Horse Dog Holidays

What a brilliant genuinely pet friendly holiday house on the Sunshine Coast!!
I escaped for a weekend with my husband, daughter, our 2 dogs and 2 horses to this very beautiful, very private one acre property in Flaxton. Our labrador and cattle dog loved the huge dog fenced areas AND we loved the fact our dogs were allowed inside....which is what they are used to. Furthermore, I wasn't frightened about bringing our dogs inside as the place wasn't "too precious".....a clean, cosy home with tiled flooring throughout which is practical for holidaying with children and dogs.

The horse facilities are brilliant too......yards, paddock, washbay and ample float parking which is all floodlit.....brilliant for us as we arrived with the horse float on dark. Great wide driveway for the horse float and just brilliant that you could drive in one gate and out the other as I'm not the world's best at trailer reversing!
The paddock was plenty big enough for our two warmbloods and the yards are a great size too.The best thing though was being able to watch our horses from the outside dining area at breakfast and dinner.
At feed time we put our horses in the yards and let our very energetic dogs have a run and play in the paddock which is totally dog proof....it was like having our own private dogs off leash park!

We didn't do any horsey activities during our stay but checked out ABC Equine Equestrian Centre which was only 10 mins away and has absolutely brilliant facilities....dressage arena, round yard, showjumping area....riding there next time.

During our stay at the end of August 2015, the gardens were abloom with azeleas and camelias and the aroma of jasmine filled the house with a beautiful aroma. The music of whip birds welcomed us every morning.......every evening was spent with a glass of wine in hand, taking in the gorgeous views, admiring our horses with our dogs by our side........what more can you ask for!!
'Nature's Garden' is truely a magical place to unwind with the WHOLE family.

For dog owners and/or horse owners this is truely a wonderful place to stay. I really don't think there's a place quite like this anywhere in Australia that's close to both bush and beach.
We'll be back for sure!!