Pirongia Horse Riders Club

Pirongia Horse Riders Club A group for horse riders using the Waipa District Council's 205 block and forestry on Sainsbury Road, Pirongia. There is a small road number at the gateway.

The aim is to work with the Council to make this block more user friendly for horse riders and improve the tracks. The address of the property is 205 Sainsbury Road, Pirongia, approximately 2 km up Sainsbury Road on the left. Important things to remember:

- the gate code is 19720
- leave gates as you find them (all carpark gates to remain shut)
- clean up horse poo in carpark
- dogs are not per

mitted on the property

Here is a link to the Council's page with all information relating to the block including a map
https://www.waipadc.govt.nz/your-waipa/parks-and-reserves/sainsbury-reserve-horse-riding

All floats must be parked at the 205 block for access to both the block and the forestry. Access to the forestry is through the 205 block, up the road and into the forestry. You will encounter mountain bikes and other users. Always be polite so we can maintain our access to this facility. Click on the "Send Message" button for instant answers to FAQs

HORSE RIDERS CLUB important message 💥Your support is really needed at our Horse Riders Club meeting this Wednesday, 19 A...
16/08/2026

HORSE RIDERS CLUB important message
💥
Your support is really needed at our Horse Riders Club meeting this Wednesday, 19 August at 7pm at Pirongia Community Centre.

This meeting is an important step towards getting the club incorporated. If we don’t have an incorporated club, we won’t be able to enter into the agreement with council to begin the track maintenance programme.

That means no track upgrades, no jumps, and no ability for the riders’ group to organise and carry out any work on the block.

We have an opportunity to make this a better facility for everyone who rides there, but we need riders to get behind it and help make it happen.

Please come along on Wednesday, even if you can only spare an hour. We need a minimum of 10 people at the meeting to be incorporated.

📅 Wednesday 19 August

⏰ 7.00pm
Pirongia Community Centre
574 Crozier Street, Pirongia 3802

All welcome !

Pic is for fun only - it shows my mini running away from being caught when his muzzle has failed and he can eat all he likes 🤣

31/07/2026

Sainsbury rd tree cutting back ones that were in jeopardy of dropping limbs.

24/07/2026

Just to let you know the crew removing the trees at Sainsbury Road Reserve are running over time for completing this work. The upshot is the reserve carpark will remain closed over this weekend 25-26 July and for the following few days to get this work done. The work will be completed by the end of Wednesday 29 July. So the reserve carpark is closed until Thursday morning.

Just a reminder that the Sainsbury Rd carpark is closed from this Friday 17th and will be closed for 6 days. Some vulner...
15/07/2026

Just a reminder that the Sainsbury Rd carpark is closed from this Friday 17th and will be closed for 6 days. Some vulnerable trees in the carpark are going to be cut down. Traffic management will be in place for when the trees are actually being felled. You can still ride on the Reserve, you just need to park somewhere else. 👍🐎

Notification that 205 Sainsbury Rd Reserve carpark is closing for 6 days. - work starts on 17 July and will take six day...
29/06/2026

Notification that 205 Sainsbury Rd Reserve carpark is closing for 6 days.

- work starts on 17 July and will take six days
- traffic management will be in place during those days 8.00am to 4.00pm
- Some minor delays should be expected during periods when the trees are being felled.

- the entry to Sainsbury Reserve (where you park horse floats by the wash down area) will be closed during the six days, but the reserve itself will be open for riding.

24/05/2026

See you tomorrow at
205 Sainsbury Rd Pirongia
11am ride out.
The weather looks awesome
Lunch and a chair 🐎
Ring me if you need any help
0274769726
Shirley

22/05/2026

Hey Riders! Let me know if you are riding on Monday 25 May at the 205 Sainsbury Road block.
I would like to know the number coming.
11 am rideout
Lunch afterwards
Video being taken
1 1/2 hr ride
Let’s check it out!

Horse riders! Let’s meet up for a special discovery ride at the 205 Sainsbury Rd Reserve, Pirongia. Monday 25 May at 11...
19/05/2026

Horse riders! Let’s meet up for a special discovery ride at the 205 Sainsbury Rd Reserve, Pirongia.
Monday 25 May at 11am
I’m sure a lot of you are curious to see the improvements and cleaning up of the tracks at the 205.
What’s extra exciting is that Waipa District Council have engaged Simon from CreateVideo to create a video of how the Reserve is used; the restoration plantings, grazing, horse riding and walking, plus what we want to see happen in the future.
He will film our saddling up, riding and washing down our horses (he uses a drone but will keep it well away from horses). If you do not wish to be in the final cut then a word to Simon will mean he will edit you out.
Amanda from Waipa will be there.
A few riders will be interviewed with some easy questions being asked, so put on your good shirt and your pink lippy. 💃🏼🐎
Lunch afterwards.
11am rideout
205 Sainsbury Road
Pirongia
Hill country ride 1 1/2 hours - a bit of an exploration.
Barefoot friendly
See you there! It would be really great to see as many as we can get. The video will go up on the Waipa DC website so we could be famous and viral 😄.
Let’s make it into a bit of a celebration. See you there!
Simon’s gear cannot tolerate rain so if the forecast says rain he won’t be there.

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205 Sainsbury Road
Pirongia
3876

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