Pleasant View Equestrian

09/09/2024

On Sunday 15 September the farm will be closed to riders until 2pm.

We are hosting an adventure race which looks like a whole lot of fun.

The Dressage and SJ arenas are available all day.

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08/09/2024

Spring is sprung, the grass is ris, I wonder where the birdies is 🐣🌼☀️

29/08/2024

The Equine Falls Training Course has been cancelled due to a lack of participants and last minute cancellations.

If you have already paid online could you send me a message with your bank account details for a refund. I’m also happy to swap for rides if you’d like to take up this option.

If there’s enough genuine interest for me to organise another day I’m happy to do so.

08/08/2024

Dave’s Grandson has just won a bronze medal in the Olympics sailing the Nacra 17🥉 Proud moment. The need for speed is genetic 🤣🤣

🥉BRONZE for Erica and Micah in the Nacra!

Our latest tāne and wahine medalists on the moana! 🖤🌿 How good?!

28/07/2024

It’s going to be quiet for the next 3 weeks while the Chief Truck & Trailer Inspector is away. Daniel is taking part in the Adaptive Snowsports Festival next weekend which is a whole lot of fun. With any luck we might get snow tomorrow and Tuesday. Mum needs to brush up on putting chains on. If I can manage scoot boots on a horse how hard can it be 🤣🤣

24/07/2024

Amanda Wilson is running Horsemanship Clinics around New Zealand this spring with limited venues and dates. On 24-25 August she will be coming here.

These clinics are specially catered for people wanting to develop a better relationship with their horse and cover body control work (including teaching rein back, hindquarter yield, forehand yield and side pass on the ground and ridden), horse communication, working through anxiety and fear thresholds and more.

These teachings are incredibly beneficial for building more confidence and understanding in horse and rider, with each clinic specially catered to provide attendees with a broad range of information and tools to advance their own unique level of horsemanship.

Price: $180 per horse/ handler + $15 ground fee per day. Spectators are also welcome to attend for $80.

Overnight yards & camping available.

The clinics start at 9:30am and run to 2-4pm. Handlers need to bring a rope halter, 12-foot lead, riding gear, hay and water for your horse and lunch.

Bookings are being taken by email [email protected] to secure your place.

Limited to 10-15 horses.

20/07/2024

Some handy tips and tricks if your float has a flat tyre, your horse has lost a shoe or you melt in the rain 🤣

At the bottom of your confirmation email there are links provided to reschedule or cancel your ride. Easy peesy 😊

16/07/2024

What every tack shed needs … a well stocked library 🤣

08/07/2024

It’s getting exciting ! XC test run completed today. How good do Jordan Smythe and Tippy look. A few tweaks to be done, a bit of creative jump dressing and we’ll be set to say come have fun

06/07/2024

We love horsepower of all types around here especially on a Stihl Winters afternoon. Gotcha Pauline 🤪

02/07/2024

In breaking news .... we are super excited (and a teeny bit nervous) to announce that we have a new booking system. It has been so hard to find a booking app that met all of our requirements. A huge shoutout to my technical fairy at The Word Pixie aka Pixie Rachael for her unending patience and expertise.

We think we have ironed out all the bugs but if we do encounter any we appreciate your patience. The booking site will look a little different from what you have all been used to. We think we have thought of everything but welcome feedback, because if it's easy for you, that's what counts.

Come ride over 650HA of rolling hill country farmland with expansive views of the Waikato. Excellent tracks over varied terrain which are suitable for both barefoot and shod horses.

24/06/2024

A gentle reminder when entering or exiting Pleasant View that this applies. We should all be mindful of others, mindful that there are a variety of horses (and riders) who use our facility, from the very experienced to the horses who are just starting their ridden journey. Slowing down will prevent potential accidents, bad experiences, vet bills, and injuries to riders. An extra minute or two watching horses is definitely not time wasted 😊🐴 🚚🚦

21/06/2024

If you’ve passed the SJ arena on the way in (or out) the good news is you can now book it through the PV FB page.

Here are some housekeeping notes for riders from Dickson’s Equine.

There are risks when riding and handling horses. I trust that you will take all precautions necessary to protect yourself and others when using our facilities. This includes always wearing a helmet when mounted and not riding beyond you or your horses’ capabilities.

1) Pick up poo (throw on bank or into the wheelbarrow)
2) Leave jumps how you found them (no poles left lying on the sand)
3) Report damages.
4) Have fun, train hard, be open to learning.
5) Be kind to your horse, yourself, and others.

And lastly… please be mindful that this is Rosanna’s home. Enjoy 😊🐴

The arena is available for use between 9am-4pm Monday-Sunday (other times by arrangement).

$15 per hour/horse

When booking pop Jump Arena in the comments section.

16/06/2024

As I walk up my driveway I can now hear music created by gentling falling water all thanks to a couple of clever neighbours. Can you spot the upcycled Saddlery Warehouse shopping ?

29/05/2024

Monday was school day learning how to keep the horses comfortable in between calling in the professionals. Thanks Waikato Equine Therapy for sharing your expertise and increasing our knowledge. We could see the Arthur, Elmo and Poppins enjoyed it even if it was ❄️💨

21/05/2024

When I opened Pleasant View Equestrian to riders it was my aim to donate $10,000 per year to be shared between RDA Cambridge and Conductive Education Waikato Trust and Conductive Education Taranaki NZ. Thanks to the wonderful people who have streamed through the gates since July 2021, we have raised another $4662.50 during February and March bringing the total raised to $49,305.02 for RDA Cambridge, Conductive Education Waikato Trust, and Conductive Education Taranaki.

Over the last couple of years Pleasant View Equestrian has flourished (particularly the Hitch a Ride service), which has meant that I’ve needed an extra set of hands to help out. I’ve been very fortunate to have the support of my partner David who has (among so many other things) been providing the funding for a staff member, enabling me to continue to operate PVE while doing my number one job: being Mum (and personal chauffeur) to Daniel. Now that Daniel is at Matamata College adding a daily commute of 4 hours, my time has become even more limited making the extra set of hands even more important.

Everyone is feeling the pinch financially right now, and you will no doubt have heard of the extra challenges the sheep industry is currently facing. The farm is not immune to this, so David has had to make some hard decisions to meet these challenges. The upshot of which is that Pleasant View Equestrian now needs to fund our own extra set of hands from 1 June 2024.

As such, after a great deal of soul searching, I have realized that while I take the time to figure out exactly what the future looks like, I need to temporarily cease making the charitable donations. My thinking cap is already on, and I hope to be able to continue to support RDA and Conductive Education in some way, while keeping Pleasant View as accessible and affordable for clients as possible.

As always, your support means the world to us.

11/05/2024

Stunning !

08/05/2024

The XC is NOT open for use.

This is my grumpy face for those riders who are using it without permission 😤

05/05/2024

Diane has a new toy and loving it! ( Pauline)

04/05/2024

Pop up Hitch a Rides available because I had a brain fart (well 3 actually) 🤣😬🙄

02/05/2024

It appears we are having some problems with our booking system (thanks, no thanks Meta for Business) so if you are to use it that’s fabulous but if not send a message through and we’ll add a manual booking or you can txt 0278787584 with name and number of🐴

01/05/2024

RIP Rocky 💔

Thankyou Mandy and Garry for the privilege of owning Rocky for the past 7 years. He’s been one of those magic horses, a gentle old soul, a trusty steed for nervous and beginner riders. What an honour it was to ride him in two Anzac Day War horse parades. He was also gentle Uncle Rocky to weaned youngsters putting up with their playful antics.

Laid to rest on a hillside that is the first to greet the morning sun. Thanks old boy for the memories 💔😭

24/04/2024

There will be two Kaimanawa stallions arriving from the muster on Saturday 27th April. They will be spending the next few weeks in the yards behind the washbay and in the roundpen. In the interest of their welfare could all riders be mindful of their presence and keep noise in the washbay to a minimum. A couple of things to note …

1. Only two hoses are able available for use.
2. Mares please use washbay next to the arena.

Thanks for your patience 😊🐴

03/04/2024

Have that special someone to surprise ? Want to spoil a friend ? We can personalize a gift voucher to suit any occasion 💍💐🎈👩‍❤️‍👨🎂

Email : [email protected]

30/03/2024

What a fabulous ☀️day we had today for our very 1st Easter Egg Hunt. It was lovely to see families out enjoying their ponies, friends riding out together, old friendships being renewed and riders helping our first timers find their way around. Some great fancy dress efforts too 👏

A huge vote of thanks to Rach Ellis for her hours of work pulling the event together, hours in the saddle sleuthing out spots to hide eggs and then writing all the clues. You’re amazeballs !! Also Roy Ellis for being Rach’s right hand man. You’re quite the team 😊 Thanks Meike Nagel and Hannes for bringing your beautiful gig and Duke along. Daniel enjoyed his ride. To all our other helping hands Kevin-Liz Bowater, Joanna Holst and Carol Dortch thankyou for putting the prize packs together. It was a big job.

To Vicki Clarke and Pauline Beech thankyou for getting 8 horses ready in record time. Teamwork makes the dream work 🤗

To our wonderful group of sponsors, thankyou for your support. We had some very happy riders 😊

PGG Wrightson Retail and Water
Dunstan Horsefeeds
Cambridge Grains
Saddlery Warehouse Cambridge & Tauranga
Summit Grains and Saddlery
Horselands
Garrards Horse & Hound NZ
NZAgbiz
Farm Source
The Warehouse
New World Cambridge
Vicki Wilson
Whittaker's Chocolate Lovers

28/03/2024

27/03/2024

The farm will be open for rides Good Friday ✝️ for the morning only.

Riders must be back here by midday so our secret squirrels can set the Easter Egg Hunt up.