NZ PRODUCTION & SELLING COSTS ››
We've received several requests for the Production & Selling Costs information which was posted on the previous NZTBA website, so we're posting it here in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).
2009 NZTBA Spring Seminars ››
A series of educational seminars were conducted by the NZTBA during the spring of 2009 at venues in Hamilton, Palmerston North and Christchurch.
Equine Influenza Information ››
The NZTBA continues to work closely with the New Zealand Equine Health Association (NZEHA) to prevent the spread of EI to New Zealand.
The NZTBA Auckland interview with John Messara, Part 2 ››
By Susan Archer |
20 Nov 2006 |
John Messara talks about Redoute's Choice, shuttle stallions, pedigree theory, horse genetics & artificial insemination....
The NZTBA Auckland interview with John Messara, Part 1 ››
By Susan Archer |
24 Oct 2006 |
Australian bloodstock visionary John Messara was the special guest at the 2006 NZTBA Auckland Awards dinner...
SUNLINE: NEW ZEALAND'S CHAMPION ››
Although it's now four years since the great mare retired to stud, neither we, nor her fans have forgotten her...
BLOODSTOCK TAXATION UPDATE: the new write-downs & the business test ››
By John Aubrey |
08 Sep 2006 |
The NZTBA's taxation specialist John Aubrey explains the new bloodstock write-downs for stallions and mares, and reviews the business test for horse breeding.
MEASURING STALLION PERFORMANCE: THE CASE FOR AEI & CI ››
By Renee Geelen |
15 May 2006 |
The major New Zealand sire premierships are still decided on a purely financial basis ie by total progeny earnings, despite the adoption of other methods of stallion performance assessment in other parts of the world.
NAMING YOUR RACEHORSE ››
By Susan Archer, NZTBA |
02 Apr 2006 |
You’ve bought or bred your yearling, and it’s at the breaker’s or spelling in the paddock. Now you can begin to think about the fascinating business of naming your racehorse.
THE FOAL AGE RULE EXPLAINED ››
The age of a foal born in New Zealand or Australia is now reckoned from 1 August in the year it's born, as long as its dam was first covered on or after 1 September in the previous year.
SELECTING A STALLION FOR YOUR BROODMARE ››
By Susan Archer, NZTBA |
15 Mar 2006 |
The first question a breeder must ask is "Do I plan to sell or race the horse I’m going to breed?"