The facilities at Muriwai

Back in June 2007 we bought 20 ha (50 acres) of rolling farmland and bush near Muriwai, a seaside community about 30 minutes northwest of Auckland (see Auckland Regional Council's page, Wikipedia, or Muriwai's own community site).

We selected it for four main reasons:

The sandstone geology makes it much more practical and usable country than most areas around Auckland, which are predominantly clay, allowing us to work horses pretty much all year round on good footing.
Its proximity to the excellent facilities developed by Chris and Shelley Ross at Woodhill Sands, just 15 km up SH 16 from Muriwai. They have a full schedule of events that we find very useful, particularly for the younger horses.
It's only 30 minutes from the centre of Auckland and even less from the North Shore, thus making it very accessible for riders and owners wanting to use the livery facility.
Lastly, it's close to Muriwai Beach with its firm black sand and Woodhills Forest, 12,500 ha of pine forest providing all weather trails.

Find out more about the development of the training base at Muriwai.