at a horse event at the Waikato Equestrian Centre in Hamilton this weekend.  ESNZ hosted a multi-discipline weekend – the first of its kind...

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