For the 2025 breeding season so far, HSI has received 5687 applications and issued 4299 completed applications.
5577 pedigree applications have had their foal kit sent to the applicant, with the remainder issued imminently.
It is important to note that, to date, 738 foal kits have not been yet returned from breeders to HSI for pedigree applications, which is 13 per cent of all applications.
Of the 4939 applications who have returned their foal kits to HSI, 4429 have been completed and the passport issued, and 253 are currently undergoing quality control checks, while the remaining 387 applications’ DNA samples are currently with the laboratory for analysis.
Of the 4552 passport applications, where the DNA samples have been returned to HSI from the laboratory, 94 per cent are processed and complete, totalling 4299.