For the 2025 breeding season so far, HSI has received 4870 applications and issued 2065 completed applications.
4849 pedigree applications have had their foal kit sent to the applicant, with the remainder issued imminently.
It is important to note that, to date, 1469 foal kits have not been yet returned from breeders to HSI for pedigree applications, which is 30 per cent of all applications.
Of the 3380 applications who have returned their foal kits to HSI, 2065 have been completed and the passport issued and 361 are currently undergoing quality control checks, while the remaining 954 applications’ DNA samples are currently with the laboratory for analysis.
Of the 2426 passport applications, where the DNA samples have been returned to HSI from the laboratory, 2065 are complete.