For the 2025 breeding season so far, HSI has received 4086 applications and issued 1385 completed applications.

3866 pedigree applications have had their foal kit sent to the applicant, with the remainder issued imminently.

It is important to note that, to date, 1419 foal kits have not been yet returned from breeders to HSI for pedigree applications, which is 37 per cent of all applications.

Of the 2447 applications who have returned their foal kits to HSI, 1385 have been completed and the passport issued and 132 are currently undergoing quality control checks, while the remaining applications’ DNA samples are currently with the laboratory for analysis.

Of the 1517 passport applications, where the DNA samples have been returned to HSI from the laboratory, 1385 are complete.