Morgan Evans is our equestrian director. You can contact Morgan at the following email: equestrian@beaulieu-estate.co.za 

Beaulieu is an equestrian estate – one of only a handful in South Africa - and interests of riders and horses is a priority.

Beaulieu’s 20km or so of bridle trails distinguishes it as an equestrian estate and distinguishes it from other estates which call themselves equestrian or lifestyle estates. At best, these communities have a trail around the perimeter of the estate which is used equally by joggers, dog-walkers, cyclists and riders.

The Equestrian Guiding Principles are designed to promote and protect the interests of riders, horse o

wners and horses within Beaulieu, but also to ensure that the equestrian fraternity lives in harmony with the rest of the Beaulieu community.

Guiding principles

Residents and property owners accept that Beaulieu was originally developed to attract the riding community, that the estate promotes the presence of horses and that the interests of the riders living in the estate is a priority.

While residents and property owners are free to use the bridle trails, horses have right of way:

• Dog-walkers are to put dogs on a leash when horses are within 200m;
• Cyclists are to pull to one side and dismount until horses have passed;
• Walkers are to move to one side and give horses right of way.

Horses have right of way on the roads in Beaulieu:

• Motorist are to slow down to approximately 40km when passing horses;
• Motorists are to turn down loud music when passing horses;
• Cyclists are to call out, ring bells etc. to warn riders that they are approaching from behind;
• Cyclists are to slow right down when passing horses;
• If possible cyclists are to cross over to the opposite side of the road when passing horses;
• Cyclists riding in groups greater than three are to stop and wait until it is clear that horses are calm enough to be passed.

Property boundaries and pavements are to be safe for horses and riders:

• Fences and walls shall be built in a way that horses cannot injure themselves if they come into contact with them. As such, electrified fencing lower than 1.8m high, razor-wire and barbed-wire fences on bridle trail and roadside boundaries are not desirable;
• Pavements, if beautified, protected etc. should be landscaped and built in a such way that horses are able to walk on them if need be.

Riders are expected to be considerate to residents and property owners in Beaulieu and are requested to:

• Avoid walking on landscaped and protected pavements unless this is necessary to, for example, get out of the way of traffic, calm down difficult horses, assist other riders etc.;
• Reinstate jumps on bridle trails within 24 hours if they have knocked them down or damaged them;
• Make good damage caused by their horses to the property of other residents to pavements and bridle trails within 24 hours;
• Avoid paddocking stallions on the boundary of another property containing horses;
• Ensure that floodlights on arenas do not shine directly into the private areas of neighboring properties;
• Take adequate measures to control dust on sand arenas, especially during the months of May through August, by, it is suggested, watering sand arenas before working horses;
• Ensure that compost heaps containing stable waste are not causing discomfort to the residents of adjoining properties;
• Ensure that adequate fly control measure are used;
• Avoid loud (horses hooves clattering/loud talking and laughter) outrides before 07h00 on Sundays and public holidays.

• Only residents and property owners who pay the full monthly levy are entitled to bridle trail remotes - two remotes per property, obtainable from the Admin Office.
• The property owner must complete the application form – tenants or livery clients must co-sign with the property owner. The remote will then be issued in the property owner’s name;
• When a property is sold, remotes registered to the previous owner will be cancelled;
• All bridle trail remotes will be recalled and reissued approximately once a year, in the interests of security;
• Remotes may not be used by any person other than the signatory on the application form unless the Admin Office has been notified in advance, in writing, of the name, contact telephone number and duration of use of a third party. Loan of remotes to staff, tenants, livery clients etc. is strictly forbidden unless they are co-signatories on the application form;
• Abuse of bridle trail remotes, including but not limited to contravention of the rules on the application form, will result in the remotes in question being cancelled and the responsible property owner will not be eligible to re-apply for a remote.

Bridal trails

We have approximately 22 kilometres of Bridle Trails. As a security measure most of these are now gated. You may obtain a gate opener from the Admin Office by completing the Bridle Trail Agreement available from the office. The current cost of this remote control is R100.00 which is refundable upon return. In addition, if you are a member of The Horse Society, we can encode this remote control to allow access to THS grounds.