UPCOMING EVENTS
CHRISTMAS PARTY & SLEEPOVER
- Saturday 13th December
- 5pm BBQ/Potluck Dinner – Whole family welcome!
- Bring a wrapped gift item for Secret Santa Swapsies
- BYO tents, camping gear and breakfast food for any kids wanting to sleepover with the ponies (we will have staff onsite to supervise them, family is also welcome to join – this is our dress rehersal pre summer sleepaway camp).
- Pick up 9am Sunday
JODY HARTSTONE CLINIC
Jody Hartstone is back for another fantastic clinic – 14th, 15th, 16th December.
We have just a few spaces left, with most having filled up the day sign ups went out! (shes that good!)
Whether you are looking to improve your dressage, jumping, nail the basics on a young horse or in a new partnership, Jody is an absolute master! She is also a stellar problem solver – loading issues, needle shyness etc (and can come to you if need be for loading issues.)
Suitable for all levels and ages, snap up the opportunity while you can!
CHRISTMAS HAVE A GO SHOW
We are pleased to invite you all along to our Christmas Show. The day will be all about having a go, meeting new people and having plenty of fun!
Please let all your horsey friends and neighbors know, anyone can come along!
We will start the day off with some showing classes, emphasis being on fun and participation and as an introduction to the discipline, not who has the flashest gear!
Followed by some fun Gymkhana games competitions.
We want to welcome everyone along, even if you’ve never been to a show before!
We will need helpers in order for this day to run smoothly so if you can spare some time please offer to lend a hand, we will need some stewards for the judging and referees for games etc
CHRISTMAS CAMP
Need a break to get some last minute Christmas shopping in?
Leave it with us to entertain and educate with a fun Christmas themed camp, finishing up with attending our Christmas Show, an on site event.
Bring your own pony or hire one of ours.
Make treasured memories, new friends, and have tons of fun!
QUEENSTOWN SHOW JUMPING CLASSIC
The Queenstown Festival of Showjumping is back for its second year (3rd and 4th January) and is a fantastic event with classes from introductory level to the highest levels of the sport.
Join us for guidance through the whole process – pony prep, coaching on the days, transport and help in completing your show entries.
LAKE HAYES SHOW CAMP
Lake Hayes Show is the event of the season, a quintessential queenstown experience!
Our show camp provides all the know how, pony and rider prep, transport, and show day guidance. Riders to have a parent or guardian present while at the show.
Riders camp over Friday night so that they are on site and ready to go bright and early Saturday morning.
LAKE HAYES SHOW CAMP
Join us for our first ever fully sleepaway camp at Shotover! This camp runs 9am Monday 12th – 3pm Friday 16th January.
Expect an exciting week with action packed adventures, specialty lessons, in depth educational sessions, tons of fun and games, swimming in the river, and girl scouts style camping and cooking. Designed for our older riders who are keen for a fully immersive equestrian week away from home.
PONY CAMP
Suitable for all levels, our day camps run from 9am – 3pm, 26th – 30th Jan. Come for as many days as you like, bring your own pony or ride one of ours!
Expect to help care for the ponies, have riding lessons, go on trail rides, and play mounted games with friends. Riders working towards their Pony Club certificates will have plenty of opportunities to work towards getting record cards signed off also.
RUSSELL HIGGINS SUCCESS SERIES
Join Russell on his coveted “Success with Horses” Series on your journey to develop a calm, connected partnership with your horse.
We have set dates for not just one but THREE consecutive clinics, each one building on the last over two days of intensive hands on learning. Providing a solid framework for your summer and beyond.
Clinic 1, “Essential Ground Skills”, is a ground based 2 day clinic, and is a pre-requisite clinic for any of Russells other clinics. Set for the 1st and 2nd November
Clinic 2, “Control and Confidence in the Saddle”, follows on from stage 1, taking your ground skills to the saddle and setting you and your horse up for safety and success nomatter your chosen discipline. 7th and 8th February
Clinic 3, “Advancing Horsemanship”, set for the 14th and 15th April, brings it all together to refine your feel, timing, and balance in order to really accelerate your horsemanship.
Join us on this journey to better horsemanship, right here in Queenstown
Each clinic provides two full days of intensive, hands on learning for participants and their horse.