Moonlight Stables
Moonlight Stables
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Nature & Wildlife Tours • Horseback Riding Tours
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Join us on an exciting horse trek riding through specacular country on a deer and sheep station overlooking the moontains and river. Only 15 mins drive from Queenstown. Enjoy our responsive horses and meet a truely local family. A real kiwi experience! Your trip will be personalized to your riding ability to ensure the best possible experience. Your safety is our priority.
Queenstown, New Zealand
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Kassie
Auckland, New Zealand37 contributions
Jan 2020
I had a wonderful time here, really great ride that caters for people of all experience levels. Despite having a lot of beginners in our group, I was given plenty of opportunity to go ahead at a faster pace. The farm is beautiful, and my horse Monday was the calmest and probably the most photogenic horse I've ever ridden :D Wish I could have stayed for longer.
Written January 5, 2020
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Carol
Tauranga, New Zealand4 contributions
Oct 2020 • Family
Loved it ! I did a 1.5hr trek on a recent trip to Queenstown with my 2 x kids aged 10&13. It was so amazing we had 3 x guides to 7 x riders . Horses looked well cared for & facilities were top notch. My 10year old and myself were first time riders and we were given horses appropriate for our abilities. We felt very safe on the trek the entire ride. Our horses were calm, the guides knew all the horses temperaments. The scenery was so beautiful! It started as a misty cold morning but we were given boots , chaps, dry as bone jackets & helmets. It was just perfect, well worth the cost. Definately a highlight for our QT trip.
Written October 10, 2020
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Culture22546136827
2 contributions
Feb 2020 • Couples
Janice, Zoe and Misha were absolutely wonderful! They took care of us from start to finish and were completely friendly and welcoming throughout the whole experience. It doesn’t matter what level rider you are, they will make sure that you are comfortable and get the most out of your ride.
The scenery was incredible, with deer, rabbits and sheep everywhere! Rolling hills, beautiful flowing rivers and clear blue skies. The photos were amazing! They even took some fantastic photos for us. I would recommend the Moonlight Stables every day of the week because of how much fun we had. Thank you so much to all of the wonderful ladies who took us for our ride today!
Written February 24, 2020
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Robin S
6 contributions
Feb 2020
For riders of all levels this is a great outfit. The horses are lovely and well matched to their riders. All equipment is provided with safety in mind. The morning trek took us through the deer farm and around the rolling landscape - the views were superb. If you felt confident to trot or canter, then you could do so. I was happy to walk but Buster liked a trot, so we compromised from time to time!! The girls that came with us were friendly and charming. Janice, the owner, is a super lady and clearly loves her horses. If you fancy some horse-riding, this is the place to go!
Written February 23, 2020
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trav3l1980
22 contributions
Mar 2020 • Friends
We had a lovely ride with a group of five yesterday. Horses are just fantastic and clearly loved and well looked after. Can’t recommend highly enough! We will be back next time we are in Nz!!
Written March 6, 2020
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Tamo14
Auckland, New Zealand14 contributions
Jan 2021 • Family
My daughter and I had an amazing horse trek here with Janet and her team. Mischa took us out for the morning and it was a fantastic ride around their property in the beautiful hills around Arrow Junction. The horses are all in great condition and cater for a range of riding abilities. We had an amazing time - easily the best horse trek we have experienced anywhere.
Written January 14, 2021
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ZongHan
Singapore, Singapore22 contributions
We were thoroughly disappointed with Moonlight stables. The pick up was scheduled for 9.30am on the 17th August 2012. However, no one came to pick us up as we waited from 9.20am to 10.20 am. We have received confirmation Geoff Clear for our trip, the pickup timing and pickup address.

Calls to the stables were useless from
9.30am through to 10.20am. We could only get an answering machine with a message from Janice to leave a message. No emails or calls were received telling us that the trip was cancelled.

Disappointing...
Written August 16, 2012
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wongcindy
1 contribution
Dec 2014
unreasonable charge for customers. bad reputation. bad attitude. there is no difference between adults and kids, they all charge for the same price, and they have no sense of service as a professional service place. I'm afraid the only solution is do Not go with your kids.
Written March 7, 2015
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Hey Guys, Im sorry you weren't happy with your experience at Moonlight Stables, however i feel this is a unfair reflection of our company as generally we go out the way to make our customers happy and satisfied. Our child rate is different from our adult rate at $95. We tried to be as accommodating as possible for your group. You had originally booked for 5 people, you called the morning of the ride asking if we could push the ride back a little due to the weather, which we happily did, then unfortunately your group turned up even later than agreed and decided last minute that only 2 of you wanted to ride and also said that you now had limited time for the ride. We already had all the horses saddled up and ready to go, however we took dad and son out for a shorter ride and they had a brilliant time. Your son really enjoyed having a trot, and he couldn't wipe the grin off his face the whole ride and your husband was a pleasure to take out. We kindly only charged you for two spots at full price, instead of for the 5 spots you had originally booked (our cancellation policy is 24hrs). Unfortunately for us the credit card you gave us purposefully had block put on it seconds after you left the stables and we were never able to charge your card for the ride, we contacted your tour guide straight away but he was also unable to get you to pay for the service we provided. We tried to be as reasonable and accomodating as possible for your group so i am very sorry your were not happy with everything.
Written July 8, 2017
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nzkirstin
Christchurch, New Zealand9 contributions
Mar 2012 • Friends
This is one magic way to spend an afternoon. Animal lovers a must. These horses are so well managed and even a (nervous!) rider like me was well handled by the guides.
They matched us up with suitable horses according to ability and even rode alongside us to grab our cameras and take pics for us. Brilliant.
The scenery was magic and I felt it is one of the better value for money activities you can do.
Without a doubt, I can highly recommend this to everyone of all abilities.
Thank you so much Jo and Karen for the day I still treasure.
Written February 18, 2013
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Daniel A
7 contributions
My partner and I had a fantastic time horse riding. The guides where very welcoming and fun. Having ridden before they catered for different levels of ability in the group. Would recommend to anyone wanting a relaxing scenic ride.
Written August 12, 2012
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