CALENDAR OF EVENTS - What's On in 2016

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Stage 2 Intermediate Riding Lessons:
2016 Term 1 :
February 6th, February 20th, March 12th, March 19th, April 2nd 2016. Instruction in Simple changes, flying changes, cavaletti, show jumping, roll backs, haunch turns, bending, barrel racing, flags & bare back riding. 

Stage 2 Intermediate Riding Lessons:
2016 Term 2 :
Four lessons in total for Term 2  = April 30th, May 14th, May 28th, and June 11th. 

All Day Trail Rides 2016: 
February 27th 
August 13th 
November 5th 
For Intermediate Riders - experienced in the walk & trot. 
(Experienced riders are welcome to join these rides and will have the opportunity to canter). 

Cost = $160.00 per rider for the day. Please phone 0402 902 072 to book in advance.

April 9th to April 12th 2016 -  
Four Day Horse Riding Camp - please see details below

April 18th to April 21st 2016 -
Four Day Horse Riding Camp - please see details below

September 25th to September 28th 2016 Horse Riding Camp
December 19th to December  22nd 2016 Horse Riding Camp
January 9th to January 12th 2017         Horse Riding Camp

Please contact info@kangaroovalleyhorses.com with expressions of interest to make a booking into a riding camp. 

Please note these camps always have long waiting lists. If we are unable to fit your child into a camp, they will move up the waiting list for a camp running at a later date. We apologize for any disappointment. Please know we really try our best to place children into these camps while limiting the numbers for safety and for the enjoyment of every rider at camp.  Thank you

HORSE STARTING & TRAINING LESSONS:

Open to horse owners agisting at Kangaroo Valley Horses & by invitation to regular riders with KVH. Please advise Deb for each lesson you will be attending:

Tuesday 23rd February 10am
Thursday 25th February 10am
Tuesday 8th March 12pm 
Friday 11th March 10am
Tuesday 15th March 1pm
Friday 18th March 10am
Tuesday 22nd March 10am
Tuesday 29th March 1pm 

July School Holiday Equestrian Riding Clinics
Thursday July 7th - 9.30am to 4.30pm 
Friday July 8th      - 9.30am to 4.30pm
Saturday July 9th -  9.30am to 4.30pm

The Equestrian Riding Clinics are a fantastic way to gain hours in the saddle and to work on the ground with horses developing an understanding of Natural Horsemanship skills. 

Participants (from the age of 10 years to adults) will be grooming and tacking up their allocated horses assisted by the Kangaroo Valley Horses riding instructors. The clinics include ground work each day, riding lessons in the arena and sporting paddocks, trail riding throughout the beautiful Budgong countryside of the Kangaroo Valley region. The horses are beautifully trained and willing. The riding instructors are experienced riders who love to encourage and to pass on their skills. 

Bookings in advance are essential. EQ Clinics & Camps always book out months in advance. Phone: 0402 902 072 Email: info@kangaroovalleyhorses.com

Cost of the Equestrian Clinics = $160.00 per day if attending one clinic.
$150.00 per day if attending two clinics and $140.00 per day if attending three clinics.

FULL MOON NIGHT RIDE!  
(Clear weather & conditions permitting) 
Saturday September 17th 2016 - from 4.30pm onward
Or October 15th:
Please note:If the weather conditions are not suitable on September 17th, the Full Moon Night Ride will be postponed to October 15th 2016

Open to experienced riders in the walk, trot & canter. These evenings are an incredible adventure on horse back. Ride the beautiful Kangaroo Valley Horses property and trails as the sun sets and the full moon rises sparkling in the creeks taking your breath away. 
The evening concludes with a warming bonfire. 
Cost = $120.00 per rider on the Kangaroo Valley Horses
Cost = $60.00 per rider for KVH agisters riding their own horses.  

Bookings in advance are essential: 0402 902 072 or info@kangaroovalleyhorses.com


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Bookings: Phone 0402 902 072 or email info@kangaroovalleyhorses.com

Saturday Morning Group Riding Lessons available for bookings - $50.00 per rider

Private Riding Lessons are available on request - $85.00 per lesson 

Trail Rides are available every weekend riding through the beautiful Budgong landscape of the Kangaroo Valley. Trail Rides can be arranged during week days for groups of five or more riders.
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HORSE RIDING CAMPS & CLINICS 2016

Kangaroo Valley Horses riding opportunities:  
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Riding Camps:

"Sheer Riding Pleasure!"

• April 9th to April 12th  2016
• April 18th to April 21st 2016
• September 25th to September 28th 2016
• December 19th  to December 22nd 2016
• January 9th to January 12th 2017

Four amazing days of riding at the school holiday camps! 

Camp are fully supervised at all times by fully qualified riding instructors accredited by Horse Safety Australia. These camps truly are memories in the making! To view more photos have a look at Kangaroo Valley Horses on Facebook and Instagram. For bookings and inquiries phone 0402 902 072 or email info@kangaroovalleyhorses.com

All Day Trail Rides 2016:

27th February
13th August
  5th November
All Day Trail Rides for riders with some experience in the walk & trot. These rides are accompanied by fully qualified riding instructors accredited by Horse Safety Australia. The instructors are available for assistance with riding skills throughout the entire day. The All Day trails take the riders to beautiful locations through a variety of landscapes including farmland, creek crossings, bush and rain forest trails. These rides are spectacular adventures not to be missed! Experienced riders are welcome to join the ride and will have the opportunity to canter. 

Riding Lessons: – Group Lessons run most Saturday mornings. Cost $50.00 per rider. Private riding lessons can be arranged to suit your schedule, cost $85.00 per rider.

Trail Rides:  Regular rides run on Saturday afternoons and throughout the school holidays. Trail rides can also be arranged during weekdays. $85.00 per rider for the 2 hour trail rides.

2016 Equestrian Clinics:

Open to adults and children from the age of 10 years old. 

Coming up again in 2016:
Full Moon Night Ride! - weather and conditions permitting
17th September 2016 
(Please note if the weather conditions are not favorable on September 17th the Night Ride will be postponed to October 15th.) 
For Intermediate to Advanced riders confident in the walk, trot and canter.
These rides are simply incredible! Enjoy a late afternoon trail ride as the sun sets and the moon rises into the night sky. Watch the mist rise around the horses and riders as the creeks dance like diamonds in the light of the full moon. 
Arrive at 4.30pm. The ride departs at 5.00pm after safety instruction just in time for the 5.48pm sunset. This is a quiet and scenic ride walking and trotting around the beautiful Kangaroo Valley Horses property "Riverstone." Riders and instructors will be stopping throughout the ride to take in the night skies and often misty conditions. Bookings are essential please wear very warm and comfortable clothing! The evening concludes with a warming bonfire.

7th July 2016

Equestrian All Day Clinic 
Ground work – Arena Lesson – And a beautiful Trail Ride!

All ground work and riding is under instruction with qualified riding instructors accredited by Horse Safety Australia. Riders do not require experience to enjoy this clinic:
Ground Work – Grooming and Tacking up instruction with your own horse for the day. 

BYO Lunch and a water bottle.  (Swimmers & towel optional)  Please see Costs below:  

Bare Back riding after a bath in the creek on the Kangaroo Valley Horses property "Riverstone"

Equestrian All Day Clinic 
8th July 2016  
Ground Work - A short riding lesson  - followed by an All Day Trail Ride

All ground work and riding is under instruction with qualified riding instructors accredited by Horse Safety Australia. BYO lunch and water bottle. Swimmers are optional. Ground work – Grooming and Tacking up instruction with your own horse for the day. Trail riding creeks, farmland, bush trails and rain forests to beautiful locations for lunch. 

Equestrian All Day Clinic 
9th July 2016
Ground Work - Gymkhana riding lesson with barrels, bending, cavaletti and bare back riding followed by a trail ride. 
All ground work and riding is under instruction with experienced riders and qualified instructors accredited by Horse Safety Australia. BYO lunch and water bottle. Swimmers are optional. This is a great day to experience and learn sporting on horseback and bare back riding! 

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All Day Trail Rides & Equestrian Clinics - Simply beautiful scenery on horseback!

Horse Care & Horse Safety Clinic - Coming up in 2016.

This Equestrian Clinic is a brilliant opportunity for new horse owners, for people considering horse ownership and for people who just love spending time with horses. The clinic includes ground work instruction how to safely groom & tack a horse. The clinic also covers common horse conditions to watch out for, general horse care instruction and safety and emergency procedures out on the open trail. Participants will be horse riding during the clinic and receiving ground work instruction. Please register your interest in this clinic by phoning 

0402 902 072 - Deb or email infor@kangaroovalleyhorses.com and we will look at available dates to run the clinic. Thank you.

The next Gymkhana will take place at the school holiday riding camps in December 2015 and January 2016

Ground Work – Riding Lesson in the arena – Fun Gymkhana!

All ground work and riding is under instruction with qualified riding instructors accredited by Horse Safety Australia. Riders do not require competition or Gymkhana experience. This day is an opportunity to learn how to compete on horseback. The aim is to gain confidence in the saddle, to learn how to ride in gymkhana events and to improve the riders personal best. Instructors will assist riders to develop skills from beginner to experienced riders. Ground work – Grooming, plaiting and tacking up with your own horse for the day. Riding Lesson in the arena. BYO lunch to enjoy on the “Riverstone” deck at the homestead followed by the Fun Gymkhana!

Riding Lessons, Equestrian Clinics & Camps offer instruction in jumping and sporting events

Fun Gymkhana learning how to race the barrels!

PRICES:

Cost of the Kangaroo Valley Horses All Day Trail Rides & Equestrian Clinics:

$160.00 per day per rider to attend one all day ride or clinic

$150.00 per day to attend two all day rides or clinics

$140.00 per day to attend three all day rides or clinics
Personalized Gift Vouchers are available for each Lesson, Ride and Equestrian Clinic 

Cost of the Four Day School Holiday Horse Riding Camps:
Camps include four days of full time care and supervision, all horse hire and riding instruction. All delicious meals and accommodation. $760.00

The cost for children approved (by the KVH Riding Instructors) to bring their own horses to camp is $650.00 including four days of full time care and supervision, all riding instruction, meals and accommodation.

Please first phone 0402 902 072 or email info@kangaroovalleyhorses.com to make your booking.

Positions confirmed with receipt of payment by EFT – Electronic Funds Transfer:

To Riverstone Banks:  BSB 112 879

Account Number: 466 149 448

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Kangaroo Valley Horses Instagram – photographs by Coco Banks!

Swimming with the horses in the Shoalhaven River

Swimming with the horses at one of the school holiday camps

Wedding & Special Event Horses for your special day

Beautiful Horses available for a very special day.

Kangaroo Valley Horses phone 0402 902 072 or email info@kangaroovalleyhorses.com
to book truly beautiful horses to enhance your truly beautiful day. 

School Holiday Horse Riding Camps - The best fun ever!

Book now for the next fantastic adventures on horseback:

 December 19th to 22nd 2015 - Fully Booked

                                     January 17th to 20th 2016

                                      Horse Riding Camps run throughout the NSW school holidays.

                                      More fantastic camps will be open soon for bookings in 2016!

Tons of riding, loads of horse care, bundles of fun & adventures!

Phone 0402 902 072 or email info@kangaroovalleyhorses.com

Cross Country Clinics! Night Rides! And, All Day Trail Riding Adventures!

Night Riding by the light of the full moon! April 4th 2015

Enquiries and bookings for the Great Adventures coming up in 2015 and 2016 

phone 0402 902 072 or email info@kangaroovalleyhorses.com:

All Day Trail Rides for Beginner to Intermediate Riders 
This is a fantastic ride through beautiful scenery, crossing creeks, riding through picturesque farmland into the bush trails surrounded by the great Kangaroo Valley escarpments! It's an adventure not to be missed! Riders will be accompanied by two experienced instructors accredited by Horse Safety Australia. The All Day Rides are a fantastic way to improve riding skills riding through the open landscape. Cost $160.00 per rider. Please book in advance as these rides fill up quickly.


All Day Equestrian Clinics - Cross Country & Working Equitation
Join us for a great day of riding instruction in Cross Country Jumping & Working Equitation for intermediate to experienced riders. There will be obstacles, gates and jumps to negotiate. Improve your riding skills while enjoying a great day at the Kangaroo Valley Horses beautiful property, "Riverstone"   Cost $160.00 per rider. Bookings are essential.

All Day Trail Ride for Intermediate to Experienced Riders
These rides cover a fair distance. Riders are required to be confident in the walk and trot with some experience in the canter. We will be riding through beautiful scenery negotiating varied terrain enjoying relatively untouched riding trails. For a true adventure in the saddle join us for a great ride!  Cost $160.00 per rider. These rides are very popular, please get in early to secure your position.

Night Riding!
Have you ever ridden by the light of the full moon? It is truly beautiful! Riders will meet at the Kangaroo Valley Horses stables at 5.30pm to tack up and prepare for hopefully a beautiful sunset. Together we ride out at dusk and adjust to the diminishing light. This is a peaceful and breathtaking adventure leaving lasting memories. The creeks sparkle in the moonlight. As the mist rises it simply takes your breath away. For safety reasons riders are required to be confident in the walk and trot. If you are a beginner rider and would like to join these beautiful rides, why not learn to ride by joining riding lessons with our instructors. Night rides finish around 9.00pm. Cost $120.00

All Day Equestrian Clinic - Riding Troupe Lines, Patterns, Swimming with the horses, bareback riding!
All ground work and riding is under instruction with qualified riding instructors accredited by Horse Safety Australia. Riders do not require troop line or bareback experience to enjoy this great clinic. Cost $160.00 per rider for one Clinic - $150.00 per day for 2 clinics or $140.00 per day to join 3 clinics.

All Day Trail Ride & Riding Instruction-beginner to Intermediate riders
This is a fantastic ride through beautiful scenery, crossing creeks, riding through picturesque farmland into the bush trails surrounded by the great Kangaroo Valley escarpments! It's an adventure not to be missed! Riders will be accompanied by two experienced instructors accredited by Horse Safety Australia. The All Day Rides are a fantastic way to improve riding skills riding through the open landscape. Cost $160.00 per rider for one Clinic - $150.00 per day for 2 clinics or $140.00 per day to join 3 clinics.

All Day Equestrian Clinic - Fun Gymkhana
All ground work and riding is under instruction with qualified riding instructors accredited by Horse Safety Australia. Riders do not require competition or Gymkhana experience. This day is an opportunity to learn how to compete on horseback. The aim is to gain confidence in the saddle, to learn how to ride in gymkhana events and to improve the riders personal best. Instructors will assist riders to develop skills from beginner to experienced riders.
This clinic includes instruction in grooming, plaiting and tacking up, a riding lesson in the dressage arena and instruction throughout the fun gymkhana.
Cost $160.00 per rider for one Clinic - $150.00 per day for 2 clinics or $140.00 per day to join 3 clinics.

2015 School Holiday Riding Camps!

 For memories in the making..   "Sheer Riding Pleasure!"

Four day School Holiday Riding Camps
 

Four days of Fantastic Fun including incredible Trail Rides, brilliant Riding Lessons, the best Show Jumping, Cross Country and Barrel Racing instruction, looking after our horses on the ground grooming, tacking up and plaiting for the fun Gymkhana! And loads of horse hugging!  Email: info@kangaroovalleyhorses.com or Phone 0402 902 072 for camp information and bookings. 

Riding Camps are open to school age children from beginner riders comfortable in the walk and trot, to the more experienced rider.

Children are supervised at all times and receive instruction from the Kangaroo Valley Horses qualified riding instructors accredited with Horse Safety Australia.
The cost includes accommodation in a charming country cottage, all delicious meals, all horse hire and riding instruction and four full days of amazing fun, laughter and improving riding and horsemanship skills! $670.00 per rider.

Don't miss out. Camps always book out months in advance.
Email: info@kangaroovalleyhorses.com or Phone 0402 902 072. More photos are up on our Facebook page Riverstone Banks linked to Kangaroo Valley Horses on Facebook. And check out the Kangaroo Valley Horses Instagram!



2015 HORSE RIDING CAMPS!

Riding Camps - The best fun & adventures ever! 

The next school holiday riding camp available for booking   commences on June 29th 2015.  

Camps ALWAYS book out months in advance!
Please book as soon as possible to secure your place at camp to avoid disappointment. 

January  5th 2015 four day Riding Camp - FULLY BOOKED
January 12th 2015 five day Riding Camp - FULLY BOOKED
April 14th four day Riding Camp - FULLY BOOKED
June 29th to July 2nd 2015  - open for bookings
September 19th to 22nd 2105 - open for bookings
December 19th to 22nd 2015 - open for bookings

Day after day of fantastic horse adventures!
For memories in the making!

Riding Camps are fully supervised. Instructors are accredited with Horse Safety Australia  are current Senior First Aid accredited with St John Ambulance and approved by the Working With Children Check office of the Children's guardian NSW government.

The amazing camp program includes riding instruction in the dressage arena, incredible trail rides to truly beautiful destinations, working on the ground with horses developing Natural Horsemanship skills and caring for their daily needs, a Fun Gymkhana and an adventurous Cross Country Riding course! The aim is to help children to gain confidence riding and working on the ground with horses and to improve riding skills while having the best time ever! 

The total cost of the four day camps including a designated horse for camp, all horse riding and instruction, full time supervision and all delicious meals & bunk style accommodation is $670.00. The cost of the five day riding camps is $850.00 per rider.

Bookings & Enquiries phone Deb on 0402 902 072
or email info@kangaroovalleyhorses.com

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Equestrian Clinics - Bookings now open for 2015 and 2016: 

All day Cross Country Equestrian Clinic
These are great days of riding & instruction open to adults & children.

We begin with a riding lesson in the arena including instruction in bending and show jumping. After lunch we ride throughout the Kangaroo Valley Horses property enjoying a Cross Country riding course where the jumps, gates and obstacles are attempted at the riding level of the individual riders, under instruction, from the beginner to the more experienced rider. Cost $160.00 per day to attend 1 or 2 Clinics, $140 per day to attend 3 clinics.

All Day Trail Rides!
Fantastic trial riding through incredible scenery for beginner to intermediate riders. Open to adults and children confident in the walk and trot. If you are not sure about your riding ability why not have a riding lesson in the arena with the Kangaroo Valley Horses riding instructors to improve confidence and to develop riding skills. Cost $160.00 per day to attend 1 or 2 Clinics/ All day rides, $140 per day to attend 3 clinics.

Fun Gymkhana
Enjoy a whole day of horse fun including working on the ground preparing horses for the fun gymkhana. Learn how to groom, plait up and decorate horses for competition. Participants are invited to enjoy a riding lesson in the arena learning sporting skills including bending and show jumping for beginner to intermediate riders. The gymkhana includes Hacking, Barrel Racing riding to improve your personal best under supervision and instruction. This day is not a competition against other riders, it's a fun day learning the skills of competition riding.  
Cost $160.00 per day to attend 1 or 2 Clinics, $140 per day to attend 3 clinics.

The next all day rides available for booking are 8th August, 29th September & 17th October 2015

Please phone 0402 902 072 or email info@kangaroovalleyhorses.com to discuss the Equestrian Clinics and All Day rides coming up in 2015.  

All Day Trail Rides!

"Sheer Riding Pleasure"

Join the All Day Trail Rides for fantastic adventures on horseback to the most incredible places!

Upcoming Dates available for bookings:

February 28th 2015 - For Beginner to Intermediate riders. This ride will be mostly walking and trotting through the Budgong region of the beautiful Kangaroo Valley. The horses are beautiful and well trained. The riding instructors and trail guides love to ride and to assist you to gain confidence  and to improve your riding skills. Open to adults and children.
 
March 28th 2015 - For Intermediate to Experienced riders. This ride is a walk, trot & canter ride. We cover a fair distance over the day in order to return before dark; riders must be confident in the trot and have some experience cantering. Riding instructors are available on the ride to assist with riding skills. These rides are unforgettable! Open to adults and children.

April 9th 2015 - For Beginner to Intermediate Riders.

Cost of an All Day Trail Ride is $160.00 per rider. Bookings in advance are essential.

Please phone 0402 902 072 or email info@kangaroovalleyhorses.com

All trail rides are open to Adults & Children. Please note that first time riders with Kangaroo Valley Horses under the age of 11 years must complete a riding lesson in the arena prior to riding on the open trail.

Incredible scenery - Beautiful Horses - Fully Qualified Instructors & Trail Guides who love riding!

Add this day of adventure to your best memories!