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This fully guided horse ride is suitable for all experience levels with horses for all abilities, a fantastic value for money experience that can be enjoyed by all...
Highlights
- Ride an Appaloosa steed, fitted with western saddles along stunning scenic trails in the Cardrona valley
- Your expericed guide will teach you about the Valleys unique flaura and fauna, and the regions rich gold mining history
- Qualmark endorsed adventure activity, with trained and experienced guides
Join Backcountry Saddles for a Wild West adventure in the spectacluar Cardrona Valley.
Riding an Appaloosa horse fitted with a western saddle among the stunning southern scenery is like a step back in time to frontier days when the Southern Lakes area was a gold rush district.
But instead of gun slinging and claim jumping you can just relax and enjoy the stunning alpine vistas, and breath taking big country scenery.
This 2 hour fully guided ride is suitable for all experience levels with horses for all abilities, this is a fantastic value for money experience that can be enjoyed by all.
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giuliag from Italy wrote on 19 March 2020
Great morning ride
I had a really nice time during my visit! I have not been on a horse in over 15 years but I had a really good experience - my horse was calm and clearly used to carrying people who don't really know what they are doing (although she took advantage of that a couple of times!), and the terrain was easy to ride on. Our guide was very nice and gave us inexperienced riders some tips as well. The only thing that wasn't great was that it was very hard to hear the guide and I was only a couple of horses behind her - the people at the end of the line had no hope to hear anything she said. Other than that, really good experience!
Niger from Singapore wrote on 19 March 2020
Easy, nice view n great host
Great experience ridding at that place with lots of information and different trekking. You might want to catch it before they shift. Great horses and greater friendly hosts.
San from Australia wrote on 04 March 2020
2 hour horse trail ride
We thoroughly enjoyed this ride! Scenery was awesome and the horses well loved and a joy to ride.
Aaron Wright from New Zealand wrote on 03 March 2020
Great experience!
An all round great experience with great people
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Summer from Australia wrote on 16 May 2020
Breathtaking relaxing homely feel
The homestead is located a short stroll off the main road just before Cardrona Ski Fields. We hired a car for the day for ease, comfort and to take in the scenery along our drive. From the second we arrive we were welcomed like family. Horses are beautiful and well looked after. The trail takes you through open paddocks with breathtaking views, over a stream and through the hills. My daughter (10yrs old) had never ridden before, she was trotting with ease after minutes, credit to the owners, guides, and well trained horse. Wear the Drizabone jacket! It keeps you comfortably warm from the elements, gives the experience an authentic feel and makes for a great photo half way through the trek. Will do this again in a heart beat...when we get back over the ditch from Oz! Thanks again Back Country Saddles xx