Horse Experience for Younger Kids

guided horse experience | kids program | natural horsemanship

PROGRAM

Beginner experience for younger children

Shorter version of ‘Horsing Around For Kids’

Great introduction to horses for tiny tots

There is something about horses that many kids just love. Their beauty and gentleness, combined with their enormous size and great strength is a combination that fascinates children and adults alike.

If your young child loves horses, this introductory experience a great way to let them get up close with our gentlest horses in a safe and professionally organised way.

The session is primarily done on the ground and focuses on natural horsemanship and our relationship with these wonderful equine friends. No prior experience necessary.

What’s included in this experience:

  • Learn how to make friends with a big animal like a horse
  • Meet and groom and smell and feel the horses
  • Safe horse ride on a lead
  • Make new friends (2 and 4 legged ones)

We will meet the horses. We will walk them to the grooming post and tie them up. We will stand right next to them and brush their soft fur, and comb their pretty mane. We’ll talk to them, we’ll listen to the sounds they make, and smell and feel the horses.

Some kids like to do horse riding – they can sit on the horse’s back and we lead them around. Some kids like to just sit on the horse’s back or lie on their tummy up there.

Often our very experienced young assisting instructor (my daugther) will join in with her joyful energy, which is a great addition to the delivery of the program.

We will gauge where the kids are at, and will adjust things accordingly. The program is approximately one hour long.

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(24 pictures)

happy young girl sitting bareback on brown horse with purple rope halter, man with grey cap smiling at her, fence and forest in background
little boy in blue clothes feeding chestnut horse from his hand, smiling
man in shirt and black vest and cap leading chestnut horse with little boy riding bareback through NZ bush
2 girls with different coloured hats wearing identical blue shirts brushing the mane of a brown horse, with a chestnut horse and person in red shoes in background
little girl wearing red hat holding hand on horse's forehead, both teir eyes half closed, noses almost touching
kneeling mother in blue dress and standing baby child with hat looking at a horse's hind leg, holding a comb
girl in blue sports teeshirt and hat tying a horse knot to a fence post
black plaited horse mane on chestnut neck, green hair ties from plant material
lttle boy in blue clothes sitting bareback on grazing chestnut horse on a clearing in the forest
two young girls in overpants and bbots brushing chestnut horse on green grass in wide landscape with seaview
young blond girl with pony tail brushing the shoulder of a brown horse
rear view of man in olive green shirt, jeans and black cap leading chestnut horse with two girls in white tops and with long blond hair sitting bareback on the horse
two children's hands plaiting a brown horse's mane with yellow flowers and green ties
young girl with long blond hair holding out her hand and feeding a brown horse
little boy in blue clothes astride chestnut horse and holding on to mane, smiling. Father on side, also smiling
little girl sitting bareback on standing chestnut horse with white stripe on forehead, man in dark blue checkered shirt and black cap holding slack leadrope and looking at girl, large hilly paddock and forested area in background
young smiling girl in rainpants lying on her tummy on the back of a chestnut horse
little boy in blue clothes feeding chestnut horse from his hand
baby boy playing with blue drink bottle next to a peacefully grazing brown horse with white stripe on lush green meadow
lttle boy in blue clothes sitting bareback on grazing chestnut horse on a clearing in the forest, two people stting at a picnic table in background
little boy in blue clothes brushing shoulder of chestnut horse, back view
little boy in blue clothes brushing front leg of chestnut horse, top view
lttle boy in blue clothes lying on his tummy front to back on the back of a chestnut horse
happy young girl sitting bareback on brown horse with purple rope halter, man with grey cap smiling at her, fence and forest in background
little boy in blue clothes feeding chestnut horse from his hand, smiling
man in shirt and black vest and cap leading chestnut horse with little boy riding bareback through NZ bush
2 girls with different coloured hats wearing identical blue shirts brushing the mane of a brown horse, with a chestnut horse and person in red shoes in background
little girl wearing red hat holding hand on horse's forehead, both teir eyes half closed, noses almost touching
kneeling mother in blue dress and standing baby child with hat looking at a horse's hind leg, holding a comb
girl in blue sports teeshirt and hat tying a horse knot to a fence post
black plaited horse mane on chestnut neck, green hair ties from plant material
lttle boy in blue clothes sitting bareback on grazing chestnut horse on a clearing in the forest
two young girls in overpants and bbots brushing chestnut horse on green grass in wide landscape with seaview
young blond girl with pony tail brushing the shoulder of a brown horse
rear view of man in olive green shirt, jeans and black cap leading chestnut horse with two girls in white tops and with long blond hair sitting bareback on the horse
two children's hands plaiting a brown horse's mane with yellow flowers and green ties
young girl with long blond hair holding out her hand and feeding a brown horse
little boy in blue clothes astride chestnut horse and holding on to mane, smiling. Father on side, also smiling
little girl sitting bareback on standing chestnut horse with white stripe on forehead, man in dark blue checkered shirt and black cap holding slack leadrope and looking at girl, large hilly paddock and forested area in background
young smiling girl in rainpants lying on her tummy on the back of a chestnut horse
little boy in blue clothes feeding chestnut horse from his hand
baby boy playing with blue drink bottle next to a peacefully grazing brown horse with white stripe on lush green meadow
lttle boy in blue clothes sitting bareback on grazing chestnut horse on a clearing in the forest, two people stting at a picnic table in background
little boy in blue clothes brushing shoulder of chestnut horse, back view
little boy in blue clothes brushing front leg of chestnut horse, top view
lttle boy in blue clothes lying on his tummy front to back on the back of a chestnut horse

1 hr

This program is for littler kids and last about an hour.

safety first

Get up close with our gentlest horses in a safe and professionally organised way

$65 per child

Minimum 2 children, maximum 4 (can also be booked as singe session at $130).

what to wear

Please wear closed-toe walking shoes and comfortable outdoor clothes suitable for the day’s weather.

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ask the horse...

The program may vary slightly as we’ll have to see what the horse has to say on the day…

no experience necessary

Beginner experience – no prior experience necessary

Book Now: Horse Experience for Younger Kids

If you’d like to book this experience, please fill out the form. I generally get back to inquiries within a day, and we can arrange a time and format that suits.

You can also email me at connect@spirithorse.nz

14 + 4 =

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