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 – 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
Read moreHIGH POINTS AWARDS RESULTS ARE IN
A huge congrats To high points awards winners Gill Chambers and Neil Fremaux Gill Chambers has received the high points award Dressage Trophy and Neil Fremaux has received the high points award Showing Trophy!
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High Points Awards Submission Deadline (for 2022)!
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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2023 Keuring Results!
A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for the 2023 NZ Keuring in Taupo on Easter Monday. We are immensely grateful to everyone involved in organising this special event and to our incredible Friesian horse community for helping everything run smoothly on the day! We were so excited to see everyone and experience […]
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Keuring Programme
The New Zealand Keuring is drawing closer! We invite you to have a look at our , and come along for a fun day out! Our Welcome Ceremony will commence at 12pm on Monday 10th April, and at about 1:30pm we will begin our ridden and in-hand presentations. Location: 114 Rapids Road, Rotokawa, Taupo Date: […]
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NZFHS Keuring 2023
The New Zealand Friesian Horse Society will be holding our Friesian Horse Keuring (inspection or judging) on 10th April 2023, starting at 10am! Location: National Equestrian Centre,114 Rapids Road, Rotokawa, Taupo. We are excited to welcome all our participants and observers, and would like to extend this welcome to friends, families, and anyone else who […]
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Upcoming Keuring Clinics!
Hello lovely members! We’ve got two exciting clinics coming up and hope you will be able to join us for these in preparation for our Keuring at the NEC, Taupo, in April 2023. Get in touch via secretary@nzfhs.co.nz to secure your spot! Palmerston North Keuring Clinic We have organised a one-day Keuring Clinic […]
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Friesian Day in Taupo 2022!
Friesian Day 202221-23 August at NEC, Taupo We have an in-person social event coming up in Taupo on Sunday 21st – Tuesday 23rd August! Our Friesian Day will involve various fun activities, including individual lessons, informative talks and demos to cover Keuring preparation and presentation, a group dinner, and trail rides. To spice it up, we’ve […]
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2023 NZ Keuring – Participation Interest Survey
The Keuring (inspection) is a fantastic opportunity for you to present your horse(s) in-hand and/or in a ridden test. Your horse(s) will be evaluated according to the KFPS studbook by KFPS judges coming from the Netherlands. We would like to encourage all our members to complete this short Keuring Interest Survey (3-min)! Your input is […]
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