Karoo Gariep Conservancy Home of the Karoo Hippo - Experience IT!

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Karoo Gariep Horse Trails

Explore the mental and physical advantages of horse riding

We currently offer horse trails, 2 day horse camps with basic as well as professional training at New Holme. All of our horses are tame and well behaved, each with a special, yet unique personality. It is a well known fact that horse riding therapy in autistic children has produced remarkable results in the past, so come and experience the joys of horse riding.

Come and discover the beauty of the Karoo on horse back. We offer trails along the Seekoei River and sun downer trails to the only Hippo populated guest farm in the Northern Cape.

See how farming is done - Karoo
                                Style
Riders from all ages welcome
Experience the “Flat Lands” which
                                is the Karoo

The idea is to give our guests a more complete Karoo experience. Also explore the mental and physical advantages of horse riding. The horses are child friendly and easy to ride. A good weekend break is recommended.

We attached a booking and indemnity form to be signed and faxed back to us to reserve a booking. To download and print the form please click here.

Destinctive Landscape - 
                                Unmistakably Karoo

Karoo farms are big and it is not possible to see all your sheep in one day. To do this the farmers use horses, we send out 4 horses on a daily basis and they will cover between 10 and 40 km per day.

Once a problem is detected the farmer can the focus on that specific area. We rotate the horses so they have time to rest.

This is the horses we use for the guests to ride on, not groomed or pampered but real farm horses. Because they are not stabled it is necessary to book in advanced as they roam in the open veldt.

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