River Valley Stables - Harmony With Horses, Half Day Horsemanship & Trek

Highlights

Harmony With Horses is a half day horse riding adventure; combining a challenge packed natural horsemanship session, followed by a freestyle ride over the spectacular Rangitikei hill country. We start with building a trusting relationship between you and your horse. Next we take you and your horse, who is now your partner, out into the beautiful country side of River Valley. Here you will have the opportunity to try everything you learn’t beforehand. You will be riding over the hills, taking in the spectacular scenery, and if you are up for it, cantering through the fields. At River Valley Stables we offer rides for riders, and so this ride is only suitable for people who have some previous riding experience.

Summary

Harmony With Horses is a half day horse riding adventure; combining a challenge packed natural horsemanship session, followed by a freestyle ride over the spectacular Rangitikei hill country. We start with building a trusting relationship between you and your horse. Next we take you and your horse, who is now your partner, out into the beautiful country side of River Valley. Here you will have the opportunity to try everything you learn’t beforehand. You will be riding over the hills, taking in the spectacular scenery, and if you are up for it, cantering through the fields. At River Valley Stables we offer rides for riders, and so this ride is only suitable for people who have some previous riding experience.

Tour info

Duration

3 hours

Why take this tour?

Learn how we train our horses using natural horsemanship techniques, and why we ride our horses bit-less and barefoot. Then, explore the beautiful back country of rural New Zealand as you ride over hills and across private farmland. This ride is only suitable for those who have some previous riding experience, and ideal for those who want to learn more about natural horsemanship or try freestyle riding.

What’s included?

GEAR PROVIDED - Riding Boots, helmet, Riding chaps, and long oilskin riding coats for changeable weather.
Food and drinks

Things to know

Before you book

Duration: 3h
Mobile tickets accepted
Instant confirmation

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final and incur 100% cancellation penalties.

Operator Website

Operated by:

River Valley Adventures

About operator:

River Valley is an adventure company that operates from River Valley Lodge, an Adventure Lodge situated 32 kilometers east of the central North Island town of Taihape. What is River Valley all about? River Valley is all about rafts and horses. In fact 3 generations (since 1982)of guides have brought adventures based around river rafting and horse back riding to the general public. Rafting ranges in duration from half day Grade 5 trips on the Rangitikei River - often called one of the world's top half day Grade 5 trips - to gentle floats in the midst of spectacular scenery on our Scenic rafting trips. Horse Trekking. The core of the River Valley Stables riding experience is the natural horse training techniques used to train our horses. This produces horses that are responsive and happy. All riding takes place over the beautiful hill country of this area - the northern Rangitikei.