A lifetimes passion for horses and the NZ Wilderness
November 2024
2024/ 2025 season dates available end of May 2024- Thanks for your patience
December 2024
2024 /2025 season dates available end of May 2024 – Thanks for your patience
“Do more things that make you forget to check your phone”
by Shelby Daniel
Lupin Lovers Enchanted Trail
2 days/ nights
Suited to riders with good levels of fitness,
great for family & Friends
2024 dates available end of May 2024
Inspiring riding, only ridden once a year, spring flowers are in bloom, a stunning time of year in the mountains.
TRAIL SPECIFIC SCHEDULEJanuary 2025
Lake Ohau Luxury Trail
3 days/ nights
Suited to riders with good levels of fitness
see April 2024 dates available now
2025 dates yet to be arranged
TRAIL SPECIFIC SCHEDULEBirchwood Station Boutique Trail
3 days/ nights
Suited to all types of riders, great for family & Friends
2024/ 25 dates available end of May 2024
Superpower: This is mid summer and the glacial rivers are starting to warm up enough to enjoy a swim in the evening after riding all day.
TRAIL SPECIFIC SCHEDULEFebruary 2024
31st Goldfields Cavalcade, “Mick O’Callaghan fully catered trail only”- Horse Hire Package
Suited to riders with good levels of fitness these are long riding days 6 to 8 hours solid riding
25th 26th 27th 28th 29th Feb 1st 2nd 3rd March 24
Fully booked thank you
Don’t forget the Top Twins are the band at the hoe down
TRAIL SPECIFIC SCHEDULEMarch 2024
Prospectors Dream Pack Trail
4 days/nights
Suited to groups of mixed abilities including novices
15th 16th 17th 18th 19th March 2024 sold out “thank you“
TRAIL SPECIFIC SCHEDULEMusterers’ Mountain Pack Trail
7 days/ nights
Suited to confident riders with good levels of fitness
22nd to 29th March 2024 Sold Out thank you
Designed to clip on to the Birchwood Station Boutique Trail making 11 days in the saddle, for riders who wish to ride longer trails.
TRAIL SPECIFIC SCHEDULEBirchwood Station Boutique Trail
3 days/nights
Suited to all types of riders, great for family & Friends
29th 30th 31st March 1st April 2024 (Easter Weekend)
Sold Out thank you
Superpower: This is the changing of the seasons and the stags are beginning to roar. We have have a dusting of snow on the mountains, giving us an excuse to drink mulled wine to warm us after our ride.
TRAIL SPECIFIC SCHEDULEApril 2024
Lake Ohau Luxury Trail
3 days/ nights
Suited to riders with good levels of fitness
14th to 17th April 2024 – 5 saddles available
New dates due to popular demand
Superpower: Autumn is upon us and the colours are changing, there is generally a dusting of snow on the mountains which reflect in the ever stunning lake.
At the end of a days ride, relax into the hot tub under the star laden skies, with a glass of wine, as we prepare your dinner.
TRAIL SPECIFIC SCHEDULELake Hawea Hunter River Ride
5 days/nights
Suited to riders with good levels of fitness
19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th April 2024 –Fully Booked “Thank you”
Superpower: This is Angie’s very favorite time to ride this trail. The lakes are still and reflections of the mountains are so stunning. We can have snow and the stags are in full roar with the changing of the colors heralding Autumn, what more can a girl want.
TRAIL SPECIFIC SCHEDULEWe will never have to tell our horse that we are sad, happy, confident, angry, or relaxed. He already knows – long before we do.”
Marjike de Jong