Ahipara Horse Treks - Ahipara Horse Treks 11 Foreshore Road

The highlight of our trip ! From last minute bookings,to making space for our family of 5.Start to end the team made the experience one to remember.The horses star,storm and dream were amazing for our kids first rides,they were so well and gentle.The lady’s were super lovely .It is a must do and we will definitely be back ?

Had an absolutely amazing 2 hour trekking along the stunning Ninety Mile Beach. Our guides were awesome and very professional, horses are absolutely majestic and the views are just breathtaking. What a dream! Thank You for the amazing experience! We will be back! ?

We had a great time with our guide Dea riding the lovely horses alongside the beach. amazing and unique experience :) would definitely go back and do it again !

Fantastic experience. We did the 1 hour beach trek which was enough for us. The set up doesn't look much but they are experienced and care for their animals. Very professional. They also really listen and take into account you previous experience and pair you up with the horses accordingly. I have ridden a lot in the past so was given a younger horse with a bit more vitality and spirit. Whereas my husband who had never ridden a horse before was given an older gentler chap who knew his job. They also popped him in a beginners saddle to give him more confidence. On the ride safety is the top priority but they still take you into the sea a bit and let the more experienced in the group canter for some stretches. A very enjoyable morning in a stunning place. Final tip: go early in the day and slather on the factor50!

We made booking for the 6.30pm, hoping to catch the sunset at the famed 90 miles beach. From the reviews, this was a highly rated experience and we arrived with much anticipation. Upon arrival, we went through a needful safety briefing and they shared the rules with all. After reading our profile (riders' experience, age and weight), they have carefully nominated few horses for this one hour booking. They were patient to set up the saddle accordingly and they will also be happy to adjust our posture and saddle when they learned that the position was slightly uncomfortable. Once, we got up onto the horses, we were taught the basic actions needed to "ride" our horses such as stopping, turning and starting. They will also take time to introduce the individual horses to us and their respective personalities. This was an important part of the preparations because the horses did exhibit such behaviours during the ride. Do not be concern, these are not dangerous but rather personality such as, certain horses may be more quiet on the road but may like to ride faster while on the beach. For another, they may get into a trot when they are on the beach (with this, we are to pull back the reins as if to stop them). Some of the horses will try to nimble some of the vegetation and we were taught how to steer them away. One of the nice gestures I learned was to pat the neck of the horses to acknowledge their good work and cooperation. The whole setup took almost an hour but they were most meticulous and patient to attend to us. They surely knew their horses very well. We began with much assurance though this was our first ever horse riding. The ride to the beach was a good warm up and when you hit the beach, you would be captivated by the lovely views of beach, sea and sky. At sunset, the views were breath taking. We are not professional photographers but we have captured some postcard quality shots. This warranted an "excellent" rating when the professionalism and passionate for horse riding was met with awesome views. Along the ride, we learnt much more about the area. There was no hurry. Indeed, these are moments which will remain with us for the rest of our lives. My 9 years old son called this one of the best things which have ever happened and I couldn't disagree at all. If you are heading to the northlands, please check out this lovely experience. Specialy mention to the team who helped us - Sally-Ann and team. please keep up the great work.

Selena was an amazing guide and I had a brilliant ride. She is also a great photographer. Thanks for an awesome day!

Had an absolutely amazing time doing a swim trek at Ahipara Horse Treks. Our guide Selena was incredible and the horses we were with were so sweet and well tempered. We throughly enjoyed our time and will definitely be back next time we're up north! Highly recommend

Great experience, lovely staff. Jiah was our guide and she was friendly, talkative and gentle with the horses. Very relaxing walking with the horses on the beach. Great selection of horses, even for someone my size (6’6, 90kg). Would definitely do this again.