Fantastic experience on a private ‘Top Beat’ ride with Kel and Hanna! Beautiful surroundings and very healthy, happy horses. Kel was extremely responsive via phone or email and has a clear love of the local area. This ride is definitely only to be done if you have lots of riding experience as it’s very fast-paced with high-speed turns and hopping over creeks. Super action videos and photos were included. A great mix of scenery and adrenaline-fuelled riding - would definitely do again!

My wife had the most amazing time today on this ride. Her comments were: „Willow is a great horse, she is sweet and calm but does like to check if you pay attention. Our guide Hanna was absolutely brilliant, very knowledgeable about the area and of course the horses. We got to canter quite a bit which was fantastic. Lovely stop for a drink at the CARDRONA Hotel, a very unique and fun place. Many thanks also to Kelly who arranged this ride on very short notice.“

This tour will certainly be one of the highlights of our New Zealand Holiday. This 3 1/2 hour ride had everything to offer. The ride took us up into the hills, where we had the opportunity to trot and canter, ride up and down gullies and across streams. This ride had something to offer throughout, to be topped off with a quick drink at the pub, before our ride back. The ride was worth it for the scenery alone. If you are an intermediate to experienced rider, I highly recommend this ride.

It was an amazing tour! My horse Pete was amazing and very kind. The ride was fun and I had a wonderful time. The guide and owner Kel told a lot of history and funfacts about Cordrona. The views were also something else! 🩷I really enjoyed it and can totally recommend this tour 🤩

It was my children’s first time horse riding and I’m not far from beginner myself. The guides were amazing, friendly, patient and reassuring and it didn’t take long for my son to feel less anxious and enjoy the ride. We crossed a flowing creek, climbed the surrounding hills, walked past some grazing cattle and watched the weather chance dramatically. The views are next level, beautiful countryside and snow capped mountains. We had an amazing time.

What an amazing adventure! Kat was our guide who took my sister, mum and I on an amazing afternoon trail ride with the most beautiful scenery. She made us all feel safe and welcomed, ensuring we were comfortable on our saddles. As the three of us are experienced riders, Kat was more than happy to let us have a bit of gallop along certain parts of the trail. She also highlighted some interesting history of Cardrona and the farm. It felt like we were on a ride with a friend rather than a guide. She threw us some amazing experiences along the way of our journey. The best horse riding experience I’ve ever had! Could not rate this amazing experience enough highly recommend adding it to your to do list!!!

Perfect afternoon trail ride with the family. Summer was our guide and she made us all feel welcome and gave us an insight to the history of the area. Very enjoyable and would definitely return.

Kelly and Summer were awesome and really looked after me, not to mention Pete the amazing wonder horse who was just a dream to ride! Kelly is passionate about her horses and riding, the horses are wonderfully cared for and it shines through in their beautiful temperaments. The ride (pub ride) was fast paced at times and very chill at other times so really nice balance. Beautiful scenery! I will be back for another ride for sure! Had an absolute blast THANK YOU !

Fantastic horse trekking up and across the valley. Wonderful views and interesting ride - you stop for a drink about 2/3 through the ride I did which was nice for a break. Lots of trotting and cantering which was a bit scary for the beginner in our group but they gave lots of riding tips. I would recommend for intermediate riders more than absolute beginners. Lovely staff.

Had the best time riding sweet boy Pat. Emily was our guide and was an absolute joy! She eased some of the other guest’s nerves about cantering, and gave cool tid bits about the history and nature of the valley all throughout the trek. She also took all the photos and videos for us so we could really be present and enjoy the ride. We got to trot & canter! The horses were all beautifully trained as well. Another cool thing is that a lot of them are ex-race horses who now get to live a wonderful life with Kelly and her team in the Cardrona Valley. Fantastic way to spend an afternoon! Thanks team!

We had a 3 hour trek with Hannah as our guide. We had 3 fabulous horses (Lou, Denby and Willow) which were perfectly matched to our levels of experience. Hannah nicely structured the ride to make it interesting. A great and varied ride - the perfect way to explore the Cardrona countryside. A nice touch to tie up and call into the Cadrona Hotel for a beverage on the way home! Fantastic selection of photos to take home.

Review for Kat Had a wonderful afternoon on a private riding tour with Kat. We brought a group of 7, most of us pretty inexperienced riders. Kat gave us a brief run-down on how to ride their horses, introduced us to our steeds, and we were shortly underway. We wound up through the hillside of an extensive ranch. The views across the valley were grabd, and Kat kept things exciting for us with intermittent opportunities to trot or canter. The tour was highlighted by a quick stop for a comp’d beverage at the village’s old bar/hotel, which has been beautifully maintained in its original style — a worthwhile destination. If you want to get a fix of riding, and get away from the main touristy hub of Queenstown, I can highly recommend, lots of fun!

The High Country Pub Trail with Kel was absolutely amazing. I really had so much fun. We cantered a lot, which I appreciated a lot as an experienced rider, plus there is this beautiful scenery with lupin flowers, sheep, cows and deers which is just breathtaking. Kel is a great guide and I really liked her great energy. During the trek, she told me a lot about the history of the place, which I found very interesting. Dembe was such a lovely horse. I have to say that it was the best riding trek I've ever had so far. Thank you so much for this great experience, dear Kel!

Me and my husband did a beginner friendly horse riding tour with Kat, and we enjoyed it so much! Horses are super sweet and calm, Kat explained everything very thoroughly, some of the details we didn’t know before even though it’s not our fist time horseback riding. She also told us a lot about the area and took nice photos! Thank you so much for the wonderful experience! Made our day!

The experience was amazing! The horses have such personalities and are so beautiful. The instructors were amazing and kept everything very simple! There was also a ranch cat and ranch rottweiler ❤️ they are so gorgeous! The view is also so incredible and you don't have to be experienced in riding to do this and feel comfortable. Highly recommend 🙌