About Mills Lodge

Mills Lodge is in the Canterbury foothills west of Christchurch and is dedicated to horse breeding and trekking.  It is just a short distance off the sealed road and offers magnificent high country views and river riding.

Mills Lodge stud's focus is the breeding and production of attractive, amiable, user-friendly horses suitable for all ages and experience levels.  Denise Wright, the owner of Mills Lodge, has a wide experience of breeding and has been involved with horses for over 40 years.  As Mills Lodge is a stud farm there are always plenty of foals to play with.

Denise has run the horse trekking business from Mills Lodge for the past 10 years.  Horse trekking is a significant interest of Denise's and she has participated in many treks in various parts of the country including involvement with the Christchurch Hunt Club.

Mills Lodge has 8 to 10 horses available for trekking at any time with around 6 people being the optimum number for a trek.  Extra staff can be brought in for larger treks.

The rivers, mountains, forest, and countryside make trekking at Mills Lodge an enjoyable and rewarding experience.