TiES Eligibility

To be eligible to compete in the NZTR TiES Accumulator Series, NZTR TiES Futurity Jumping Series and/or NZTR TiES Best Performed your Thoroughbred must be registered with New Zealand Thoroughbred Studbook and also with  Equestrian Sports New Zealand.  Your horse/pony will need to be a Fully Registered ESNZ Horse/Pony, including having a Discipline Annual Start for the appropriate discipline.  The horse/pony must also be ridden by an ESNZ member (Child, Full competing or Introductory) to gain points/kms.

Registration Process

TiES Accumulator Series or TiES Accumulator Best Performed:
If you previously registered with TiES prior to 2025/2026 you do not need to do this again. Only new horses/ponies need to complete the following registration process.
Please email the following details to: [email protected]
• Name of ESNZ Registered Thoroughbred
• Name of Sire and Dam
• Year of Birth
• Colour and Sex
If you cannot supply both the Sire and Dam please provide one of the following:
• Racing Name
• Microchip Number

NZTR TiES Futurity Jumping Series:
To register for this new Series, your eligible Thoroughbred must be in its first or second consecutive season of ESNZ competition (ESNZ registered since 1 April 2024).
To compete in the series you must enter via Evo Events. ESNZ will then verify your eligibility.
What we need:
• Name of ESNZ Registered Thoroughbred
• Name of Sire and Dam
• Year of Birth
• Colour and Sex

*TiES registered horses’/ponys’ owners may sometimes be contacted by NZTR for horse traceability purposes.

TiES Registration confirmation can take up to three weeks depending on the information supplied. 

You can start competing in eligible events once you have applied for registration but please be aware that if your horse/pony is not a Registered Thoroughbred with the New Zealand Thoroughbred Studbook then any points you gain will be invalid.

Please refer to each respective discipline “TiES Accumulator Series Outline” for eligible classes.  

Further Information

Prizes for all TiES Dressage/Para-Dressage, Endurance/CTR, Eventing, Jumping and Show Hunter Series and Awards will be awarded at the end of the season, at a time/date to be confirmed.  

Please note:

  • That this competition is run by ESNZ National Office, Event Secretaries and Organising Committee’s will not be able to provide results or information.
  • For Points enquiries please contact Heidi Bulfin at National Office on [email protected]