Do you want your young person to learn skills for life in the July school holidays?
Do you need something for your young person to do during the July school holidays that gives them skills for life? We can provide an exciting, fun educational outdoor activity where they will learn about decision making, how to increase self esteem/confidence, leadership and much more. Elements of the programmes include a lesson using horse whispering techniques encompassing ground and ridden skills, learning how to care for your adopted horse or pony for the duration of the programme as well as creating friendships in the equine and human form. For full days then there is also a chance to discover the local countryside from horseback.
Several options available from half days to multiple days starting at $50. Discounts if more than one family member attends the same programme. For more information and the specific dates offered please head to our website (www.abiricketts.com...) and click on the options and events pages. To make a booking please contact us, before you miss out on the limited spaces available. We look forward to extending your skills with our or your equine friends as well as meeting you.
Poll: Are Kiwis allergic to “exuberance”? 🥝
In The Post’s opinion piece on the developments set to open across Aotearoa in 2026, John Coop suggests that, as a nation, we’re “allergic to exuberance.”
We want to know: Are we really allergic to showing our excitement?
Is it time to lean into a more optimistic view of the place we call home? As big projects take shape and new opportunities emerge, perhaps it’s worth asking whether a little more confidence (and enthusiasm!) could do us some good.
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42% Yes
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33.3% Maybe?
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24.7% No
Some Choice News!
Many New Zealand gardens aren’t seeing as many monarch butterflies fluttering around their swan plants and flower beds these days — the hungry Asian paper wasp has been taking its toll.
Thanks to people like Alan Baldick, who’s made it his mission to protect the monarch, his neighbours still get to enjoy these beautiful butterflies in their own backyards.
Thinking about planting something to invite more butterflies, bees, and birds into your garden?
Thanks for your mahi, Alan! We hope this brings a smile!
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