Hore is reportedly considering retirement, and it has been suggested he will not be returning to the Highlanders for another year, after he captained the team to 14th place last season.
But Highlanders general manager Roger Clark said the franchise's relationship with the All Black hooker had not changed, and he had not been cut from the squad.
''With Andrew, it has always been the same. We just leave him alone and let him concentrate on his All Black commitments and when he has done with that, he will talk to us,'' Clark said.
''This time is no different. Maybe if we had no hookers then we would be in a different position. But we have two guys signed, so we can afford to wait.''
Waikato hooker Brayden Mitchell and Otago rake Liam Coltman are both signed for next season.
Clark said Hore was no different than most players in the later stages of their playing days.
''At the end of the day, all players, when they get to that stage in their careers, in their mid-30s, they take their time to make a decision. They wait to see if their body is ready to go another season and be up to the rigours of professional rugby.''
Hore made no comment on his future in an interview last week, but The New Zealand Herald claimed yesterday he was unwanted by the Highlanders next year and would retire at the end of the All Black season.
Hore, who turns 35 on Friday, would not tour at the end of the year, the paper claimed.
Rumours have swirled that Hore and Highlanders coach Jamie Joseph had a falling-out during the season, but Clark has denied them.
''To me, that is ridiculous. There is nothing out of the normal here. As a captain and coach, they went through a tough year. But they are fine.''
Asked if it was not ideal to have the captain still undecided on his future, Clark said it had been the same with Hore since he first played for the Highlanders when he left the Hurricanes at the end of 2011, and nothing had changed.
Highlanders coach Jamie Joseph said he had yet to talk to Hore.
A lot of Hore's future came down to aspirations with the All Blacks, Joseph said.
Joseph has been on leave, coaching in the United States, and said he could not comment as he had to talk to Hore first.
Meanwhile, Clark said he was not surprised Tamati Ellison had taken up a contract with the Rebels.
The Highlanders had tried to get a dispensation to get Ellison to play for the Highlanders next season but had been turned down by the New Zealand Rugby Union. Ellison is playing in Japan.
''We always knew if Tamati was not going to play for us then he would end up at an Australian franchise,'' Clark said.
Clark did not have any dispute with the NZRU over its decision. The franchise was continuing to look at players in the ITM Cup, and considering an overseas player.
Clark said the Highlanders had not been talking to former All Black and World Cup hero Stephen Donald, despite rumours the veteran first five-eighth had been in Dunedin.
