In 2025, HSI received 5797 applications and issued 4649 completed applications.
5785 pedigree applications had their foal kit sent to the applicant, with the remainder issued imminently.
It is important to note that, to date, 637 foal kits have not been yet returned from breeders to HSI for pedigree applications, which is 11 per cent of all applications.
Of the 5148 applications who have returned their foal kits to HSI, 4649 have been completed and the passport issued, and 87 are currently undergoing quality control checks, while the remaining 412 applications’ DNA samples are currently with the laboratory for analysis.
Of the 4746 passport applications, where the DNA samples have been returned to HSI from the laboratory, 98 per cent are processed and complete, totalling 4649.