Bookings & Fees

Bookings are essential and can be made by email: or by text or phoning Kate:

Each trek may have up to eight riders participating. We have a minimum ratio of one guide to four riders. Riding Sessions include registration, gearing up, partnering up with your horse and trekking. The sessions go from two hours to all day.

All horses are carefully chosen for your size, ability and style of riding.

We offer riding at 10.00am, 1.30pm and 5.00pm during daylight saving hours, min 2 riders.

Fees below are per person, and in New Zealand dollars.

Exclusive Rides - Your Own Guide

A personal trek guide for you, or your party for as long as you like.

Fee is twice the group ride fee.

Riding Weekends for women, adults, families and groups min 3 riders

Accommodation & Holiday Options

There are good opportunities for an extended stay at Mt. Lyford. We have different trails to explore for a week from our trekking base. Stay in any of the near by accommodation and enjoy this stunning area for days on end. Riders receive $20.00 discount per night for staying at Pokaka Log Home.

Multi Day Horse Treks

All multi-day horse treks begin the day before the main trek starts with a half day warm up session (2.00pm to 5.30pm).

The treks include food, gear transport, the half day warm up session and accommodation, including the night at Mt Lyford Lodge following the warm up session.

Lottery River - Kahikatea Cottage

Team Building

Horses are perfect trainers in cooperation and leadership as they will only follow authentic leadership and genuine connection. There is a unique opportunity to train in leadership and team building for businesses and groups, using our partnering up theme.

Events are organised with you to suit your needs.

Prices on application.

Bring your own horse

Bring your own horse option is becoming very popular. This involves riding your own horse over our trails with a guide, and includes overnighting your horses and gear in their own small paddocks.

Fee is half the usual fee

Discounts for large groups. Usual full fee applies to multi day horse treks because of the large component of logistics involved in the cost.

Lessons

Not Arriving for a ride without attempting to contact us will cost 50% of the fee for the ride pp.

Cancelling a ride within 12 hours will cost 25% of the fee for the ride pp. This does not apply in the case of bad weather, accident or illness.

Arriving late: Guides will attempt to make your time up, but are not obligated to do so, and you may forfeit your booked time and the fee remains the same.

Adding riders at the last minute: This is possible and worth asking for, but inclusion of that rider is always at the discretion of the guide.

Withdrawing riders at the last minute: Payment to be made in full.