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.

Celebrating Dressage – Hanoverians at Bates NZ National Championships

Bates New Zealand National Dressage Championships 2019 Congratulations to the owners, riders and breeders of all the Hanoverian and Rheinland horses that entered and competed at the recent Championships in Feilding. Over all the Championships – including Open, Amateur, Small

Stallion Licensing 2019

For the very first time we have the possibility to present colts for licensing in Australasia. Two young colts and a GP jumping stallion were put forward this year and both were licensed to go forward to the Stallion Sport

Foal Report 2019 Tour

Top Hanoverian foal – SF Furstin Star (Fursten Look/Samarant) – Nikita Osborne from Seaforth Farm, Kerikeri .Photo credit Anne Stewart Equal top jumping foals – Copyright MH (Cornet Obolensky/Grosvenor xx) from Matthews Hanoverians in Awanui. Photo Laurie Hemphill and the

Top Mares from the 2019 Hanoverian Tour

Now we celebrate the Top mares from the tour – the starting point of the Breeding Programme. Top Hanoverian young mare is Riverpark Waileah (Worldly/Londonderry). B River Park Farm – Renai Hart, Huapai. Top Hanoverian older mare is Dolly Blue