Warning: session_start(): open(/var/lib/php5/sess_3edfv05ls1m143ap5kr9tmo3d6, O_RDWR) failed: Permission denied (13) in /var/www/xTools2.5/library/cms_generator.php on line 207 Horse Of The Year :: NZ Performance Bred

NZ Performance Bred

The aim behind the Performance Bred section at NRM HOY 2014 is simple... to put New Zealand's best on the world stage.

For those behind the section, it makes perfect sense for the nation to follow in the footsteps of Katie McVean's Superstar Dunstan Delphi.

We want to be able to take our World Cup horses to Europe and do well, but to that we need to breed something exceptional.

Temperament, conformation, obedience and paces are all put under the spot light, with particular attention paid to the horses suitability to it chosen discipline – whether that be dressage, showjumping, eventing.

All horses in the Performance Bred section must be at least 50% Warmblood be registered with the New Zealand Warmblood Association, and/or Holsteiner or Hanoverian Association.

This ensures quality, depth and bone.


We wish to thank the following photographers for their images used on this website (all images are subject to copywright rules and regulations):

  • Barbara Thomson
  • Diana Black Design
  • Kampic Photography
  • Take the Moment

© 2013 Horse of the Year (Hawkes Bay) and NRM Horse of the Year Show

Warning: Unknown: open(/var/lib/php5/sess_3edfv05ls1m143ap5kr9tmo3d6, O_RDWR) failed: Permission denied (13) in Unknown on line 0 Warning: Unknown: Failed to write session data (files). Please verify that the current setting of session.save_path is correct (/var/lib/php5) in Unknown on line 0