For the 2025 breeding season so far, HSI has received 5574 applications and issued 3816 completed applications.
5560 pedigree applications have had their foal kit sent to the applicant, with the remainder issued imminently.
It is important to note that, to date, 817 foal kits have not been yet returned from breeders to HSI for pedigree applications, which is 15 per cent of all applications.
Of the 4743 applications who have returned their foal kits to HSI, 3816 have been completed and the passport issued, and 107 are currently undergoing quality control checks, while the remaining 820 applications’ DNA samples are currently with the laboratory for analysis.
Of the 3923 passport applications, where the DNA samples have been returned to HSI from the laboratory, 97 per cent are processed and complete, totalling 3816.