Hanoverian Breeding Programs
The HHSA has established the Australian Jumping, Dressage and Eventing Breeding Programs based on the equivalent successful programs in the Hannoveraner Verband and other daughter societies. The aim of these programs is to reward and promote the breeding of high-quality Australian Hanoverian and Rhineland Dressage, Jumping and Eventing horses with Performance results.
This program is designed to encourage and recognise the value of using proven performance mares and stallions that are also producing quality offspring proven in sport, displaying a desirable genetic predisposition. The Hanoverian breed ideals encourage breeding of horses with health, soundness and temperament to be successful in sport and these breeding programs reflect and reward these values. Breeders can use Breeding Program and star designations to enhance the prestige of their breeding program and value of offspring.
Mares accepted into the breeding programs will be listed and recognised yearly on the HHSA website.
The Eventing Breeding Program is the first of its kind worldwide – an idea brought to life by the HHSA in 2025 to support Australian breeders. Australia has a strong history of producing world-class eventers and the HHSA is aiming to reward, promote and support the breeding of Hanoverian and Rhineland eventing horses.
Jumping Breeding Program (JBP)
Dressage Breeding Program (DBP)
Eventing Breeding Program (EBP)
Click on the relevant discipline for more information.
To apply for the Jumper, Dressage or Eventing Breeding program star awards, owners must apply by filling in the application below, stating the mares’ achievement.
If the mare achieves the one* requirements during the HHSA tour’s MPT, no application is necessary.
There is an application fee of $35 which covers verifying results, modifying pedigree in our database, and preparing and sending a label sticker for the mare’s passport. Their names will be affixed with the according Star* designation, which will then appear in any offspring’s pedigree.