NZHS – The New Zealand Hanoverian Society

Welcome to the website of the New Zealand Hanoverian Society, the administrator of the official New Zealand Hanoverian and New Zealand Rheinland Studbooks and promoter of the breeds.

These are two internationally recognised Stud Books. NZHS has gained membership of the World Breeding Federation of Sporthorses – the WBFSH.

On this website you will find information about the Hanoverian and Rheinland horses, the New Zealand Hanoverian Society and the Hanoverian and Rheinland breeding programmes, including the procedures that must be followed in order to breed horses eligible for Hanoverian and Rheinland registration and branding.

Be Steps Ahead of your competition – Breed a Hanoverian or Rheinlander

You will most DEFINITELY be steps ahead. In New Zealand we have some fabulous stallions to mate with your Hanoverian, Rheinland or Warmblood mares. There are both Dressage and Jumping stallions – all offering fresh transported semen possibilities.

Mares, Foals and Stallions 2019 – Join us!

Come join us for the grand tour. Spectators welcome as always – more news and venue information to come over the next months.

Stallion Licensing in NZ 2019

We are being given this new opportunity – a first in Australasia. We must have two stallion judges from the Verband. The stallion owners will share the costs which will also include their accomodation for that part of the trip,

Verband Inspection Tour 2019

Join us in February 2019 in Auckland, Waikato, Northland, Nelson and Canterbury. Open to all Hanoverian and Rheinland mares foals and colts. Registered Warmblood mares with the appropriate pedigrees can be eligible for either Rheinland Studbook or Hanoverian Pre- Studbook.