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Ever fancied being a Jackaroo or Jillaroo? Well, now’s your chance!.
mowbray valley
Come and stay at Black Mountain Hideaway to fulfill your dream. We run a 5 day certificate program for both beginners and more experienced riders. You will learn a lot of important as well as interesting horsemanship ideals whilst experiencing an Australian farm life. Suzie, Saxon and their staff enjoy sharing their experience and knowledge with others and they offer specially designed Jackaroo and Jillaroo courses. We guarantee that you will get an instructive ride every day, so that you will actually be able to control a horse at a walk, trot and canter when you leave Black Mountain Hideaway.
walking the horse horses in the scrub
While camping in one of our cabins, bunkhouses or tents on our farm, you will learn the following:
  • Grooming and saddle up horses;
  • Horseriding and Natural Horsemanship;
  • Feeding, maintenance and hoof care;
  • Work with cattle, (mustering, yarding etc.) incl. whip cracking and lassoing;
  • Fencing or yard building;
  • Bush skills while camping in the outback;
  • Tack maintenance and repairs.
 gettting ready to ride
Giving you an idea of our Black Mountain Hideaway Jackaroo & Jillaroo courses we will show you an example of a 5 day course.

Day 1
  • Pick up at 9.00 a.m. from Port Douglas
  • Introduction and a cup of tea on arrival at Black Mountain Hideaway
  • A lesson on Natural Horsemanship and safety guidelines
  • A grooming and saddling up lesson
  • A riding lesson in the arena followed by a 2 hour trailride through the historical Bumptrack under tuition.
 horse grooming

Day 2
  • Catch and feeding the horses
  • Grooming and saddle up your horse
  • A horseriding lesson
  • Playing some Natural Horsemanship games on our horses
  • A 2 hour trailride lesson through ancient logging tracks, including a visit to the swimming hole in our crocodile free river
  • A two hour lesson in tack maintenance, repairs and making halters

Day 3
  • Catch, feed, and groom your horse
  • A lesson on hoof care & maintenance
  • A basic knowledge lesson about cattle
  • Mustering cattle on horseback
  • Cattle work (eg. yarding, separating, spraying)
  • A lesson in fencing or yard building

 horse riding

Day 4
  • Catch, feed, groom and saddle up
  • Ride into the outback and setup camp next to a crocodile free water lily lagoon
  • A whip cracking and lassoing lesson followed by a lassoing competition
  • Acquire bush skills, night line and feed your horse. Cook your meal on an open campfire.


horse drinking

Day 5
  • Wake up in the bush
  • Feeding, grooming and saddle up your horse
  • Go brumbie (wild horses) spotting on horseback
  • Ride back to the farm
  • Issue your certificate and have a question and answer time
  • Return to Port Douglas in the evening.


horses
horses What will you eat

Prepare your own breakfast from a continental range of food. Enjoy an Aussie barbeque lunch in the beautiful open area. All evenings are spent around the campfire, exchange experiences of the day with your fellow riders after a traditional farm cooked meal. If you are a vegetarian or have special diet requirements, please let us know.

Please bring riding clothes (long sleeved shirt, long pants, covered in shoes).

We look forward to meeting you at one of our Black Mountain Hideaway Jackaroo & Jillaroo Courses, we promise you will never forget this great experience!