HORSE RIDING
- INDEX
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- YOUR ITINERARY
- ACCOMMODATION
- THINGS TO DO
- TRANSPORT
- TOURS
- ATTRACTIONS
- WEDDING / HONEYMOON
- CAR HIRE
- DINING OUT
- BACKPACKERS
- INTERNET@CAFES
- CAMERA HIRE
- MAPS and INFO
- SAFE TRAVEL
- CLASSIFIEDS
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There are a number of places around Tropical North Queensland where you can enjoy horse riding. Maybe an outback farmstay is what you're looking for, spending a few days immersed in a genuine working Aussie cattle station. Or maybe you'd just like to escape for a few hours, and take a sunrise ride along a deserted beach, or trot through the tropical rainforest. Whether you're looking to go horse riding on the Atherton Tablelands, around Cairns, or in Cooktown, you will find everything you need to know on this page.
THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL MANNER OF HORSERIDING EXPERIENCES IN TROPICAL NORTH QUEENSLAND. IF YOU HAVE SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS, OR YOU CAN'T FIND WHAT YOU NEED ON THIS PAGE, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO .
BLACK MOUNTAIN HIDEAWAY
Black Mountain Road, Julatten (MAP)
Phone (07) 4094 1101
www.blackmountainhideaway.com.au
A wide range of adventurous and exiting trailrides!
Learn how to ride while enjoying the scenery of our diverse environments. At Black Mountain Hideaway, Suzie and Saxon offer a wide range of adventurous and exciting trailrides. From short, historical, interpretive, low-impact tours to full days of action.
Every tour begins with a brief of horsemanship which includes safety guidelines and instruction. They have horses for all levels of riding and even include a free riding lesson with all trailrides! Choose one of our spectacular rides or we can tailor your own special adventure.
TAIT'S WONGABEL STABLES
P.O.Box 261, Deep Creek Road, Wongabel, Atherton (MAP)
Phone (07) 4091 2070
www.wongabel.com.au
Continuing the tradition of bush riding!
Tait's Wongabel Stables has been operating since 1987. Your host, Sheila Tait, is a long-term member of the Tablelands Trail Horse Riders' Club, and has gained knowledge of the district by helping with the planning of extended rides in remote areas. She also has some experience of riding with pack horses on the Bicentennial National Trail.
While providing all riders with the opportunity to enjoy a bush ride which suits their ability, safety is always the first consideration. Appropriate tuition is given with every ride. Tait's Wongabel Stables offer one hour or the popular half day rides. For the more experienced, whole day rides can be given for small groups. Or enjoy a catered 'Holiday on Horseback' of 5 days or more, with all camping equipment supplied.
HIDDEN VALLEY TRAIL RIDES
Keatings Lagoon, Cooktown (MAP)
Phone (07) 4069 6073 / Mobile 0419 816 631
www.hiddenvalleytrailrides.com.au
Free overnight camping. BYO swag!
Fed up with going on a trail ride with dozens of others , riding a tired, bored trail horse? Then swing up and head out on a Hidden Valley Horse and trail ride through the tropical outback wonderland of Cooktown.
Join Hidden Valley Trail Rides and ride amongst the gum trees and all the other types of fauna and flora growing in the tropical outback of Cooktown's river's flood plains. Follow an animal trail away from everyone and everything. Feel the quiet. Smell the ever changing bush pungents. Let a trail take you alongside mighty croc filled tidal rivers and pretty lagoons to find hidden valleys and wide plains of striking white gums alongside dense tropical woodlands. And finally follow a trail to a secret bush camp for some billy tea and fireside eats before heading home.
Enjoy the free camping with toilets and showers for your convenience.
