Private Agistment · Ararimu

A quiet place to keep
a good horse.

Gated, watched, and held to a standard. A calm, private place for an owner who wants to know their horse is safe, seen every day, and somewhere peaceful. Four horses, no more.

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What it's like

Somewhere you can stop worrying.

The reason to keep a horse here is peace of mind. Everything below answers the one question that matters: will my horse be alright?

Misty dawn over the paddocks, horses at the post-and-rail fence

Will it be calm and have room?

Sheltered, low-density paddocks

Grazing kept deliberately uncrowded, so horses have space, shelter and calm ground, never packed into one big mob. Four horses on the whole place. That is the point.

Owner resting his head against his grey horse in the paddock

Is anyone actually watching?

Seen every day

A daily welfare check by an owner who lives on site and knows horses. An optional camera over the paddocks lets you see yours from your phone, any time. You are never wondering.

The locked entrance gates and tree-lined drive

Is it secure, and is my gear safe?

Gated, watched, locked

Locked, gated entry and camera coverage across the property, with dedicated float parking. Your own lockable tack and feed storage in a sound, dry barn. You always know the gate is shut.

Floodlit all-weather arena at night

Can I ride when I actually have time?

Floodlit, all-weather arena

A quality sand arena on a sound, purpose-built base, floodlit for evening work and ridable year-round. Jumps available. Ride after the commute, in the dark, in winter. A quiet bonus, never a crowd.

The owner of Ararimu Sanctuary

Who looks after your horse

You'll know exactly whose hands it's in.

This isn't a commercial barn with rotating staff. It's a private place, run by the owner who lives here, beside their own horses. The same person who built the yard does the daily check. That's why it stays to four, and why it stays calm.

Come and walk the place. Meet the horses already here. Decide for yourself whether it feels right for yours.

The setting

No crowd. No car noise. Just the land.

A private, rear-position block between Ararimu and Hunua. Quiet, fenced, and genuinely peaceful, fifteen minutes from the motorway and on the edge of Auckland's fastest-growing corridor as the new Drury metro and rail reshape the south.

  • Established pasture on high-quality, well-drained land
  • Sound barn, completed fencing, secure yards and float parking
  • Owner on site daily, with a farrier on the team
  • Hunua Ranges riding trails, around 12km, a short float away with a free council pass
Sunrise over the paddocks and rail fence at Ararimu Sanctuary

Who it suits

For the owner whose horse comes first.

Kept deliberately small. Honest about who it's for, and who it isn't.

For you if

Your horse is your priority and you want it somewhere safe, calm and watched. You value a quiet, private place over a busy commercial barn, and peace of mind over a crowd.

Also for you if

You're a serious or competition rider who needs a floodlit, all-weather surface to school early or after dark, year-round, somewhere quiet rather than a packed centre.

Not for you if

You're after a large commercial barn with full training and a busy social scene. We keep it to four horses, deliberately, so it stays quiet.

One rate

Enquiries now open · four places only

$285 / week

Per horse. No tiers, no add-on creep. The things that matter are included.

Hands-on care and hard feed are optional, arranged ahead and charged separately. Four spots only, by enquiry, with a waitlist when full.

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Come and see if it's right.

No one decides this from a screen. Tell us a little about your horse and what you're after, and we'll arrange a quiet look around.

Between Ararimu & Hunua, Auckland · hello@ararimusanctuary.com