Maketu Horse Riders -Life on Horseback -Horselife

26/03/2023

Kei ngā tōpito katoa o te motu.

Nau mai ki Maketū, te ipukarea o Te Arawa Waka.

Welcoming all Hunters, Divers and Fisherman to Maketū for the 2023 Hunting and Fishing Competition 🎣🦞🦌🐕🐗 hosted by Te Wharekura o Maketū. Bring all your whānau and friends for a packed day of activities and have a go at your luck to win the top prizes. 💰😎

Prize list and finer details will be released shortly.

Follow link to Register yourself or your Whānau/Team:

https://forms.gle/6sZBDbWyiN9Srj5b7

🌲 Keep an eye out for our next post and updates 🌊

19/03/2023

"The boys taken out up to the Urupa for a graze and to show Jairoh were they'll be moving to next"

Jairoh's first time being lead to the Urupa, done very well happy as with how he's coming along
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19/03/2023

"Getting Jairoh used to being lead along side Rocky and Copper 🤠🤠"

Aiding and controlling of 1 hoiho let alone 2 hoiho is a matter of consistantly being able to think ahead for them both. Moving left to right or right to left, stopping and going, gates and speeds making sure all cues and aids are as clear as can be so both hoiho understand what is being asked of them

When there are 3 hoiho we need to consistently think ahead alot more, a calmer approach is needed as now your working with 3 other minds plus your own. There needs to be alot more clarity in aids and cues to what is being asked of the 3 of them.

This was Jairohs first time being led with our other two and we were very impressed with his attitude, attempts, his calmness and overall performance at this exercise.
Next is the gates,
Trot, Lope and Canter

Will keep whanau updated on how he's going throughout the year

08/03/2023

Some pics over the last few days whanau
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Crystal, Copper and Broc chilling and relaxing after some intensive training, obstical jumping while lunging for respect exercises

All of us up the Top Farm taking Jairoh for his second lead out on trail and his first time to see the cows

Arohamai we've been abit slow lately with vids and pics updates but we will keep em coming asap

03/03/2023

💯💯 "errday everyday"🤠🤠

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03/03/2023

Soft and Suppleness Exercises

"Bending Transitions"

Our aim with this exercise is to gain softness and suppleness,
Consistently moving their feet, maintaining a circle in forward movement (at a trot or walk)

This exercise works with getting our Hoiho to give softness in their rib area

There are 5 main body parts on a horse to get soft and supple, they are:

Head & Neck
Poll
Shoulders/Forequaters
Ribs
Hips/Hindquaters

We have just started working on this exercise and over the next few days we will be showing what improvements we have worked on to gain soft and suppleness with our Hoiho

Mylove and her Hoiho having fun ❤❤🤠🤠🐎🐎👩‍🌾❤❤💯💯🐴🐴

Send a message to learn more.

02/03/2023

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22/02/2023

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11/02/2023

Be prepared whanau and stay safe

05/02/2023

Jandals for footwear when shoeing a horse is a little bit different also.

05/02/2023

Check it out! In this new television series " Native Ride" is a chance to bid at auction for one of these amazing Wiwi Naati horses started by some of the best trainers. For more information email [email protected]

30/01/2023

Support New Zealand Rodeo's opinion on the importance of the skill of roping in rural New Zealand

16/01/2023

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22/12/2022

18/12/2022

🔻🔺FINAL EPISODE 🔺🔻 Te rāhi o ngā puni mō tēnei terenga o Hōiho - Riding On.
The final episode of Hōiho - Riding On - Season 1 plays this Tuesday 20.12.2022. ⏰
🤠🐴TUNE IN! Rātū|Tuesday 8PM on Whakaata Māori & Māori plus!🐴🤠

30/11/2022

New Zealand's first horse truck

A colourised photo of what is believed to be the country's first (or certainly very early) horse truck/float, photographed at a hunt meeting in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. We wonder if the horses were backed in, or loaded from the other side? The gear 'compartment' is right at the back, (or is it for hounds?) in case you missed it. We just thought you'd like to see this photo too!

Colourised; Lester Oliver; shared from our 'sister page', Equestrian Memories (New Zealand) Now we believe the rego plate is from1927-28.

Do you have any old float or horse truck photos?

UPDATE: The truck likely has a rego plate from 1927-28 thanks to Jim Gordon who said:
"You can date NZ vehicles quite accurately as their plates were changed annually between 1925 and 1940 and were a different colour and used a different symbol for a hyphen to indicate the year. It's a little blurry but I am pretty sure that's a "star" for a hyphen meaning this photo is dated 1927-1928 and is yellow/black. I think the colourisation is slightly incorrect for the plate as the 26-27 is white/black but has a dash hyphen."

27/11/2022

TOMORROW on Hōiho - Riding On...
We meet the CROWN PRINCE and QUEEN of NZ POLO!
Kia mau tonu mai e hika mā 😎
Episode 6 is on ways! 🤩🌀

22/11/2022

Twice the action, twice the fun - two days of rodeo in Gisborne!!

We are so excited to bring our community an action-packed weekend of rodeo this January!

We hope to see you all there - please share our post with your friends and whanau!

15/11/2022

TE ARAWA E... Place your bet on where we take you to next!? It might get you to Vegas...👀😉

Brand new episode of Hōiho - Riding On tomorrow (15th)
8PM Tuesday on Whakaata Māori and Māori +

10/11/2022

"Yeeeeehaaaaaa"
"Arrrrrrreee, ye, ye,yeeee"
"Cowboys&Indians"

Couply pics and vids of Uncle Shane(The Indian) and kuzzy Warena(The Cowboy) off to their
"Cowboys & Indians" day out last week with the Maketu Fire Brigade 😎😎🤠🤠🐎🐎🐴🐴💯💯

09/11/2022

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08/11/2022

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From rodeo to international competitions at just 30 years old, Tui Teka has done just about all of it. His unique way with horses has earned him recognition as perhaps one of the top horse breakers and starters in the country.

Tui Teka Better Horsemanship features on all new Hōiho - Riding On tonight e hoa mā! Only on Whakaata Māori 🤩

07/11/2022

Some pics from last Month, some of the whanau of Maketu on Horseback

It was wicked as having yous up and hearing about yours and aunty story's when yous were on the Hoiho in your days. From riding along mountain peaks through the moon and star lights to getting growlings for falling off cause yous were flying on the hoiho 😂😂 was awesome to see yous back up there ❤❤🤠🤠
Big Mihi to yous Uncle Tony Brown, Aunty Kala Kirikiri, kuzzy Credance and his partner

02/11/2022

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