Morning Horse Ride

Begin your morning with an authentic riding experience through coconut groves, forest paths, and open fields. Includes grooming and horse care, a lesson and fully supervised riding time,  and a Sri Lankan breakfast on the farm. Suitable for beginners and returning riders who want a calm, authentic, nature-based experience.

Introductory pricing during our facilities upgrade phase.

🌿Morning Horse Riding Experience🌿

Sunrise arrival
Arrive as early as possible so that we can start while the temperature is cool. We suggest you arrive by 7am during Feb, or 6:30am from March onwards (hot/dry season). 

Meet, groom and prepare your horse
You’ll start with grooming and tacking up, an essential part of horse care. This introduction important for both you and your horse to get to know each other before starting the ride. If this is new for you, we'll give you a quick intro and chat about how horses think and communicate. 

Horse Riding Lesson
We begin riding after 7am with a short lesson guided by an instructor. Our horses are responsive, and well-schooled. You will need to use your balance and focus to move forward, steer, and stop. More experienced riders may do some basic dressage or schooling exercises. 

Ride through the farm - open space, cool shade, pretty landscapes
We'll ride down past the rice paddy and over wide fields, under the coconut trees, alongside the lake, and through a forest path. Your instructor will give the opportunity for more experienced riders to trot or canter where the ground is suitable. We may pause to let the horses graze and rest, and to take photos. If you are two persons, it will be time to swap to the second rider half-way through. We may do some more exercises, games, or riding challenges before finishing the ride. 

Untack, cool down, and care for your horse
Once we return to the yard around 9am, you'll help untack your horse and leave his equipment clean and tidy. Make sure your horse is cooling off and has a nice drink of water, before serving him his food bowl to thank him for taking you for a ride. 

Sri Lankan breakfast on the farm
We'll serve a simple nourishing Sri Lankan breakfast to fuel the rest of your day. You are welcome to stay longer to meet the other farm animals, hang out with the horses and take more photos, or learn about farm life. 

🐴 Duration & Details🐴

• Approximately 45 minutes of active saddle time per rider (may be more for experienced riders or for solo riders)
• Maximum 2 riders per session. During January 2025, two riders may share one horse. One rides first while the other enjoys the surroundings, and then you swap.
• Helmets are provided and mandatory.
• Riders must wear appropriate footwear (closed-toe shoes).
• Weight limit: 80kg
• Ages: 12+ (younger riders by prior discussion)
  
• Hearty Sri Lankan late breakfast
• Additional breakfast(s) for non-rider guests available at booking LKR 1,500 each (family members, friends, travel buddies, photographer, private driver, etc)
• For SLTDA licensed official drivers/guides, we will provide complimentary breakfast, no need to add 'additional breakfast' at booking, but please let us know beforehand
• More details about horse welfare and rider safety on the FAQ page