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Last but not least, when you want to have a trot through Centennial
Park you can book an hour ride (escorted) on one of the school horses
at Centennial Park Horse Hire. A$12/hour. Make sure you make your
level of expertise known. By default they put strangers on the
slowest, sleepiest, and most stubborn animals.
Next door to CP Horse Hire is Blue Ribbon. Same stuff, but I've never
ridden with them.
c
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Saddle Treks
Sandy and Rosie Logie
P.O. Box 114
Dungog, NSW 2420
(049) 92-1713
"...are in the business of providing top quality adventure holidays on
horseback. Main Creek, home of Saddle Treks is situated on the fringe
of the Barrington Tops, a high mountain range lying to the north of
the Hunter Valley. It can be reached in 3 hours drive from Sydney
[230 km north of Sydney. Trekkers arriving by rail in Dungog will be
met at the station]. The Barrington Tops , with its high alpine
grasslands, beech forests, timbered ridges and endless forest trails,
is magnificent country for horse riding. This is a land of fat
flowing rivers and clear deep swimming holes - so refreshing after a
long day in the saddle. At the end of each day there will be a well
set-up camp and delicious dinner to welcome you and make this a
holiday to remember."
Sleeping mats, wet weather gear, and hats provided in addition to all
the usual camping kit. Sleeping bags for hire. Small (15) groups.
Wine with dinner. Campsites serviced by 4WD vehicles (except for
lunch, which you carry).
Barrington Tops trek - 6 days/7 nights - A$640
"...explores the alpine peatbogs and grasslands of the remote BT Nat'l
Park - haunt of the old time cattlemen and the wide brumby. ...
Gloucester Falls, Antarctic Beech forests, the many swamps [lots of
mozzies in summer! - ed.] that combine to form the Barrington River,
swims in the Big Hole and Junction Pools, and the brumby herds on
Beean Beean Plain."
Gloucester River Trek - 5 days/6 nights - A$510
"...the timber trails of the Upper Karuah and Avon river forests and
crosses some beautiful riding country en route to the Gloucester
River..."
Trans Barrington Trek - 12 days/13 nights - A$990
"The idea behind this trek is provide an adventure for the real
enthusiast. From Main Creek we travel north to the Barnard ?River
crossing no fewer than 8 rivers - the Karuah, Gloucester, Kerripit,
Barrington, Cobark, Little Manning, Pigna Barney, and Curricabark. A
combination of timbered ridges and open cattle country with a
different river campsite every night. [continued description of place
names and how many sheep you'll see - ed.]"
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Horse Riding in the "high country"
3 to 9 days from Mansfield, Victoria. Lodge Hut or tent accomodation
(15-20 members). I assume you have to find your own transport to
Mansfield (north east of M'bne).
"Your horse is handpicked and sturdy enough to handle the rugged
mountain tracks. Everything is provided on the trail rides except
sleeping bags and wet weather gear, which can be hired. On longer
rides camping out is either in tents or in the Stoney family's genuine
cattlemans hut at an altitude of 5200 feet.
These rides follow the Upper Howqua Valley, crossing the Howqua River
many times before climbing Bluff Hut. The rest of the trip will be
spent exploring the High Plains out to the Great Divide and on some
trips moving and inspecting cattle on the bluff cattle leases."
A$220/A$590/A$860 for 3, 6, or 9 days
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The Australian Experience (Bill King)
Destination Australia Marketing
3/418 St. Kilda Road
Melbourne, Vic 3004
(03) 820-0700
Reservations (Australia-wide free call) (008) 33-1373
Telex: DAM AA152369
US office
ATS Sprint
1101 E. Broadway
Glendale, CA 91205
(800) 3369797 (in CA)
(800) 6266665 (elsewhere in USA)
UK office
ATS Sprint
Suites 313-319 Walmar House
296 Regent St.
London W1R 5HD
01-631-4447
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Kosciusko National Park Trail Riding
Reynella Trail Rides (10-20 members)
8 days (from Cooma)
Homestead and tent accomodation
"... 'Reynella', a Homestead in the Snowy Mountains. It is from here
that John and his staff lead horeback safaris throughout the
spectacular Kosciusko National Park. The safaris are suitable for
both experience and novice riders. ...
All equipment is supplied except sleeping bags and fishing rods.
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our ride which will take us some 160kms through the KNP."
This trip is in fact 5 days on horseback, 1 day at the homestead, and
2 days back and forth to Sydney. You're in a tent 4 nights, and at
the homestead 3 nights. Price until April 1989 is A$685 twin share.
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Talbingo Trail Rides (5-25 members)
6 days from Sydney (Note - this trip includes the airfare Sydney to
Tumut)
Homestead and tent accomodation
"The Snowy Mountains are the setting for this exciting holiday. We
will cover many miles riding a willing horse, chosen especially to
suit us, over fenceless terrain, fording rivers and climbing mountain
trails. ... Tours are eith accompanied by a 4WD vehicle or packhore
carrying camping equipment. Those tours using packhore are obviously
more able to visit true wilderness areas."
This one is 5 days on horseback, at night in tent or huts. One night
in a motel in Tumut at the beginning of the trip. A late evening
return to Sydney on the last day. Price is A$813 for the pack
wilderness rides, and A$759 for 4WD support ride, twin share.
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Mountain River Riders
P.O. Box 95
Oberon NSW 2787
(063) 36-5114
[brochure reprinted without permission - ed.]
Adventure holiday on horseback. Ride the old cattlemen's tracks of
the outer Blue Mountains with licensed guides.
Join the "Mountain River Riders" on a qulaity, well planned, all
inclusive VIP trip into the remote areas of the Blue Mountains
National Park.
Be guided on our "4leg drive" tour - a 2-6 day trek with packhorses
deep into this "3 rivers" system, spanning 3 shires and a million
years.
Go on horseback to our two privately owned "old time" cattlemen's
selections with all the gear on packhorses - "the cargo carriers of
the high country".
Here, deep in the outer Blue Mountains, beyond the last road, is the
"time-lapsed" 1862 "Koonangaroo" selectin on a beautiful river
junction. This is the last of the "outer area" supply and remount
depots - with its yards, horse paddocks, and rustic huts.
Here, a day's ride away from our crazy world, is the real door to an
unchanged Australia of many years ago. See a part of Australia's zoo
unhindered by cages.
Stay overnight on a leisure weekend - ride, a quiet river junction to
swim, explore, walk, read, photograph, paint and for the enthusiast, a
fishing utopia.
For those on a longer stay there are different river rides - to cedar
forest, a silmer mine, old yards, plaques, canyons, trout pools - a
place of enjoyment rather than endurance.
Trips are all inclusive - everything, within reason [no disco - ed.],
is provided for your comfort, enjoyment and safety. With an initial
"main line" network of over 150 kms of bridle tracks - all trips are
tailor made to the outdoor needs, ability and wishes of individuals
and parties.
Parties are usually kept small to fully savour the area's unhurried
and primitive life style. Approx. 6-8 riders, 2 guides and several
packhorses. Little experience is needed - what helps is a love of
animals and the outdoors, lots of enthusiasm, some common sense and a
tone of good humour.
Trips leave at weekends and at all other times by prior arrangement.
Our Cox's River departure point, "River Downs", near the edge of the
Blue Mountains National Park, is only a couple of hours drive, or 1/2
hour by helicopter frm the Sydney perimeter.
We are licensed by the National Parks & Widlife Services for an "old
fashioned" packhorse trip into this "beyond" country.
[etc. marketing blather - ed.]
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I think the day trip was about A$50. The long trips run about
A$75/day. Call or write to get the scoop. It was a wonderful trip (I
did a one day ride) and I highly recommend them.
c
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