Kintail Equine

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Gio enjoying some pampering on a beautiful Autumn day ☀️🍂 Nakalia from Baseline Equine regularly assesses and treats our...
21/05/2026

Gio enjoying some pampering on a beautiful Autumn day ☀️🍂
Nakalia from Baseline Equine regularly assesses and treats our Kintail team making sure they all perform well and feel their best.

19/05/2026

Brodie ✨
6yr old TB gelding | 16.1hh (home measured)
Playmaker (O'Reilly/Pins) X Absolutely Peaches (No excuses needed)

Brodie has been with us to be started under saddle and has now had around 12 weeks of ridden work. He was a very straightforward horse to start and has continued to show a kind, willing nature throughout his education.

He is not hot or spooky and takes everything in his stride. Brodie has begun both flat and jump schooling and is progressing well in both. He can be ridden alone or in company and has been ridden extensively over our hill country farm.

He is good with stock, dogs, tractors, kids on bikes and the general day-to-day activity of a busy farm environment. He has never been near a racetrack, has naturally nice paces and gives the impression he will suit a wide range of disciplines.

We can see him enjoying eventing, hunting or dressage, but he would equally suit someone wanting a sensible, enjoyable low-level allrounder to get out and do a bit of everything with.

A lovely young horse with a solid foundation and a great attitude toward work. Brodie is ready to find his next rider with the home being of upmost importance for this special boy 🥰

Viewings and any questions are welcome while he is with us. 🍊ONO

Most riders are taught how to ride trained horses. Very few are taught how horses are actually educated.A horse is not b...
16/05/2026

Most riders are taught how to ride trained horses. Very few are taught how horses are actually educated.

A horse is not born understanding leg aids, rein pressure, body position, or how to search for the correct answer under pressure. Those responses are installed through systematic education: pressure, release, repetition, timing, and clarity.

When that education is incomplete, people often label the horse stubborn, resistant, anxious, or difficult. In reality, many horses are simply operating on instinct because no reliable educated response exists yet.

Check out our new article exploring how horses learn, how instinctive reactions are replaced with educated responses, and why correct training is far more about clarity and repetition than force.

https://www.kintailequine.co.nz/articles/3165330_from-instinct-to-education-teaching-the-horse-how-to-learn

14/05/2026

Perry (CRSH Imperial) taking the next step in his ridden education — learning about trotting under saddle in the round pen.

He’s proving himself to be a smart, sensitive and willing young horse, and is developing into the kind of partner that should make a very enjoyable ridden horse in the future.🐎

Better late than never 😉Hawkes Bay Hunt maiden hunter 2025! Parkridge Sirano (Sammi) & Alisdair MacKenzie🏆We have finall...
10/05/2026

Better late than never 😉
Hawkes Bay Hunt maiden hunter 2025!
Parkridge Sirano (Sammi) & Alisdair MacKenzie🏆
We have finally found a moment to photograph the accolade won for best hunter in their maiden hunt season. Sammi went from dressage horse to full wire whips horse within a few weeks! She is a super horse with top class breeding!

Photo courtesy of Rory Mackenzie

We had a visitor watching over our roundpen at Kintail. So cool to see these amazing birds up close. It was first spotte...
04/05/2026

We had a visitor watching over our roundpen at Kintail. So cool to see these amazing birds up close. It was first spotted on the rails, then happily watched us from a perch in the Macrocarpas.

03/05/2026

CRSH Imperial 🌟
This super fellow is here to be started under saddle.
He is by Inverness NZPH (Contendro l) and out of Appletini NZPH. A well bred youngster with an exciting future who will be coming up for sale.
Here he is taking his first few steps under saddle.
Chloe Reese Sport Horses CRSH

02/05/2026

Here's a peek at two of the horses in work with us — one still here, and one recently finished up.

Kip — who’s been with us to be started under saddle — continuing to progress well. He’s taking everything in stride, gaining confidence, and beginning to understand the job.

Mikki — an Irish Sporthorse, new to the page — here for schooling and hill work. The focus with her is building strength, balance, and consistency in her work.

This is a ride we use often.
Up and over Mount Cameron, through the bush, and across the river — proper country that gives a fair picture of where a horse is at.

With the kids along as well, it becomes more of a group setting. A bit more going on, a bit more to take in — and a good chance for both horses to settle, think, and keep moving forward.

Nothing forced, nothing rushed.
Just consistent work, real miles, and honest progress.

30/04/2026

Introducing the lovely Theo. A 4yr old Double J warmblood gelding here to be started under saddle. He is a friendly, exquisite fellow and is taking it all in his stride. ⭐️

27/04/2026

Brodie and Kip both recently started, enjoying a hack around the farm 🐑🐂

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