Registration

SPHA Membership

Membership of the SPHANZ costs just $20

Our membership year runs from 1st July through to the 30th June. All memberships are due for renewal on July 1st each year.

Becoming a member of SPHANZ is a requirement of registering a horse with the Association.

Annual renewal is recommended but not compulsory until you have another horse to register.

Once you have become a member we will add you to our mailing list to receive emails and newsletters to keep you updated on what is happening with the association (you may opt out of the mailing list at any time).

When you apply to become a member you will first need to be approved by the committee, then you will receive an invoice for a membership, and upon paying the invoice you will have all the rights of the membership category assigned to you.

 

Registering a Horse / Pony

The Sport and Performance Horse Association of New Zealand is approved by the FEI to issue passports

All horses registered with the SPHANZ will receive an international horse passport.

The horse passport we issue is a similar format to the New Zealand Warmblood Association issued horse passports. These are 40- page booklets which certify the breeding and identity of your horse or pony. All horses and ponies are issued with a UELN (unique equine life number). The passport also specifies the breed registry that your equine has been registered into with the Sport and Performance Horse Association of NZ.

SPHANZ will not dual register any horse that is all ready registered with a Stud Book who issues UELN numbers.

The passport is also a travel and bio-security document. It holds the ownership record, medication controls and vaccination history of your horse which are all required for international travel.

Studbook classifications, ESNZ / Sport registrations, height controls and competition information can also be recorded in the passport. It is an all-in-one lifetime document.

 

Quick Guide for Registering your Horse / Pony

Step 1

Apply for Registration by filling out an Application To Register / Passport Application Form and fill out a Membership Form

 

Step 2

Wait for the SPHANZ to Invoice you

 

Step 3

Once you have received the veterinary ID Papers (and DNA envelope if required) in the post from SPHANZ, arrange for your vet to microchip and formally identify your horse on the papers supplied.

PLEASE ENSURE THESE ARE FILLED OUT CORRECTLY AS PER INSTRUCTIONS AND ARE STAMPED AND SIGNED BY THE VET!

 
 

Step 4

Post the VET ID back to the SPHANZ - your horse’s passport will be posted to you once processed.

Fees

Introductory Prices till 1st July 2023:

  • Registration/Passport- Foals (under 1 year)- $40

  • Registration/Passport- All horses over 1 year old - $50

  • Membership - $20

  • Change of Ownership: Free of charge if either the current or past owner is a SPHANZ member - $20 non-member fee will apply.

  • Prefix / Stud / Brand Application: $100

  • Replacement/ Duplicate Passport: $50

    Note: you must be a current member of SPHANZ to obtain replacement certificate/passport

  • Registration Form

    Complete this form to register a horse or pony with SPHANZ and receive an FEI approved International Passport

    Register A Horse or Pony

  • Change of Ownership Form

    Free of charge if either the current or past owner is a SPHANZ Member - otherwise a $20 non-member fee will apply (to be reviewed July 1st 2022)

    Change of Ownership Form

  • Replacement Passport Form

    SPHANZ encourages all Passports to be stored in a safe place and be transferred with the horse during any sale or lease. However if a passport is damaged or misplaced, then the following form will need to be filled out and witnessed by a Justice of the Peace.

    Replacement Passport Form

  • Declaration of Service - Stallion Owner

    If you have not been supplied with a Stallion Service Certificate from the stallion owner to prove the breeding of your horse / pony that you would like to register - the stallion owner must fill out this form.

    Declaration of Service - Stallion Owner

  • Declaration of Breeding and Date of Birth - Mare Owner

    If you have not been supplied with a Stallion Service Certificate from the stallion owner and/or you are not the breeder of the horse or pony you are wanting to register, you must get the mare owner / breeder to fill out this form.

    Declaration of Breeding and Date of Birth - Mare Owner

  • Membership Form

    In order to register a horse with SPHANZ you must be a current member.

    Printable Membership Form

  • Stallion Service Certificate

    For Stallion owners to use for the yearly returns to the SPHANZ Registrar and to give to mare owners once the mare is confirmed in foal

    Stallion Service Certificate