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.

Taupo Summer Horse Trials November 2023

The New Zealand Hanoverian - Talented sport horses for the dressage, jumping, eventing and driving

Taupo Summer Horse Trial 4* winner Henton For Glory (For Edition/Escudo I) B. Henton Lodge Hanoverians. Led from the dressage phase with a very solid performance and carried on for the win. Schnapps MH (Stolzenberg/Grosvenor xx) Mia Gilbert B. Matthews

Fabulous Furstenball Old. – great results at Takapoto World Cup Finals Show

Fabulous Furstenball Old. (Furst Heinrich Westf. /Donnerhall Old.) – for many years he has been at the top of Hanoverian Verband the top list for Type and Rideability. At Takapoto last weekend during the Pacific League World Cup Finals show,

Takapoto Pacific League World Cup Finals Weekend 2023

Fabulous Takapoto – and our Hanoverian and Rheinland horses perform with excellence. There were 44 registered horses entered and between them they amassed 105 top 10 placings. Of those, seven won title classes. Preliminary – Furst Klasse MH (Furstenball Old.

Stallion Licensing in Verden 2023 – Ten premium dressage stallions awarded

Dressage stallion licensing with premiere of the FRH Cup Verden. The ten best young stallions of the 2021 crop were awarded a premium at the Verden licensing of dressage stallions. Seven of them found a new owner at the stallion