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Our horses run in huge camps in family units, the herd raises them as they would in the wild. They are loved, protected, de-wormed and treated for any illness or injury. Our horses live very privileged lives. Abuse both physical and mental, whether from neglect, ignorance or cruelty affect the horses for years and we believe it is our duty to educate the public on the horses physical and mental well being. We at Mkulu Kei Horse Trails believe it is our duty to home and rehabilitate unwanted, neglected and or abused horses and give them a better second chance. A percentage of our revenue is used for this purpose donations are greatly appreciated and in season my daughters Daniela and Luisa give lead rein rides to small children on the beach a % of their revenue is used to take in abused and unwanted horses. We don’t generally go looking for abused horses but the horses find us. It could be a phone call from someone or people we meet on our travels. This way we can offer a permanent home to the horses we have rescued and worked with.

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Some horses require intensive therapy, others just medical attention. It is important for us to try to work out what happened to each horse and work through the problem areas. We then look at the new horse's personality and allow them to find a valuable place within Mkulu Kei Horse Trails. Once a horse’s trust is broken it can take years to gain it back, but not impossible and very often once they understand that not all humans are the enemy an even stronger bond can be reestablished. This requires not just human intervention but from the entire herd. The public often comments on how relaxed our horses are. That is due to the fact that every team member both two and four legged contributes to the smooth relaxed manner in which we approach our horses. A horse is a creature of habit and by having a quiet routine the curious nature of horses goes a long way to help rehabilitate a horse’s confidence.


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We at Mkulu Kei Horse Trails believe it is our duty to home and rehabilitate unwanted and or abused horses so a percentage of our revenue is used, donations are greatly appreciated and in season my daughters Daniela and Luisa give lead rein rides to small children on the beach a % of their revenue is used to take in abused and unwanted horses.

Some horses require intensive therapy, others just medical attention. It is important to try to work out what happened to each horse and work through the problem areas. We then look at the new horse's personality and allow them to find a valuable place within Mkulu Kei Horse Trails.

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Take a gap between studies or from the office and join us on your gap year adventure Mkulu Kei for your horse-riding working destination.
Without the paying riding gap year volunteers we could not be in the position to take in unwanted, abused and injured horses.
Take a break from your studies / career at Mkulu Kei without your extra pair of hands we would not have successfully rehabilitated so many abused and neglected horses. It is time consuming to get their trust and work through issues and they require constant reassuring handling.

Rehabilitated:
Unwanted/Abused Horses

We at Mkulu Kei Horse Trails believe it is our duty to home and rehabilitate unwanted and or abused horses. So a percentage of our revenue is used. In the school holidays my daughters Daniela and Luisa give lead rein rides to small children on the beach, a % of their revenue is used to take in abused and unwanted horses. Some horses arrive requiring medical treatment although they cost initially and their wounds may take time to heal, it is the emotional scars that require the most time,

Donations are greatly appreciated.

Rehabilitate unwanted and or abused horses:

Captain

Captain was attacked by a stallion as a foal. Smashing his face and damaging his leg, the result he is crooked and unwanted. A neighbour found Captain in bad condition, thin and full of ticks. They feed and treated him but they could not keep him. Captain had another unfortunate experience; he rolled on a Puff Adder, a widely distributed venomous snake and was bitten.

He is now a valuable working horse for the light weight intermediate riders and is the popular lead rein with the little people. Captain thrives on the attention he receives and has a home for the rest of his life.

Gunstone

Gunstone was purchased from an abattoir in terrible condition. I am constantly grateful I saw the real horse, a trail horse in a million. Ridden by a wide range of clients adapting to their riding ability. Loved by so many riders and my highest revenue earner!

Gunstone carried Carl a totally blind rider on a 5- day trail, through rivers, rocks into the sea and even raced. See client’s comments for full details.

Holly

Holly has had extensive damage to her mouth prior to being in our care! I presume she was ridden with a piece of wire as a bit! She was purchased at a dubious auction. She is our matriarch mare and my mount of choice. Holly has retired from work and will the rest of her life enjoying her freedom. Unfortunately she cannot conceive.

Flicka

Flicka a mare that fell on hard times before we saved her and her foal at foot. Tenacity, both covered in ticks. Flicka had an open sore between her ears full of screwworms. She has gone on to be a very valuable trail horse, used in the school to teach riding and valuable brood mare.

Other foals *Nsync, Black Velvet (Tinkerbelle), Atlanta and Maya a very pretty filly from Sprit.

Tenacity

Tenacity given her name for a reason, she was rescued when she fell into a flooding river just after birth and had to be revived, rescued again from uncaring owners in terrible condition six months later and lost her ear, due to an infection and screwworm. She is a great ride on the flat but she looses her balance on hills and at the sea, a horse gets motion sickness or vertigo very easily as a horse cannot vomit.

Tenacity has given us a stunning foal Tenacious Spirit.

Gwenevier

Gwenevier was purchased at a dubious auction in horrific condition I was not sure I would get her home alive. She has gone on to be a popular trail ride and valuable broodmare.
She has proven to be an unsuspected success story. She loves the longer trails and has given us three fillies, Cleopatra, Aphrodite and Lola.

Cinnamon

Cinnamon, an insipid, sickly filly. Given to us at 6 months, who we nicknamed "Sheep". My understanding is she lost her mother a few weeks after birth and was bullied by the whole herd. Has blossomed in to a beautiful confident mare and given us a stunning foal Spice.

While some horses have gone on to be very popular working horses like Holly, Flicka, Gwenevier, Tenacity and Gunstone, others still have minor issues, which we are working through.

Other horses we are working with.

Cheyenne

Cheyenne was involved in a horsebox accident as a foal. When she came to us she was petrified of everything. Now on the ground she is great and she has given us two beautiful colts Maverick and Jack Sparrow. In her in her time we will back her. But now she still has major issues with her mouth, we can't touch her muzzle. She also takes a long time to trust and it is more likely she will be used as a brood mare rather than stress her.

Valentino

Valentino came to us with women issues; still today he rolls his eyes at any female. We could not touch his head, putting on his bridle was a mission. It took Valentino three years to trust Don enough to put a bride on him, he would rear up the second you touched his head. It was obvious a woman, from the ground, had hit him.
Valentino is Don's private horse and only ridden by Don. Valentino adores Don, and completely trusts him. He is a stunning ride and is ridden without a bit.

Valentino has moved to the beach stable. We wanted to put him into a pressure cooker situation. As we allocate horses for rides watch his reaction, he licks and mouths, he is asking you not to hurt him. Six years on he now trusts more people and allows a woman to touch him, on some occasions.


We at Mkulu Kei Horse Trails, the two and the four legged would like to say a big Thank you to all our guests for donations towards rescuing these horses.

Thank You.

Cheryl

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…and you will see rolling hills, rich Savannah grasslands and thick-forested valleys with multitudes of rivulets cascading down to rivers that eventually spill out onto quiet sandy beaches, fantastic high rise cliffs and spectacular rock formations that make the Wild Coast in South Africa one of the most beautiful places in the world. An incredible combination of cross-country horse riding and the exploration of our beautiful coastline.

And what better to experience South Africa’s beautiful coastline on the back of a horse…


Ever thought you would like to canter your horse along a beach, or play in the waves?

You could be here on your coastal horse riding vacation.

The sound of the horse's hoofs on the sand or splash of the water will live with you forever.

Whether you dream of riding along open savannah grasslands, pristine coastal forests or unspoiled Wild Coast beaches, there's a Mkulu Kei Horse Trail that suits your available time, riding level and budget ...

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P O Box 25, Haga Haga 5272,
Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Tel/Fax: (+27) 043 8411 525 A/H
Cell: 083 632 7298

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