Review So awesome!!! Would highly recommend!

I love Mairehau because unlike other riding schools, they give you freedom to chose your own horse, and you can go onto the track when they are sure that you will be safe. I learnt to jump here and Robert, the owner, has done a great job of coaching me through it. As for the people saying the girls are rude, I have seen people treat them as if they are simply another one of the chickens that are allowed to roam around the paddocks, then continue to say that they are rude and mean to the horses. Maybe their attitude towards you is a reflection of your own. If I were volunteering and spending long hours doing hot and smelly work for nothing but half an hour on a horse, I would probably feel a bit inclined to be rude back to people too. Although some of the horses there are a little bit on the skinny side, they are not unhealthy. The soil in the area the school is based in is very infertile, making it quite hard to grow good quality grass. They do a good job of teaching beginners considering that most of the staff are volunteering high-school students. If you are a more experienced rider, looking for somewhere to teach you competition dressage, maybe Mairehau isn't the place for you. However, I have found that it is an awesomely cheap and great way to practice your techniques between more high end lessons. (They are fine to go to even if you don't have other lessons!) They have a large range of horses to do different things with and most, if not all, of them are very well trained school ponies. I love Mairehau as a place to go when you're having a bad day and just want to go and spill your feelings to an animal that you know will listen and not judge you. You don't have to book, and it's only $6 for half an hour, compared to around $30 for another place. Would totally reccomend!! ;)