Kapiti Equestrian & Vaulting Centre

07/11/2025

Introducing our teams!!

THE KEAS:

This is our upper intermediate team. These Vaulters have been training in other groups and have advanced into this team, this is a mixed age group based on skill level. They are working more is trot and canter perfecting their compulsories and basic moves. Also performing individual and team freestyles in walk. They come once a week every Thursday 4-5:30pm.

Their horse is Rory.

06/11/2025

Introducing our teams!!

THE PIWAKAWAKAS and PUKEKOS:

The Piwakawaka's are our newcomer/intermediate group age 7-9yrs. They come weekly on Wednesdays 4-5:30pm. They learn all the basic moves in walk and trot, but mainly work in walk performing compulsories, individual and team freestyles.

Their horse is Skye.

The Pukeko's are our intermediate team age 9-11yrs. This is also a new comer group, they work towards slightly harder moves individually and as doubles. They also train more in trot and a small amount of canter trying trickier moves. They also come on a Wednesday 4-5:30pm.

Their horse is Rory.

We currently have spaces available in this group so please get in touch if you're interested to join.

06/11/2025

Introducing our Vaulting teams!!

THE TAUHOUS:

This is our youngest team age 5-7. They come every week on Monday 4-5:30pm. They practice individual and double moves in walk and simple moves in trot.

Their horse is Cleo!!

Get in touch if you have a young keen child interested to join.

05/11/2025

Hello everyone!

Our club is getting ready for our end of year Christmas show celebrating🎄⭐️

We welcome and invite everyone for this event.

Saturday 20th December, 11am-1:30pm.

More info to come soon, but save the date.

04/11/2025

Introducing our coaches!!

Introducing Rhyanne!!

Rhyanne has been at this club for the past 22 years. She started as a young Vaulter at the age of 6. She Vaulted for 12 years competing over seas several times including competing for New Zealand at the world games in 2014, as the lifter. After that she went on to get a 3 year bachelor degree in performing arts with a major in circus. In 2019 she toured the country as a circus performer in “Circus Aotearoa”!!

She started working at the club in 2020, coaching all levels of Vaulting, taking Vaulting for therapy rides and running the horsey holiday programmes. Now she is one of our head vaulting coaches, she’s also the creative director and choreographer of all the shows we have put on over the past 5 years.

With all her years of training and experience she is passionate about inspiring the youth to find their power and strength in performing and love for this unique and special sport that is Vaulting.

03/11/2025

Introducing our coaches!!

Introducing Emma!!

Emma started here at the club 3 and a half years ago through the gateway programme. She started riding in 2018.
In 2022 she found her love for horses, teaching riding and was able to find her place at the club.
She is one of our best horse carers and riding instructors. Also helps with all our other programmes like vaulting for therapy and runs days of the horsey holiday programmes.
She studied and got her New Zealand certificate in equine skills level 2. On the weekends she often goes to a range of different competitions, her main ones being show jumping. She rode in the lost in the blues show and was in the NITE team that won at the beginning of this year.

Come and join our club and soak up all Emma riding knowledge or enjoy a fun day with her at our holiday programme.

01/11/2025

30/10/2025

Introducing our coaches!!

Introducing Cat!!

Cat has been at the club for past 24 years. Before then she lived in Sweden and did Vaulting and riding in her home town. 6 years ago she became the club manager. Over the past 2 decades Cat has been the main horse trainer and coach for our Vaulting classes and riding for therapy. She is also our head lunger for Vaulting and riding instructor.

She is also a fantastic rider, Jane of all reins. She schools all our horses in dressage and trekking. She rides with Vaulters behind and in our last few shows, she even jumped fire.

Come and join our club to be inspired and educated in all things equestrian.

30/10/2025

Time to introduce our coaches!!

Introducing Linnea!!

Linnea Vaulted for 12 years at her home club in Sweden. In this time, competing in the Swedish and Nordic-Baltic Vaulting championships, her team won Gold in 2022 and Silver in 2023.
Individually, she received Bronze in the CVI 2019. In 2021, she got silver in the Swedish championship for junior individual.

She has been teaching Vaulting for the past 8 years. She came to NZ for a gap year and now doesn't want to leave.
She now helps with all the Vaulting teams of all levels. Her goal and passion is to focus on teaching and sharing all her years of knowledge and over seas experience. With the aim to get our competitive teams out into bigger competitions. We are hoping she will be here at our club for the next 2 years at least.

Come and join our Vaulting family to soak up all her amazing overseas knowledge!!

28/10/2025

We are now offering riding lessons!!

Limited spots available and preference to members.

Get in quick before spaces fill up!!