YOUTH RIDERS RETREATS 
12-21yrs

(younger ages by application)

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7 DAY YOUTH RETREAT
Sat 27th June 2026 – Fri 3rd July 2026 
SOLD OUT

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4 DAY MINI YOUTH RETREAT
Thurs 9th July 2026 – Sun 12th July 2026 
SOLD OUT

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7 DAY YOUTH RETREAT – EVENT 9
Mon 21st Sep 2026 – Sun 27th Sep 2026 
 HIRE HORSE SPACES – SOLD OUT
2 SPACES LEFT WITH YOUR OWN HORSE

WE ARE NO LONGER RUNNING ANY CHRISTMAS SCHOOL HOLIDAY RETREATS THIS YEAR 🙂

 

 

ABOUT

The Alycia Burton Riders Retreat is a live-in mentorship program designed to impact youth/adults; helping inspire them to overcome life’s challenges to be the very best they can be both on and off their horse. 

Each day we have multiple sessions on Horse & Rider Training hosted by 3 different instructors plus Career Choice/University & Personal Development. We also have daily activities which bring everyone together for lots of laughs and healthy interaction. 

𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗚𝗥𝗢𝗪𝗧𝗛
Anxiety, depression, motivation, self worth, healthy relationships (school, home & online), difficulty at school, finding your passion, wise career paths, healing from trauma, self harm, leadership, family connection & SO much more.

𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗦𝗘 𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 & 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚
Confidence for horse & rider, fixing behavioral issues, competition prep, making it in the horse world, fixing jump technique, refusals, rushing, taking rails, getting left behind, falling off & so much more

 

ALL RETREATS INCLUDE

Daily learning sessions on & off horses
Group counselling sessions
Night games 
A wide variety of food (also catering for vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, etc.)
Yards for horses
Staff available any time of day or night for any situation
Outside activities- Movies, Pools, Beach, Horse Store, National Park.

DAILY LESSONS
Lessons are provided on a rotation basis by up to 3 different instructors including Alycia, all of which have been trained and approved by Alycia.

Alycia has a team of wonderful staff assisting with supervision, food, on-site activities, transportation to off-site activities, counselling, handling horses, checking campers in and out, and anything else the youth might need. 

DOES NOT INCLUDE
Your own horse feed if you bring your own.
If you are hiring one of ours all feed & gear is included for them.

PRICES

4 DAY RIDERS RETREAT
With your own horse $1200

7 DAY RIDERS RETREAT
With your own horse $1940 

7 DAY DAILY PRICE BREAKDOWN
$277- PER DAY
$180 for lessons. 2 hours per day ($90per hour discounted from $140 p/h)
$20 for yarding
$50 for accommodation & full food
$27 for 12 hours of support & care. Off horse lessons, group counselling sessions, games, activities, etc. 

NDIS PARTICIPANTS  – INVOICED AFTER EVENT

4 DAY RIDERS RETREAT NDIS
4 day with your own horse $1300

7 DAY RIDERS RETREAT NDIS
7 day with your own horse $2200

HORSE HIRE

STRICTLY LIMITED SPACES 
$100 per day. This includes all horse hay, hard feed, supplements, horses gear etc. Helmets also available. 

 

TO BOOK PLEASE  EMAIL
alycia@freeridingnz.com

OR REACH OUT DIRECTLY TO ALYCIA ON

0422601971