HSI has received 2615 applications and issued 874 completed applications for foals born in 2026.
2607 pedigree applications have had their foal kit sent to the applicant, with the remaining eight issued imminently.
It is important to note that, to date, 1117 foal kits have not been yet returned from breeders to HSI for pedigree applications, which is 43 per cent of all applications.
Of the 1490 applications who have returned their foal kits to HSI, 874 have been completed and the passport issued, and 93 are currently undergoing quality control checks, while the remaining 523 applications’ DNA samples are currently with the laboratory for analysis.
Of the 967 passport applications, where the DNA samples have been returned to HSI from the laboratory, 90 per cent are processed and complete, totalling 874.
The remaining applications are pending QC checks before being completed, and the team is working hard to complete them imminently.
In HSI’s Customer Service Department, 300 calls were received this week, of which 91 per cent were answered, totalling 273.
