Horse Trek Guide

Hi, my name is Paige and I am from Southland (NZ). I’ve grown up with horses all my life so I have loved them right from the word go!

I came to Waimak River Horse Treks in April 2007 for work experience through my equine level two certificate course. And what an amazing experience!!

The warm and friendly environment made me feel so welcome and very much at “home”, that I decided that I wasn’t going anywhere else until they hired me! Well my persistence paid off!!
So here I am doing what I love, working with and just being around horses, plus getting to meet people from all over the world everyday.

Working with horses is great you get to know each of them individually, their characteristics and awesome personalities. I love them all because they are so much fun to be around.
So why don’t you come and join us, meet these extraordinary animals, climb aboard and let them take you on an amazing journey. Hope to see you soon…



Feel free to call us “Mum & Dad”. Stan my husband and I have been helping out Erika and Stan with walking treks and getting horses ready for many years now.

We are not horse people ourselves but certainly have a respect and affinity with them. Being a family business and with safety being the first priority, we are more than happy to help out on the big treks and enjoy the additional exercise it gives us. We also love the interaction with people from a variety of other countries and cultures.  So we look forward to meeting you too!

We may be retired but we keep ourselves very fit!


Hi everyone! Between us we have over 60 years experience with horses from breeding, training, racing, showing, trekking to general health and welfare. They are undoubtedly our greatest passion and we love to see the joy they bring to so many people both young and old.


Hi, I'm Stan and I am a builder by trade (these skills have been put to use a lot around here as there was nothing on the land when we started) but I had his first pony “Flash”at 7 years old and have always “messed” around with horses since then. In the past I have trained and breed my own Thoroughbred race horses and have always taken a keen interest in both harness and galloping racing.

Apart from new building and maintenance around the farm I take a active part in greeting the customers and getting the treks underway as well being responsible for the horses health and welfare.


Hi I'm Erika and I had my first horse when I was 17 and taught myself how to ride (not very pretty!). I gave up riding for 20 years and once I got back into it I never looked back. I now have a beautiful pinto called “Cadbury Marble” that I bought as a yearling.

We have shown both in-hand and under saddle and accumulated numerous ribbons including a Champion and Reserve Champion. Unfortunately my little darling did not grow to her estimated height and remains a pony. Consequently, we decided to put her in foal to a slightly larger sire and can't wait for the Spring to see what is produced!

My role is one of managing the horses, staff and helpers as well as marketing, taking out treks and wagon rides.

Our greatest pleasure is to see the smiles on peoples' faces during and after their rides! So we look forward to seeing you soon...