Youth/Young Adult Riders Retreats 2023. QLD & VIC

 

 

1. Choose your date & option below.

2. Email your choices to info@freeridingnz.com to book in. 

3. Limited to 14 riders at each retreat. ALL ages & abilities are welcome.

4. Free pay off option available.

5. Horse Hire available for $80 per day. QLD only.

 

APRIL SCHOOL HOLIDAYS 2023. QLD

DATE 20. 7 DAY FULL RETREAT. QUEENSLAND
Saturday 1st April – Friday 7th April 2023 (ONLY 1 SPACE LEFT)

 

DATE 21. 7 DAY FULL RETREAT. QUEENSLAND
Monday 10th April – Sunday 16th April 2023 (ONLY 2 SPACES LEFT)

 

 

LABOUR DAY WEEKEND. QLD

DATE 22. 3 DAY MINI RETREAT. QUEENSLAND 
Saturday 29th April – Monday 1st May 2023. (ONLY 5 SPACES LEFT)

 

 

ADULTS ONLY 
ADULTS ONLY 2 DAY RIDERS RETREAT. QLD
Saturday 13th May- Sunday 14th May 2023 (ONLY 2 SPACES LEFT)

 

 

JUNE/JULY SCHOOL HOLIDAYS 2023 VIC

DATE 23. 7 DAY FULL RIDERS RETREAT. VIC
Saturday 24th June – Friday 30th June 2023. (ONLY 2 SPACES LEFT)

 

DATE 24. 7 DAY FULL RIDERS RETREAT. VIC
Monday 3rd July – Sunday 9th July 2023. (ONLY 4 SPACES LEFT)

 

 

SEPTEMBER MID TERM WEEKEND. QLD

DATE 25. 2 DAY MINI RIDERS RETREAT. QLD
Saturday 16th Sep  – Sunday 17th Sep 2023. (ONLY 7 SPACES LEFT)

 

 

SEP/OCT SCHOOL HOLIDAYS 2023. QLD

DATE 26. 7 DAY FULL RETREAT. QUEENSLAND
Saturday 23rd September – Friday 29th September 2023 (ONLY 9 SPACES LEFT)

 

DATE 27. 7 DAY FULL RETREAT. QUEENSLAND
Monday 2nd October – Sunday 8th October 2023 (ONLY 8 SPACES LEFT)

 

 

OCTOBER MID TERM WEEKEND. QLD
DATE 28. 2 DAY MINI RIDERS RETREAT. QLD
Saturday 21st Oct  – Sunday 22nd Oct 2023. (ONLY 7 SPACES LEFT)

 

ADULTS ONLY 
ADULTS ONLY 2 DAY RIDERS RETREAT. QLD
Saturday 4th Nov- Sunday 5th Nov 2023 (ONLY 9 SPACES LEFT)
$460 with your own horse
$620 hiring one of our horses

 

 

QLD DEC – JAN XMAS SCHOOL HOLIDAYS 2023/2024

DATE 29. 7 DAY FULL RETREAT. QUEENSLAND
Saturday 9th December- Friday 15th December 2023 (ONLY 11 SPACES LEFT)

DATE 30. 4 DAY MINI RETREAT. QUEENSLAND
Tuesday 19th October – Friday 22nd December 2023 (ONLY 11 SPACES LEFT)

DATE 31. 7 DAY FULL RETREAT. QUEENSLAND
Thursday 28th December – Wednesday 3rd January 2024 (ONLY 11 SPACES LEFT)

DATE 32.  4 DAY MINI RETREAT. QUEENSLAND
Sunday 7th January – Wednesday 10th January 2024 (ONLY 11 SPACES LEFT)

DATE 33.  7 DAY FULL RETREAT. QUEENSLAND
Sunday 14th January – Saturday 20th January 2024 (ONLY 11 SPACES LEFT)

DATE 34.  4 DAY MINI RETREAT. QUEENSLAND
Friday 26th January – Sunday 20=8th January 2024 (ONLY 11 SPACES LEFT)

info@freeridingnz.com

 

 

 

 

Venue Name for all QLD events– Alycia’s Home Base.

Venue Address – 229 Cedarvale Road, Sandy Creek 4515.  Aprox 1 hour from The Sunshine Coast & 1.5 hours from Brisbane.

 

Venue Name for all VIC events– Elcho Park Equestrian Center, Lara VIC

 

 

 

 

 

 

Option 1 – Full riders retreat  (7 days)

Cost – $1470  ($210 per day)

 

Option 2 – 4 day Mini riders retreat with your own horse

Cost – $880  ($220 per day)

 

Option 3 – 3 day Mini riders retreat with your own horse

Cost – $670  ($223 per day)

 

Option 4 – 2 day Mini riders retreat with your own horse

Cost – $460  ($230 per day)

 

 

HIRING ONE OF OUR HORSES

Cost – $80 per day. This covers the use of a horse in your scheduled lesson time, hay, feed, supplements & all horse gear. You only need your boots & helmet. 

 

Includes

• Multiple daily learning sessions on & off horses
• Group counselling sessions
• Night games & trail experiences
• Excellent Food (also catering for vegan, vegetarian, gluten free etc)
• Accommodation
• Free pay off option 
• Staff available any time of day or night for any situation
• Outside activities- Movies, Pools, Beach, Lazer Tag, Zoo, etc. Depending on location

 

 

 

 

ABOUT

The youth & young adult riders retreat is a live-in mentor program designed to impact youth; helping inspire them to overcome life’s challenges to be the very best they can be.
Each day we have multiple sessions on horse & rider training, and career choice/university & personal development. We also have daily activities which bring everyone together for lots of laughs and healthy interaction.
A healthy dose of work ethic & team work is also given daily.

Everyone’s journey is unique and there are many different reasons for coming. Some are wanting to know more about the horse industry and how to train horses & riders, others suffer from anxiety, fear or depression. Some are being bullied,  some have low self-worth and others just need help deciding what career path to take in life.
Everyone is welcomed in like family. When you arrive you are part of the “Free Riding Team”.

This program is very personal. We learn together, work together, sleep together and LOVE LIFE together.
Each Youth Retreat’s activities are slightly different depending on what location we are based at.

In addition to the daily sessions we visit different local attractions such as: wild life parks, Beaches, National Parks, Movies, Markets, Horse Shows, Bowling, Ice-Cream parlors, museums, laser tag, pools and much more.
Team work is essential here and everyone is expected to help out from, setting up for the lessons, packing up camp, cooking, cleaning, looking after the horses and other daily chores. Everything is a learning experience.

The Retreat sessions dive deep into MANY topics effecting youth & adults that are put under 3 main categories. We do not guarantee to cover every sub- topic listed but do our best.
 

 

 

HOW TO BOOK
Your space is ONLY reserved once payment has been made (partial or full) . Full payment must be made within 2 weeks of the Retreat starting.
Payments are non-refundable regardless of any reason however they can be used at a later date if needed or passed on/sold to someone else.
If you leave early for any reason the booking is non-refundable however you are allowed to come back at any time for the remainder of your stay.

 

All proceeds go towards making youth based events happen around Australia as well as sponsoring youth retreats for disadvantaged youth.

info@freeridingnz.com