Kiwi Cowboy Experience

Set in a beautiful area surrounded by forests and wild beaches, explore the area on horseback with your new equine partner, swim in a fresh water lake and even head to the closest deserted beach for a good gallop!

The Programme

The course is equine focused and during the course you will learn how to be around horses safely and how to ride or improve your riding. By the end of the week we should have you cantering through the forest playing slalem with the pine trees. If you are already a horse rider you will have the chance to improve the way you ride or if you are a beginner you will learn how to ride safely and consciously.

Here are some of the activities that you will be doing:

Learn to communicate with your horse and how horses communicate
Feeding horses
Grooming and handling your horse
Horse games and daily rides
Possible hay baling in the summer
Ride on the beach with your horse (the beach is so isolated at times, it can be just you, your horse and your fellow riders)
Daily rides over the farm, through the forest or at the school
Show jumping for those that would like to do it
Paddock and tack maintenance
Fence repairs and maintenance
Trailer loading and maintenance

Location

After your first couple of days in Auckland you will head off to the farm, located about 40 minutes northwest of Auckland, New Zealand.

Accommodation and Meals

Prior to travelling to the farm you will have two nights hostel accommodation and breakfasts in Auckland. Accommodation during your stay for the Kiwi Cowboy programme is on the farm in a typical Kiwi family, dorm style rooms with a bathroom you share with other participants. Meals will be eaten with the family or out and about or on the BBQ, - you'll join the hosts for dinner..

Programme Overview

Price: 1 week £399

How to book & pay:
Secure with £195 deposit. The balance is due 12 wks before departure.

What is included?
2 nights in Auckland hostel
2 breakfasts at Auckland hostel
4 nights accommodation at farm
All meals at the farm
A 5-day Kiwi Cowboy course
All horse-riding
Horse rides to beach and forest
Activities as per itinerary

What is not included?
Personal travel insurance
All flights/transport to Auckland
Bus fare Helensville - Auckland ($9.70NZ each way)
Hostel accommodation Friday night
Lunch & dinner at Auckland hostel
All extra activities

Programme Summary:
The Kiwi Cowboy Experience includes two days in Auckland and five days on a working farm on New Zealand’s North Island, learning lots of new cowboy and horse riding skills.
Other programmes for a gap year in New Zealand

Programme start dates: Starts every Saturday

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