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HIGH POINTS WINNERS ANNOUNCED

June 15, 2025Linda Gowdy

BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR HIGH POINTS WINNERS DRESSAGE Sponsored by The Hungry Horse Café = Winner Louis Weitenberg SHOWING Sponsored by the NZFHS Inc. = Winner Maria King PLEASURE/CTR/WE Sponsored by Willowdale Ranch = Winners Simone du Bernard-ripa and Phil Ripa Well done to all our winners, now onto the round of High Points – […]

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New Zealand Friesian Horse Society Inc. AGM 2025

May 22, 2025Linda Gowdy

UPDATED AGM INFORMATION, PLEASE NOTE AGM IS NOW VIA ZOOM ONLY. As most of our members are only able to join our Annual General Meeting online, we will be holding the AGM only on Zoom this year, not in person. It will take place at 2pm on Saturday 31st May 2025. This event is open […]

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The NZFHS will be hosting a Friesian get-together at the NEC in Taupo on Friday 3rd – Sunday 5th May 2024

March 12, 2024Linda Gowdy

A BIG REMINDER TO ALL OUR MEMBERS, WE NEED NUMBERS OF THOSE THAT WILL BE ATTENDING ASAP (NO LATER THEN END OF MARCH) , PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU ARE COMING AND IF YOU WANT TO BOOK IN FOR THE RIDING LESSONS !! WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE EVERYONE THERE

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Success for our member Gill Morley and her lovely Mare Kalani GF at HOY

March 12, 2024Linda Gowdy

Well done to our members that represented the Friesian Breed at HOY last week 🙂  Gill Morley and Baldeep Dhillon were out their with their  beautiful horses doing us all proud.   A special mention to Gill Morley and her lovely mare Kalani GF who came away with a 5th placing in the Zilco Musical […]

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WE’RE HEADING INTO FOALING SEASON

September 10, 2023September 10, 2023Linda Gowdy

Here’s a timely reminder that if you wish to register your foal, this needs to be done within 14 days of the foal being born. photo of Helena and her foal Zahra of Glenrose Friesian Dec 2015

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Reminders for Sales, Purchases and Membership

September 2, 2023Linda Gowdy

As there’s been a bit of confusion on this recently, on behalf of the NZFHS board, some information below about selling a horse registered with the KFPS/NZFHS, foal registration, and answers to a few more common questions: The “Certificate of Registration” = The Studbook Paper – This is laminated and watermarked with a raised textured […]

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POSTPONEMENT NOTICE – The Friesian Horse Hawkes Bay group are postponing their working equation

POSTPONEMENT NOTICE – The Friesian Horse Hawkes Bay group are postponing their working equation

July 13, 2023Linda Gowdy

POSTPONEMENT NOTICE – Unfortunately due to the continuing rain and ground conditions in the Hawkes Bay. The Friesian Horse group are postponing their working equation day on the 22 July in Clive. Please note this is a postponement, not a cancellation

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High Points Awards Submission Deadline (for 2022)!

High Points Awards Submission Deadline (for 2022)!

April 24, 2023Anna Zhigareva

We love to encourage all members to get out to various events or just out and about with their Friesians, and to enter the NZFHS HPA (High Point Award) competition, a free competition open to all NZFHS members which runs each calendar year (Jan 1st through to Dec 31st). These awards are designed to recognise owners […]

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Latest from the NZFHS

  • HIGH POINTS WINNERS ANNOUNCED June 15, 2025
  • New Zealand Friesian Horse Society Inc. AGM 2025 May 22, 2025
  • New Zealand Keuring Results 2025 April 20, 2025
  • Full Digital NZ Keuring Programme for both Auckland and Palmertson North April 9, 2025
  • PALMERSTON NORTH KEURING 2025 – THURSDAY 17TH OF APRIL April 9, 2025

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🌟NZFHS Online Auction🌟Item #9🌟After a short hiatus, we are now excited to announce the final item of our online auction! (Congratulations to Lynette Burns for winning Item #8!)Item #9 is kindly sponsored by our lovely members Simone du Bernard-ripa and Philipp Ripa at Friesian Grande NZ - Classic Friesians! Thank you for coming up with this awesome idea!✨Experience The Magnificent Friesian Horse Up Close!✨👉Visit the idyllic Classic Friesians Stud in Silverdale, Auckland, to meet Simone and Philipp's magical black beauties and make some beautiful Friesian memories!👉Learn about the different Friesians' personalities and friendships with one another👉Groom and cuddle a Friesian! (Please bear in mind, we cannot offer a riding opportunity at this stage.)👉Take lots of gorgeous photos together!To win this auction, please place your bid in the comment section (please make sure it's the original NZFHS page post) and check back to re-bid! The highest bidder by 8pm on Sunday 29th June will win this item!🌟Thank you to everyone who has participated in our auction series to fundraise and help off-set some of the costs of traveling our judges and runners to and from the country for our Keurings. We have had some incredible items and opportunities on offer, and have been blown away by the kindness and ingenuity of our members! A huge thank you to the Board for your hard work in securing the auction items and experiences! ... See MoreSee Less

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Winter Solstice Ride at Waiwera Beach success 🙂👍 enjoy the beautiful photos, hopefully more people can join next time 🌄🌄 ... See MoreSee Less

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NEXT FRIESIAN AND FRIENDS CATCH UP JAN 2026Keep these dates free and let us know you’re coming 🙂 Our next get-together will be on 2-4th January 2026 at the NEC in Taupo. This gathering is for all Friesian, Part breed Friesians and friends. We would like all full members and social members to be there and yes you can bring a friend for a small fee 🙂 This is going to be a fun get together and we'd like to see as many of you with your beautiful horses all here :) ... See MoreSee Less

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An early reminder for this up coming breeding season Foals born in 2025 including 31/12/2025 should have names starting with - DEF and for foals born from 1/01/2026 should have names starting with - GHI :) Looking forward to the foal spam starting in Spring :) ... See MoreSee Less
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🐴 BEACH RIDE – ALL WELCOME! Calling all horse riders (and photographers too!) – come join us tomorrow morning (SATURDAY) at 8:30am at Waiwera Beach for a magical ride along the sand! ✨Yes, it started as a Friesian get-together… but we’d love to see all horses and riders there! Whether you're on a Friesian, a pony, or anything in between – come along and ride with us.New to beach rides? No worries! We’ll walk calmly with you or even lead your horse if it's your first time. We're here to help – and to have fun!Let’s enjoy the ocean breeze, great company, and of course – the stunning horses!Photographers welcome too – capture the beauty of horses on the beach!#MatarikiMagic #BeachRide #HorseLife #FriesiansOnTheBeach #MatarikiMorning #EquineSoul #NzWinter #HorseLovers #QuietMoments #RidingIntoMatariki #WaiweraBeach #NzHorses ... See MoreSee Less

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