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Key Insights: 1.Dog-breeding case sets a valuable GST precedent for horse breedersThe ART’s 2026 Smith decision confirms that even small-scale animal-breeding operations can qualify as a GST “enterprise” when they display recognised business characteristics — a principle directly relevant to horse breeders seeking to justify enterprise or business status. 2.“Business factors” mattered more than scale,…
Key Insights: 1.Dog-breeding case sets a valuable GST precedent for horse breedersThe ART’s 2026 Smith decision confirms that even small-scale animal-breeding operations can qualify as a GST “enterprise” when they
Bloodstock insurance can feel complex, especially when the policy wording is filled with technical language and extensively defined terms. Yet the importance of understanding exactly what your policy covers cannot
Article reproduced with permission from Howden Group When it comes to insuring your horses, understanding the most common and costly claims risks allows you to recognise and prevent them. Equine
Led by TBNSW’s Executive Officer, Kirsten Tydd, the Scone edition of the TBNSW Breeders Seminar was hosted on Thursday 31 July 2025. See links below to all session video replays:
From the TBNSW Scone Seminar: A session on the Application of Form, Figures and Ratings from a Bloodstock and Breeding Perspective, by Inglis Bloodstock Consultant, Angus Robertson.
From the TBNSW Scone Seminar: A session by Matt Thomas of Howden Group, one of the industry’s biggest providers of equine and business insurance.
The inaugural TBNSW Breeders Forum Seminar was hosted in the Southern Highlands on 24 July 2025. See links below to all session videos: Welcome & Introduction Featuring TBNSW’s Kirsten Tydd
Introduction to the TBNSW Breeders Forum Seminar in the Southern Highlands, July 2025, by TBNSW Executive Officer, Kirsten Tydd.
From the TBNSW Seminar: A session about the global changes to wagering and what that means to the industry, presented by bookmaker Robbie Waterhouse.
From the TBNSW Seminar: A session on stud farm policies, Howden care and custody control within Agri Commercial, by the Howden Equine Insurance team, Stuart Doughty and Dr. Andrew Dart.
Office location:
HVERC, Suite A.02
Randwick Way, Scone NSW
Postal: PO BOX 130, SCONE NSW 2337
Phone: (02) 5504 3818
Email: info@tbnsw.com.au
Executive Officer: Ms Kirsten Tydd
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