I HAVE BEEN TO THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN AND EXPERIENCED A TOURIST ATTRACTION UNPARALLED IN NEW ZEALAND.ON TOP OF A MOUNTAIN I FOUND A SMALL LIFESTYLE BLOCK CONCERNED WITH TOURISM, TEACHING AND THE BREEDING OF APPALOOSA HORSES .ROCK'N'WOOD RANCH IS SITUATED IN THE WHANGAMOA VALLEY ABOUT 45 MINUTES DRIVE FROM NELSON, NEW ZEALAND. THE OWNERS ARE JANINE ADCOCK AND CHRIS NIXON. JANINE AND CHRIS ARE NOTABLE FOR THEIR COMMITTMENT, THEIR PASSION AND THEIR UNDENABLE COURAGE. IMMEDIATLY I WAS INSPIRED BY THEIR PIONEERING SPIRIT THAT HAS FORGED OUT THIS LIFESTYLE BLOCK FROM ALL THE INVASIVE GORGSE AND STEEP TERRAIN. THE RECYCLING OF RESOURCES SUCH AS THE "ROUND PEN" WHICH IS MADE ENTIRELY OUT OF USED TYRES AND STRATEGCALLY PLACED TO UTILIZE THE NATURAL FENCING OF THE NATIVE BUSH IS A WONDER TO BEHOLD. THE CREATIVE USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES ALLOWS THE PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTS TO BLEND IN WITH THE INVIRONMENT. THE PANORAMIC VIEWS , THE COTTAGE NESTLED IN FRONT OF A CACTI GARDEN, REMINISCENT OF A CANYON LANDSCAPE, ALONG WITH THE MYRIAD OF PLANTS, PLANTERS, ROCKS AND SEATS STRATEGICALLY PLACED TO GAIN THE BEST VISTAS BEGAN TO HINT AT THE STORIES YET TO BE TOLD. INSIDE THE COTTAGE IS LIKE "DREAMTIME" A MUSEUM OF OLD LEATHER, ART AND AWARDS. A PLACE WHERE STORIES PROMISE TO FLOW. THEY TOLD THE STORIES OF CULTURE, BELONGING AND SACREDNESS THAT ARE AT THE HEART THEIR , COMMTTMENT, PASSION AND COURAGE,THEY SPOKE OF THE HORSE WHISPERING, KID'S TRAINING CLINICS, HORSE BREEDING AND HORSEMANSHIP. THEIR VISITORS BOOKS, FULL OF ANECDOTES AND PROMISES TO RETURN TO THIS PEICE OF PARADISE, PENNED BY FRIENDS FROM NEW ZEALAND ND MANY DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORLD.I PULLED BACK FROM THE DREAMING, WHAT IS YOUR BUSINESS?JANINE AND CHRIS DESCRIBE IT AS A TOURIST ATTRACTION WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPERIENCE HORSE WHISPERING, HORSEMANSHIP, WORKING WITH QUALITY APPALOOSA AND QUARTER HORSES AS WELL AS BREEDING PROGRAMS. THE SKILLED RIDER CAN EXPERIENCE ADVENTURE TRAIL RIDING FROM THE MOUNTAINS TO THE SEA. LIFE IS BUSY ON TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN. KID'S CLINICS TO RUN, HORSES TO FEED AND COVER , VISITORS TO WELCOME, AND STORIES TO TELL, NOW OF PLANS, THE PAST 5 YEARS PROVING THEY CAN ACHIEVE THEIR HOPES AND DREAMS . TO BUILD A BARN, TO CLEAR MORE LAND, CONFIDENT OF THEIR SUCCESS AS THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR GRATITUDE TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE SUPPORTED THEIR DREAMS AND WORKED ALONG SIDE THEM TO ACHIEVE IT . I SPENT 3 DAYS IN WHAT IS CALLED PARADISE . STORIES RESONATE WITH PHOTOS THAT PLACE ME WITH NEW FRIENDS, BOTH HUMAN AND ANIMAL. THANK YOU JANINE ,CHRIS, BILLY AND JJ I HAVE BEEN TO THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN AND EXPERIENCED A TOURIST ATTRACTION UNPARALLED IN THIS COUNTRY. KAREN HEA.LY
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