CHIKARA STUD & GUEST COTTAGES

Chikara Stud offers a choice of either bed and breakfast or self catering accommodation. Strawberry Cottage is nestled in the heart of the stud adjacent to the stables. The garden sports a variety of fruits such as strawberries, lemons, mulberries and apricots which you may pick at your leisure when in season. Chickens and bantams range free through the stables and give a steady supply of fresh eggs which must be tasted! And the cottage is fully fenced and secure, so you can arrange to have your pet accommodated as well. Being right on the edge of grassy hillsides we see a vast variety of small wildlife. If you listen carefully late at night when all is still you will hear bullfrogs bellowing softly, jackal yipping away down the valley, and the distant roar of the lions. A large leguan  

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has strolled across the yard and into the fields beyond, and we have two resident hedgehogs who don¿t mind at all a tidbit of dog food in the evenings. And of course the birdlife is teeming with Yellow Weavers and Red Bishops, a family of Hornbills and Crested Barbets, not to mention the Kites and Pluvers and Crows. The stud is very small and only breeds a few foals, but riding and competition horses are also stabled here. The resident stallion is Akito, a black Hannovarian stallion. Lynn is an Advanced level dressage rider and trainer who has many times ridden for Provincial and SANEF teams. The accomplished rider may arrange for lessons on horses at the stud, or trail rides can be booked for the family. Braai in the garden, sit beside the pool and watch the horses, fall asleep in the hammock, and let the tranquility of the country wash over your soul.