SpiritRides - Riding, Vaulting, Yoga, Personal Training

SpiritRides - Riding, Vaulting, Yoga, Personal Training Creating a safe and peaceful School for Riding Lessons, Equestrian Vaulting, Holiday Programmes/Camps ALL on SpiritRides schooled horses!

WE OFFER:
Riding Lessons for adults and children
Equestrian Vaulting
Pony Parties
Holiday Programs

OPTIONS AND PRICES:
Riding lessons: please contact us for options
Vaulting: $160 for a 90 minute experience for up to 4 people
PONY PARTIES-
$160/hour for up to 6 children with 2 ponies for grooming and riding. Own horse on application. My aim is to make you feel comfortable, gain confidence and w

ork with your own abilities and at your own pace in a peaceful and private setting. Our horses are well schooled and handled and worked in both Natural Horsemanship as well as European methods. This ensures you to ride a sensible and responsive horse. What makes SpiritRides special and unique is the one-on-one lessons and time you will be having with the horse and instructor. Our setting is most peaceful and surrounded by forest, farms and native bush. It is about you and the horse- in your own time without pressure from others. Privacy assures you to feel comfortable and connect and work with the horses in your own time. I am very flexible with hours and am happy to move at your own pace to get back the confidence you may have lost, or to give you that first time connection you have always wanted with a horse or pony. Not only am I an experienced horse person with 40 years of riding and 25 years of teaching, but have got a lot of life experience and know the important role horses play in re-gaining confidence and healing. As well as being a Qualified Personal Trainer, I am also a qualified Rainbow Kids Yoga Teacher, and hold a current full First Aid Certificate.

Here's what's on offer over the Spring School Holidays and our Care Hour is back for Term 4 🐎Click one each event for mo...
02/09/2026

Here's what's on offer over the Spring School Holidays and our Care Hour is back for Term 4 🐎

Click one each event for more details

HOLIDAY PROGRAMME - Spring 2026
Horsemanship MAX - Spring 2026
SpiritRides Care Hour

I'll be heading to beautiful Fiji next month and have gotten in touch with a horse sanctuary only a few minutes from our...
27/08/2026

I'll be heading to beautiful Fiji next month and have gotten in touch with a horse sanctuary only a few minutes from our resort. You may know that Fiji is in dire need of help and the newly introduced tourism tax will not be helpful.

Besides donating my time, they are also in need of
🌅 Filta back cream and give out
🩷 snaffle bits or something similar gentle to the community.

If you are in a position to donate funds so I can purchase the cream, or have a bit (good second hand condition is fine) or the cream to donate, please get in touch!
Can be dropped off in Hillcrest or SpiritRides or I can try and pick up.

Thanks Team 🥰

Why do we change ponies and horses during lessons? 🐴One of the things that makes lessons at SpiritRides a little differe...
25/08/2026

Why do we change ponies and horses during lessons? 🐴

One of the things that makes lessons at SpiritRides a little different is that we often change ponies — and there is a really good reason for it.

We recently asked our SpiritRides students what they thought, and the results were pretty clear:
63.2% would choose to change ponies
31.6% would prefer to stay with the same pony
5.3% were unsure

Riding different ponies and horses teaches adaptability, communication and true horsemanship.
Each pony is different and has a lot to offer! One might be forward, another more relaxed. One may respond to a tiny aid, while another needs clearer communication. Learning to adjust helps riders become more balanced, independent and confident — rather than simply learning how to ride one pony.
It also teaches an incredibly important lesson:
The rider's job is to communicate with the horse they are sitting on and that starts with greeting them, tightening their girth, checking stirrups.

Changing ponies can challenge riders, sometimes push them outside their comfort zone, and give them the opportunity to discover new strengths and fosters growth.
And of course, we also understand why riders become attached to their favourite pony! 🥰
At SpiritRides, we're not just teaching to ride. We're teaching to understand, communicate and adapt to different horses — skills that will stay with us far beyond the time in the saddle.

That's part of the SpiritRides journey. 💚🐴

WINTER → TERM 3 Winter always seems to make me a little less motivated to post! The days are filled with more, and often...
08/08/2026

WINTER → TERM 3

Winter always seems to make me a little less motivated to post! The days are filled with more, and often harder work, fewer working students, shorter days, and plenty of cold and wet weather on top of it all.

But finally… let’s introduce Term 3! 🎊
Our theme this term is DRESSAGE, finishing with a practice test at the end of the term.
As you know, at SpiritRides we don’t compete — but we LOVE a challenge.
Dressage is such a beautiful combination of discipline, teamwork, accuracy and those gorgeous, symmetrical movements. It sounds easier than it actually is! 😅

Our students are working hard, learning to ride with precision and accuracy, while embracing my personal love of a discipline that is so incredibly important for both horse and rider.
It’s not just about the movements — it’s about communication, balance, connection and understanding.

So, enjoy following their journey through our stories. ☺️🐴

Horsemanship MAX Day 2 💥 We started the day with affirmations for one another which set the tone for the rest of our fa...
17/07/2026

Horsemanship MAX Day 2 💥
We started the day with affirmations for one another which set the tone for the rest of our fabulous day!
Riding lessons were in groups of three today with a focus on trotting to follow on from yesterday's lunge lesson.
Besides our usual horse activities, the group mucked out an impressive four wheel barrow loads!
We spent the afternoon learning about first aid like bandaging, administering oral medicine (peppermint tea) followed by hoof care and everyone had an opportunity to try barefoot trimming.

Gratitude, journaling and reflecting on our goals finished off a very special two-day Programme.
We'll do it all again in the next holidays as the feedback from participants and families is brilliant ☺️

Horsemanship MAX Day 1 💥We had a full on day of learning, making new friends and taking care of our herd together.Thank...
16/07/2026

Horsemanship MAX Day 1 💥
We had a full on day of learning, making new friends and taking care of our herd together.
Thanks Giorgia for sharing your passion for liberty - a new experience for everyone and it's so very valuable and in my opinion crucial to have that beautiful connection with our horses!
Everyone's goal was improving their rising trot, so a private lunge lesson was the best way to achieve that.
Bridling, saddling and rugging was also on our list today as well as goal setting and some breath work exercises.
Time flew and we had a super first day 🐴

The start of our two-day Horsemanship Max Programme. It is designed with future horse ownership in mind and is packed wi...
16/07/2026

The start of our two-day Horsemanship Max Programme. It is designed with future horse ownership in mind and is packed with learning!
It filled up really quickly, so get in touch if you're interested in it for the next School Holidays

Riding lesson spot available! 🐴Due to a last minute cancellation, we have a shared Term 3 spot for weekly riding lessons...
13/07/2026

Riding lesson spot available! 🐴

Due to a last minute cancellation, we have a shared Term 3 spot for weekly riding lessons to fill.
Contact Stephanie for more info.
We start next week and this is on SpiritRides horses.
We can be a little flexible with time!!

Winter HOLIDAY PROGRAMME - Winter 2026 Day 2Tuesday ❄️🐴Today it truly was winter and definitely felt like 5 degrees wit...
07/07/2026

Winter HOLIDAY PROGRAMME - Winter 2026 Day 2
Tuesday ❄️🐴

Today it truly was winter and definitely felt like 5 degrees with showers. Our timing was pretty good and we only got a tiny bit wet once, and managed to go for a ride. Some Yoga Games and crafting and 3pm came around really fast!

Winter HOLIDAY PROGRAMME - Winter 2026 Day 1Monday. ❄️🐴A very busy fully booked day with lots of new faces! The weather...
06/07/2026

Winter HOLIDAY PROGRAMME - Winter 2026 Day 1
Monday. ❄️🐴

A very busy fully booked day with lots of new faces! The weather was kind to us and we didn't get wet - yay 😊

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102 Cogswell Road
Raglan
3295

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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