New Zealand Agricultural Show - November Annually

The Rare Breeds Conservation Society of NZ holds an annual Rare Breed Livestock display at the Canterbury A&P show/ New Zealand Agricultural Show in November.

It was by taking part in this event and planning that the founding members of the Rare Horse Society of NZ Liselle Silver and Megan Hopkinson were inspired to begin our own group to fundraise and help horses specifically.

This event is held annually alongside the Rare Breeds Conservation Society of NZ. If you would like to take part in future events please contact us.

2023 was our debut Canterbury Show event as the Rare Horse Society of NZ.

For information about the event see theshow.co.nz

Otago Equine Expo -October 2023

This will be our first solo rare breed horse display out from under the Rare Breeds Conservation Society of NZ. We are aiming for the biggest and most spectacular rare breed horse display ever.

The display will feature horses in pens to be admired and met by the public throughout the two day event. There will be a ridden demonstration area in half of the A&P showgrounds arena where the horses can be ridden or shown off in any manner. An obstacle course will be set up for all day in hand or ridden play and each breed gets a time slot.

We have a phenomenal number of horses attending to represent various breeds but we are still looking to fill spaces for some as well as requiring back up breeds in case any fall through. Get in contact if you are interested!

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This event was a huge success with 17 Rare Horse Breeds in attendance. We have been invited back for the next show which will be October 2025.

A big thank you to Fred's Fencing who sponsored the large pens for the bigger horses and kept them contained and safe.

Fred also provided a round pen for the Expo to raffle off as a fundraiser. We can't thank him enough for his efforts with this show and his products are fantastic quality.

Check out his projects at www.fredsfencing.co.nz

NEXT EVENTS:

Planning is underway for events in 2025 - if you have an event you would like to host a display of Rare Horses at please contact us to arrange this.

Northern (Rangiora) A&P Show 25 October 2025 - to be confirmed

Rare Horse Society is invited to present horses for 2024 show (rained off). We may be able to attend again in 2025. If you would like to bring a horse along please contact us, we have room for more and a riding area is available to show off. This will be an active display only, ridden or other demos for approximately 30 minutes per breed. There is no public meet and greet pens, however you can park up around the ringside for pat stations for some of the day while others are riding.

Come along and meet us, join us or exhibit a horse!

Canterbury A&P Show Show Week Mid November 2025 -3 day event

Our usual display continues at Canterbury's A&P Show. 2025's show is called the Royal Show and will be huge. If you would like to bring a horse along please contact us, we have room for more and a riding area is available to show off. We usually have active demonstrations as well as horses in pens for public to view at these events but please be aware helicopters may be flying too close for comfort overhead and very frequently. Some horses may struggle. Most exhibitors camp on site with their horse and make a fun trip of this event.

Come along and meet us, join us or exhibit a horse!

EquiSouth November 1-2 2025 - Mosgiel, Dunedin

Rare Horse Society is invited to present horses for 2025 EquiSouth - the rebranded Otago Equine Expo and the first event under the new name. 2023 saw us present the Largest Display of Rare Breeds of Horses in the World, setting an official world record! It will be a combination of static display and active demonstrations as well as the horses joining in various events throughout this two day event.

Come along and meet us, join us or exhibit a horse!

Past Events