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Experienced Riders

Whatever it is you’re searching for, we can give you an experience you won’t forget.

Here at MBHT we pride ourselves on pairing our customers with suitable treks catered to the rider’s individual skill level as well as a trusty steed matched to the rider. All our more experienced treks are private rides, therefore we can cater to the rider and ensure everyone has a safe and fun experience.

We have two experienced trails available:

*Please note that our standard treks are walking-only treks, if you are an experienced rider looking for a more advanced trail head read from the two options below.

Intermediate Trek

2 hours $295pp

Our Intermediate Trek is two hours long where you will discover the wild west coast on horseback, you will trail up the velvet black sands of Muriwai beach and through sand dunes. You’ll stop in water to let your horses have a drink and splash, before making your way up through scrubland, tree tunnels and the picturesque Woodhill Forest.

This trek provides lots of trotting opportunities and a few opportunities to canter. The opportunity to ride faster is always at our guide’s discretion. There is also lots of walking on the trek where you can appreciate the varied scenery and enjoy getting back to nature and taking some photos if you wish.

This trek is only available to people with intermediate horse riding experience and who can (at minimum) confidently and correctly trot and canter a horse. This is a great trek for people that have taken horse riding lessons, returning to riding and wanting to build confidence, trekked a lot beforehand or owned their own horses and want something a little more challenging and fun but also relaxed and low key.

To book either of these treks please head to the 'book now' part of our website and provide detailed riding experience information or email us on staff@mbht.co.nz, please note we will contact you as we must screen all riders first before the ride is confirmed. These treks are a small group (2-4 riders) so you must be honest about your experience level so we can correctly match you with a suitable horse, guide and small group.

(Trek may not available for booking during the peak of summer, contact us for more information)

Waterfall ride

4-5 hours $500pp (intro price)

Coming soon (March 2025)

Disclaimer

Please Note: these trails may not be offered or available to book during the hottest months of the year (Dec- March) We monitor the weather closely and during hotter times we pause these trails for the health, wellbeing and safety of our horses and clients. Please contact us directly via email for further information.

No riders will ever be expected to trot or canter if they are not feeling confident to do so nor will they be offered the opportunity to ride faster if their skill level is not sufficient to do so safely, all riding is at our guide’s discretion. We cannot offer refunds for rides if during the ride the safety of any riders becomes a concern and our guides are not able to offer faster riding.

Please be honest about your skill level and experience, our guides are very experienced riders and horsewomen and they will quickly notice if someone’s skill level is not safely able to cope with faster riding opportunities.

We have the right not to offer this ride to anyone if we feel it’s not suitable for and we may offer the standard walk only treks as an alternative.