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The
New Zealand Hanoverian Society launched its own website late last
month, at www.nzhanoverian.com.
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As well as promoting
the New Zealand Hanoverian locally and overseas, the new site will give
members and breeders a central portal on which to promote and advertise
their stock. Members and prospective members also have a resource area
for downloading administration documentation, such as membership and registration
forms.
Society president
John Smith says the site is great for those wishing to learn more about
the Hanoverian and its history in New Zealand.
"The resident
breeding stallions are featured, as well as a history of the breed in
this country since the importation of Winnebago in 1977. Since then New
Zealand Hanoverians have been very successful on the world stage, with
horses such as Monopoly, World Cup showjumper Super Moth, Olympic dressage
mare Waikare - the first to represent New Zealand in this discipline at
the Olympics - and many more."
The site has joined
the web with the help of web designers and hosts, Horsetalk (http://www.horsetalk.co.nz),
New Zealand's top equestrian web portal, which features news, information,
classifieds, and site hosting for studs and organisations.
"We hope that
members will embrace the opportunities that the web presents, and use
the site for marketing themselves and their horses," Mr Smith says.
The society is also
intending on starting a members-only hanoverian discussion group/bulletin
board.
Stoneylea Farm (http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/nzhanoverian/stoneylea),
has also joined the web, and is the first Hanoverian stud to go online
under the nzhanoverian.com banner. Based in the Te Horo area in the lower
part of the North Island, Angela and John Smith have been breeding Hanoverians
since 1994. The farm has four broodmares who form the nucleus of their
operation, which includes training and competition.
ABOUT THE HANOVERIAN
SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND:
Formed in 1977,
the society is a daughter organisation of the Hanoverian Verband in Germany,
the world registered and approving authority on the breed. There are currently
three approved stallions in New Zealand, and imported fresh and frozen
semen is also used.
Website: http://www.nzhanoverian.com,
launched Saturday 23 February.
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