Papan Roses Horse Park is located 20km away from Ipoh, Perak.
The riding school has an unique combination of horses and flowers.
I was on my way travelling between Cameron Highlands and Ipoh, so dropping by for a quick visit.
The entrance of the riding facility.
There is a big covered arena for training. Covered arena is such a blessing for Malaysia weather.
View from the inside of the arena.
Wooden horses next to the arena and sitting area for the audience.
A hot walker, allows horses to cool down after intensed exercise. A facility that is not often seen in other stables.
Dhia, a very calm ex polo that is suitable for riding lessons. Responded very well to neck rein.
A photo with Pak Dollah after a short ride.
A spacious grazing area with flowers and mountain view for the horses. Very cooling for the eyes.
Row of stable for the horses facing the arena and grazing area direction.
A little hut for resting and riders can prepare before mounting.
Sufficient washing bay spaces for showering multiple horses at one go.
Clean toilets are available for riders’ convenience.
The facilities are relatively new and well-maintained.
I like the facilities that are properly set up with thoughtful designs. I’m sure a sizeable investment was made to set up such wonderful riding facilities.
More Information on Papan Roses Horse Park
Papan Roses Horse Park offers a wide variety of riding activities from joyride, riding lessons to trail ride.
Please check out their IG, or contact 019-8349775 (Yus) or 019-6554423 (Office) to make a booking.
TIEP (Terengganu International Endurance Park) in Lembah Bidong is one of the best venues for endurance ride in Malaysia.
In year 2024, a total of 7 endurance competitions will be happening in Lembah Bidong. Namely in Jan, March, May, July, August, Oct, Dec. Download the Horse Riding Malaysia 2024 calendar to check out the further dates.
Kak Umi Stable, Lembah Bidong
Before the first endurance competition begins, I booked my horses with Kak Umi‘s stable. Took this opportunity to meet up with some friends ahead of the game.
Kak Umi got Nufa and Filly from Pak Bidi for us.
Filly is handsomely tacked before heading out.
Jack on Filly and Daniel on Nufa. Both are Arabian (horses).
We used the back trail to head to TIEP starting pointing while trotting along the way.
Passing by Stable 4 to get into TIEP facilities.
Walking on the tar road slowly, heading over to the starting point.
Vet check area on the left. Tents for various riding clubs on the right.
Passing through the popular entry gate.
Here we go.
Say Hi to Kak Umi!
Slow cantering in the trail with Nufa.
The track in TIEP is wide and clear. For this reason, this is an international grade for endurance riding.
We came back for a water point break after approximately 10km of ride.
We went on another 6-7km before calling it a day as the day is getting warmer.
Beach Route, Lembah Bidong
Then, on the next day, we have another ride at the beach route.
Jack was warming up Nufa in a fenceless round pen.
Jack on Nufa and Daniel on Aryyan.
Taking photo with 2 beautiful grey Arabians while getting ready for beach route.
Plenty of relaxing cantering with the boys along the beach.
We also stopped by a water point for the horses to catch a break.
The water point area is usually for long distance riding competition.
Enjoying the relaxing beach.
I like this track a lot as we can have mix of both trail and beach ride.
Posing with Aryyan, also known as the hero tamil by Kak Umi, because the ride is so stable that rider can do stunt on the horse back like a tamil movie hero.
Group photo before leaving the beach.
There is a restaurant on our way back.
Next time, we are going to do a drive thru for kopi-peng!
Sashenka, a beautiful Arabian is looking at his buddy returning home.
Aryyan gets a shower after the morning ride. Good job, boy!
Look at what Aryyan and Sashenka are discussing.
Row of stable in Kak Umi’s facilities.
Another 3 boxes next to the big round pen.
A paddock for keeping the horse outside.
There is Ammy Homestay right next to Kak Umi’s stable for affordable accommodation.
Further down the road, there is Kak Umi’s house.
An extended container house.
Anyway, it’s been a while since I was competing in endurance competition.
Going for a leisure ride in TIEP, Lembah Bidong is definitely a good experience if you want to get a taste of how it’s like to do endurance riding.
More Information
If you want to get a ride in TIEP, Lembah Bidong, please contact Kak Umi at +60 12-221 0612.
Location for Kak Umi’s stable as below. Alternately, look for Ammy Homestay in Google Map.
Glenora Stables is located 28 KM away from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.
Glenora Stables is founded by Susan, who came to Sabah from the U.K. The stables were established 8 years ago to provide riding facilities in the Papar district.
Before arriving at the stables, you will see the following signage.
Upon arriving, you will see the family’s residence on the right and the arena on the left.
A beautiful view of looking over the arena from the house.
The row of stables on the left. The arena is in between the horses’ house and the human’s house.
Walking along the stables and you can see the pretty horses.
Say Hi to Gypsy and Valencia!
Also Nimbus and Copper!
How can we miss out the cute little Hamish!
There are a few more horses at another row of stable.
The resting and social area for the staffs to chill out.
There is a smaller arena for HBA (horse back archery) activities behind the big arena.
A round pen for horses that need a little more discipline.
Claire, Susan’s daughter tacked Gypsy for our little friend to have joyride. Adjusting the stirrups.
Walking around the big arena for joyride.
Claire was kind enough to let me ride Gypsy in the arena. Such a lovely horse.
Before leaving, we also get to see the workers were preparing a few horses for the afternoon race.
Taking a shower before heading out.
Loading into the float.
The Sabah’s way of transporting horses.
Susan, who has been riding horses since she was 8 years old and have been in Sabah for the last 50 years.
Claire is an FEI Level 1 Coach.
Daniel (right) has a big smile on his face teaches archery and horseback archery in the riding school.
For More Information on Glenora Stables
Glenora Stables is operated by Susan’s family and I definitely enjoyed spending my time with them.
Please check out the Facebook, Instagram or contact Claire at +60 19-870 0090 if you want to ride there.
Agrofarm Love & Respect Sanctuary is located in Desaru, Johor. The facility is in Tanjung Sedili owned by Dato Ashraf Bakar.
Murshidah and Zeal collaborated with the owner to jointly manage the stables that has 5 ex race horses that he re-homed.
Empty spaces outside of the stable for grazing.
The concrete container for feeding is thoughtful and practical to keep the stables clean.
Hello neighbour!
The simple and well-equipped tack room for basic riding.
Tiger is allocated for me for the trail ride.
The trail lead, Fawad Ali used lead rope with a special tie to also serve as martingale to prevent Tiger’s head from pulling up too much.
Fawad led the trail with another horse, Beauty.
Steering Tiger with lead rope instead of normal rein.
There are plenty of straight and clear path along the trail.
The hill that we head to has a lot of greens to offer.
Posing with Tiger on the hill while Tiger getting a quick bite.
We spent some time riding around the hill and enjoyed the wonderful scenery.
Tiger has a beautiful round neck when he is relaxing.
Turning back after we enjoyed a fair bit of cantering around the hill.
On our way back, we rode passed another farm.
Arriving back to the stable. Fawad untacked Beauty while the groomer, while Ishaq untacked Tiger for me.
Tiger was left outside for grazing after the trail ride.
Tiger has a special bonding with Murshidah. They are totally enjoying each other’s companion.
A group photo of Tiger with Zeal & Murshidah’s family and Fawad.
More Information on Agrofarm Love & Respect Sanctuary
Agrofarm Love & Respect Sanctuary social impact is to rehome ex race horses and give them a 2nd chance in life. The horses can be used for basic riding lessons, joyrides, trail ride and therapy.
For more information, please contact Zeal at +60 17-618 8445 or Murshidah at +60 19-607 3155 to book your ride, or visit their Instagram.
