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| What does it mean to get back on track? |
| It means we get serious about producing world class horses. |
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| New Zealanders have traditionally produced some outstanding horses from at times very obscure |
| bloodlines. You only need to see the number of mares of NOT TRACED breeding in the existing register |
| to appreciate that. |
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| Breeding sport horses overseas is really big business. Double the size of our thoroughbred industry in |
| many European countries. We are missing out because our industry is so fragmented. The philosophy |
| behind the NZ Sport Horse Register was to accept and document all sport horse bloodlines being used with |
| a view to publishing performance data that will help breeders produce a better horse over time. |
| Unfortunately we don't have the clout of the NZ Racing Conference who won't let you race a horse if it |
| hasn't been properly registered. But through a working relationship with the ESNZ, we can expect to |
| produce information that will highlight the up and coming sires and mares so they can make a bigger |
| impact on the breeding scene here. |
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| But that needs documentation to a world standard set by the WBFSH starting from the day a foal is born |
| through to performance results in ESNZ shows and then breeding results. It starts with recording your |
| horses on the NZ Sport Horse Register no matter what your particular breed interest is. The Register |
| although "open" is not just one big melting pot! Each identifiable breed keeps its origins in the registration |
| number - eg NZTB for thoroughbred, NZWB for warmblood etc. We will be approaching Breed Societies |
| here so that we can work together on making a name for the NZ bred horse - no matter what the origins. |
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| You have to be in for NZ to win! |
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