        | Eat, Sleep & Breath Horses on a Working Riding Holiday at Sunray Farm South Africa
What to expect. Do you want unpretentious hospitality in a setting that allows you to relax de-stress and escape the clutter of everyday life? This is simple country living and riding on a working horse and cattle farm, no frills - just great riding on lovely horses, a comfortable bed, home cooked food and lots of conversation revolving around the horses!! Based at Sunray Farm we offer different daily rides around the farm looking for game and from our beach paddocks in Kei Mouth. We also keep a string of horses at a nearby game reserve from where we do overnight horse safaris. For a perfect riding holiday, overnight trails can be enjoyed separately or combined to create an authentic rural African experience. Riding at the farm offers a selection of out-rides through indigenous bush looking for naturally occurring game, schooling in our outdoor arena, riding lessons, a mini cross country jumping course, barrel racing and games on horseback, round pen work, several different beach rides in Kei Mouth and Morgan Bay as well as game viewing on horseback at the game reserve. Join us for 4 to 6 weeks and volunteer by helping to look after the horses, this is a hands on riding holiday, work with horses in an alternative environment using natural horse care. We ride our horses using the classic English style while schooling and combine with Western type riding when riding on out rides. You will be involved with the day to day care of the horses, do lots of riding, exercising and schooling the horses, riding with wild life on safari and beach riding. You also have an option to do a 3 or 4 night multi-day Wild Coast Horse Trail. This is an excellent environment to get work experience for equine students, advanced riders will enjoy the relaxed atmosphere and great riding, intimidate riders can immerses themselves with the horses, and novice & beginner riders’ riding will improve! We require that candidates be horse lovers, must love the great outdoors and have a spirit of adventure to do new things. No other experience is necessary as we will teach you as you go along. Daily Routine The program is dependent on prevailing weather and when an overnight trail has been booked! This is just a guide as to what you can expect during your stay. Our morning starts at After breakfast you will pack the Landrover and head down to the beach & game reserve. The horses all need feeding, checking and grooming on a daily basis and each group is ridden 2 to 3 times per week. This means that your mornings will be spent riding in the bush looking for game or down at the beach while you train and exercise the horses. Over weekends and occasionally during the week you may have to assist with taking day riders out on rides. At the farm, the working horses, stallions & broodmares come in at The work horses come in at You get to participate in the following. Grooming, bathing, and general care of the horses, Feeding when necessary, Cleaning tack and equipment, Working with the young foals & yearlings at Sunray Farm. Exercising & schooling horses at Sunray Farm, Exercising & care of the trail horses at Endalweni Private Game Reserve. Exercising & care of the trail horses at Kei Mouth. Assisting with out rides and trails at Kei Mouth, (Our horses all live out, so there are no stables to muck out!) A normal working day is from The point of you being with us is to do lots of riding, learn, help out and have fun! It is up to you to take advantage of the opportunities that are presented to you. The more you participate, the more you will learn and the more you will take home with you.
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Accommodation & Meals Riders
stay in a simple cottage "The Loft" next to the main homestead. It
has dormitory style accommodation, with 4 beds upstairs in the loft, two
down stairs and a small bedroom that sleep 2. There is a large sitting room with TV, DVD player and hi fi to play and listen to music. Tea & coffee making facilities and a small fridge and micro wave to keep snacks and refreshments. Meals are taken in the main house. Breakfast is at 7.30 and consists of fruit, yogurt, cereals, toast & preserves Lunch is normally around 1pm - bread, salads, cheese to make sandwiches and some other light dish or soup. Dinner
is at 7pm. It consists of a main dish normally game meat,
roast, casserole, chicken or fish served with vegetables and a desert.
| Dates and Availability Places are available all year round, and riders can arrive on any day of the week. Mid week flights to South Africa are often cheaper! Please contact us with the suggested dates that you would like to stay at Sunray Farm, we will then check availability, you will then complete our on line booking form and rider details. You need to complete the booking form and return it to us, book your flights and send a deposit to confirm your place - and that's it - you're booked! Rates and Package Details The following is included in your holiday package.
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