Horse Riding Lessons and Experiences
April -October | Katherine, Northern Territory
Katherine Outback Experience offers Horse Riding Experiences including Individual (one-on-one) and Group (2-4 riders) half hour and 1 hour rides for beginners through to advanced riders. Riders are welcome to ride one of our horses that will be matched to your skill level, or bring your own horse.
Not only are these Lessons/ Experiences educational, but they are great for fitness, leisure and building confidence. It is proven that animals can help alleviate stress, anxiety, depression and feelings of loneliness and social isolation.
See our FAQs below for further information including minimum age/ maximum weight, or contact us regarding special requests and tailored Lessons or Experiences.
1/2 hour
Recommended for our beginner riders or those wanting a leisure experience.
1 hour
A more in depth session tailored to the rider's ability, confidence level and goals. suited for those wanting to work on a specific issue with their own horse.
Tailored
Tailored to meet special requests. Please contact us direct.
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Our Team, Skills & Expertise
Tom Curtain has over 30 years’ experience in training horses and has started over 2,000 horses in numerous disciplines including Campdrafting, Showing, Eventing, Racing and Pacing.
Tom has won numerous Campdrafts and Challenges including the 2013 Ultimate Colt Starting Championship.
Anyone who has seen Tom work with horses or dogs will know he has an affinity with animals. He has spent years studying their body language and behaviour.
Tom has a particular passion for teaching kids and adults to ride. He knows the impact animals can have on mental health and wellbeing as well as building confidence and independence.
Tom is accredited as a Senior Instructor with Horse Safety Australia.
Annabel Curtain
Lisa Bennett
Our venue
We are based just 6 km from the Katherine Town Centre. We have a large 65 x 40 metre insulated undercover Arena and a second larger outdoor Campdraft Arena.
Horse Riding Options & Rates
Due to our busy show schedule Horse Riding Experiences are available outside of show times.
We offer both Experiences and Lessons including Group, Individual one-on-one and Tailored sessions. Our Group sessions are currently restricted to a maximum of four participants unless special requests are made.
Group horse riding options
1/2 Hour Group Horse Ride Options
1x Group Ride
Block of 5x Group Rides
Block of 10x Group Rides
Group horse riding options
1 Hour Group Horse Ride Options
1x Group Ride
Block of 5x Group Rides
Block of 10x Group Rides
Individual horse riding options
1/2 Hour Individual Horse Ride Options
1x Individual Lesson
Block of 5x Individual Sessions
Block of 10x 1/2 Hour Individual Sessions
Individual horse riding options
1 Hour Individual Horse Ride Options
1x 1 Hour Individual Session
Block of 5x 1 Hour Individual Sessions
Block of 10x 1 Hour Individual Sessions
Tailored lessons and experiences
Please contact contact us directly by email or phone to discuss tailored options for you and/ or your horse.
We offer horse riding for participants as young as 3 years old through to 60+ years of age.
Weight restrictions are limited to around 100kgs. If you are 100kgs, please let us know in the comments section when making your booking so we can match you to the best suited horse and maximise the time in which you are riding. This information remains confidential within our team. It also helps significantly if you include your height so we can match you to the right horse.
Closed-in shoes are essential.
Although not essential, we do recommend the following:
- Sun smart attire including long pants and a long sleeved collared shirt is encouraged. Despite having an undercover arena, we often ride in the open paddock outdoor arena and bush tracks
- Helmet if available provided it meets national standards. We do have helmets on hand that meet Australian Standards and are cleaned following every lesson. Bike helmets unfortunately do not meet these standards
- Avoid large/ long jewellery that can get caught like rings, long necklaces and dangly earrings for added safety.
Prior to the first lesson/ experience, all participants or legal guardians (if participant is under the age of 18 years) are required to complete the digital risk waiver and medical form.
Forms are only required to be signed prior to the first session unless your medical/ contact circumstances change or management requests otherwise.
No one is allowed to ride without completing the form and refunds/ vouchers will not be issued in a situation where a rider/ guardian refuses to sign the form where this occurs outside of cancellation/ amendment timeframes. forms completed on arrival during your allocated time-slot will not result in a longer horse ride.
We accept NT Sport Vouchers for Horse Riding Lessons!
To use your Sports Voucher to make a booking you need to email your voucher to [email protected].
We will then either:
- Book you into the preferred date/ time and issue you a gift voucher with a booking code for you to redeem any remaining credit through our online booking system prior to the cut-off date of the voucher; or
- Issue you a gift voucher with a booking code for the full value of the voucher for you to redeem via our online booking system prior to the cut-off date of the voucher.
Please note, if this is your first lesson, you will need to book a private lesson (as opposed to group lesson). We would also recommend the 1/2 hour lesson for your first lesson.
