What is the minimum age for horse trekking?

The trail ride is open from age 6, with a staff member leading the horse. The ride with a lesson is open from age 10, and you handle the horse yourself after a 30-minute lesson.

【HORSE TREKKING】Relaxing horse trekking experience | 【official site】Glamping Village FUJI KAWAGUCHIKO

Q: What should I bring to horse trekking?

Come in clothes you can move in and trainers. A helmet is required for safety and can be rented if needed.

【HORSE TREKKING】Relaxing horse trekking experience

“I like animals.”
“I want to do something that leaves me feeling full.”
“I want to work on my core.”
“I want to clear my head outdoors.”

If any of these sound like you:

Try horse riding at the foot of Mt. Fuji.

Time spent with calm, gentle horses in open country, close enough to Mt. Fuji to see it clearly.

If your head is usually full of work, or your days off never quite reset you, this is worth an afternoon.

It is fine if you have never touched a horse. Staff stay with you throughout, so you do not need to know how to handle one.

The ride follows a quiet trail at the foot of Mt. Fuji at an easy pace, which suits anyone who wants to look at the mountain without the crowds.

If the week has left you wound up, the warmth of a horse tends to settle that without your noticing.

POINT01

If you like animals, this is an easy yes

Plenty of people want to be around animals but cannot keep one at home. This is for them.

Guests often say a horse seems to read how you feel, and that the eyes alone take the edge off a bad week.

Dogs and cats are their own thing. A horse has a size and a steadiness that nothing else does.

POINT02

Getting through to the horse is the part people remember

Unlike a car or a bike, a horse has its own mind.

Ride at the horse pace, breathing with it, and it walks calmly for you.

Sometimes it stops to eat grass, or decides to play. That is part of it too.

Having to match another animal, rather than operate a machine, is what makes riding what it is.

POINT03

It works your core more than you would expect

Riding is real exercise.

You cannot balance without sitting up straight, so your core, abdominals, back and inner thighs all end up working while you are concentrating on the horse.

It is a good fit if you have been short on exercise, since you are enjoying yourself rather than counting reps.

Riding through the woods at the foot of Mt. Fuji

POINT04

No crowds, just the trail

The stables are in Narusawa, Yamanashi, with Mt. Fuji close by. Narusawa Ice Cave and Lake Kawaguchi are nearby, and Oshino Hakkai and Lake Yamanaka are a short drive on.

All of them are worth seeing, and all of them get busy. Coming out for the quiet and finding a crowd is a familiar disappointment.

The trail you ride has none of that. Mt. Fuji behind you, the air off the plateau, the smell of the forest, and the rhythm of the horse under you.

A guest on horseback led by a staff member

Two courses to choose from

Pick the one that suits you: a trail ride with a staff member leading the horse, or a ride with a lesson first so you handle the horse yourself.

01COURSE

Trail ride

30 minutes

Our pick if this is your first time near a horse. A staff member leads the horse and you ride out for 30 minutes.

It suits anyone who wants to ride but is not sure about steering a horse themselves, or who would rather take in the scenery at an easy pace.

Ages 6 and up. For guests weighing 80 kg or more, or who are particularly tall, the operator may decline participation for safety reasons. Please ask in advance.

02COURSE

Ride with a lesson

60 minutes

Also fine for beginners. You spend the first 30 minutes in the paddock on the basics, learning how to approach the horse and how to ask it to move.

After that you head out for about 30 minutes on the trail. Choose this one if you want to handle the horse yourself.

Ages 10 and up. For guests weighing 80 kg or more, or who are particularly tall, the operator may decline participation for safety reasons. Please ask in advance. Guests of 100 kg or more cannot take part.

Q A

Common questions

What is the minimum age?

The trail ride is open from age 6. A staff member leads the horse, so it works for children and for anyone riding for the first time.

The ride with a lesson is open from age 10. You learn how to approach the horse and how to give it direction, and getting the horse to move on your own cue is the part people come away pleased with.

A horse does not always do as asked, and working out why, and trying something else, is part of it. That kind of exchange with an animal is not something most days offer.

What should I bring?

Come in clothes you can move in, and trainers. A helmet is required for safety, and one can be rented if you need it. Ask us for details.

Activity and accommodation packages are now available.

These packages combine the activity with a comfortable stay, plus a hot spring and a full dinner.

At a glamping site with its own hot spring, couples, families and larger groups of friends can all be accommodated.

If you want a trip that is a little different from the usual, this is it.

Check availability and rates

For questions about the activity, or about packages that include a stay, please use the form below.

PADDY FIELD

11100-86 Narusawa, Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi 401-0320

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Period

All year round

Days when service is suspended

Mondays (or the following day if Monday is a public holiday)

Age Recommendation

Riding experience course for ages 6 and up. Riding experience course with lessons for ages 10 and up.

Usage time

Riding experience courses are available every 30 minutes between 9:00-12:00/13:30-17:00. Riding experience courses with lessons are available three times a day at 10:30, 13:30, and 15:30.

Place

パディーフィールド（〒401-0320 山梨県南都留郡鳴沢村鳴沢11100-86）

Precautions

*Cancellation policy
2 weeks before: 50% of reservation fee
1 week before: 100% of reservation fee
(If the facility decides to cancel due to bad weather, etc., no cancellation fee will be charged.)