Upcoming events
Great Northern Gallop 100km 2025
The Great Northern Gallop 2025, will be held in the beautiful Far North throughout the forestry, farmland and along 90 Mile Beach. Come and join us for four days of fun!
Each day the event covers a 25km course where you can run or walk alongside your own miniature pony or hire one of ours. We cater to everyone from ultra-marathon runners to families who want to spend time together and take in the sights whilst walking amongst the beautiful wilderness. Whilst out on the course you may be fortunate enough to see the wild horses which roam throughout the area.
The event is fully catered and while there is limited shared cabin accommodation available you have the option to camp, bring your caravan or campervan and stay in a beautiful setting near the beach. You don’t have to have had any prior experience we will give you all the training you need on the first day. The meet and greet and the compulsory first race meeting are on the night of the 17th April and racing starts the morning of the 18th.
Entry fee
$1,600 - includes 2 x miniature ponies depending on the category you enter, all your food and accommodation for the event
$1,000 - Bring your own miniature pony, all your food and accommodation for the event
$750 - Support person allowed out on course with you includes full catering and accommodation .
The Great Northern Gallop 2024
The Great Northern Gallop 2024 will be held in the beautiful Far North throughout the forestry, farmland and along 90 Mile Beach. Come and join us for four days of fun!
Each day the event covers 25km where you can run or walk alongside your own miniature pony or hire one of ours. We cater for everyone from ultra-marathon runners to families who just want to spend some time together and take in the sights whilst walking amongst the beautiful wilderness. Whilst out on the route you may be fortunate enough to see the wild horses which roam through the area.
The event is all fully catered and in the evenings you will be either camping or in cabins in ideal surroundings near the beach. You don’t have to have prior experience we’ll give you all the training you need on the first day. The meet and greet and the compulsory first race meeting are on the night of the 28th of March and racing starts the morning of the 29th.
Entry fee
$1,600 - includes 2x horses full catering and accommodation for the event
$1,000 - Bring your own horse full catering and accommodation for the event provided
$600 - Support person allowed out on course with you and full catering and accommodation provided.
24 Hour Challenge
Born to Run Adventure Racing is excited to bring you a new event, The 24 Hour Challenge.
This event will involve covering as much or as little distance as you like within a 24 hour period. We are extremely lucky to have been able to secure the beautiful 1,500 acre Stone Hill Farm in Pukeatua, Waikato.
You can bring along your own miniature pony or you are most welcome to hire one of ours. All the miniature ponies competing will have to pass vet checks throughout the event to be able to continue as their health and welfare is of utmost importance to us.
There are a variety of accommodation options available at Stone Hill so don’t delay and come and join us in our first 24 Hour Challenge event.
Great Northern Gallop
The Great Northern Gallop is back held over four days in the beautiful Far North and covering 100km of beach, forestry and farm land this is an event like no other. Bring your own pony or borrow ours.
Each day has a 25km stage. With a vet check at 12km in and at the finish of each stage.
Come along and be as competitive or non competitive as you like. We cater to elite runners and those that just want to get out and have a great time doing something new. Run or walk it’s up to you.
At night you’ll be camping in ideal surrounds near the beach and catch the sunset over the water. Food and accommodation is included.
You don’t have to have prior experience we’ll give you training on the day and show you what its like to run with these little horses.
Meet and greet and compulsory race meeting on the night of the 21st and racing starts the morning of the 22nd
Summer Series Final
The last race of our summer series is coming up at the beautiful Takou Bay Farm. The 5km series is going to be down to the wire with two hot contenders.
Richard and Sonny have won a race and Warren and Zanaley have also won a 5km race. So it will be a battle to take out the series.
There’s lots of competitive walkers out each time to and plenty of first timers so definitely looking to see who comes out on top.
If you want to join in head over to our enter now section. Remember you don’t have to have your own horse to take part come along and borrow one of our and see what it’s all about.
Faiawa Farm’s Fun Run
Saturday afternoon fun run. Come join us and the ponies for a fun run or walk at Faiawa Farms in Kerikeri. Chance to come out with the ponies and explore some picturesque farm land in the Bay of Islands. Bring your own pony or borrow one of ours. Choose your distance 5km or 10km, run or walk.
This is just going to be a fun inclusive event for everybody. No prizes, but we will have someone time keeping for those of you wanting to be competitive. With Sausage sizzle at the end. No experience needed. Welcome to run as a pair or family group.
Payment is cash on day
$25pp 5 or 10km includes pony if needed.
$5 each extra person
10km Beach Dash
10km beach dash. Not up to a 100km yet?
If you just want to dip your toe into adventure racing this is the race for you. Come get amongst the adventure race excitement and enjoy the atmosphere at the Great Northern Gallop.
Bring you own horse $100 (does not include yarding or camping)
The 10km Beach Dash will be held the last day of the Great Northern Gallop, you’ll get to see the horse and human athletes cross the finish line, be part of the atmosphere and enjoy a prize giving after the race.
This is an easy 5km race up the beach and then turn and run back to the finish line. A great place to start your adventure racing journey.
A fun event for the whole family in the school holidays.
The Great Northern Gallop
A seriously big race with a lot of small horses. Born to Run Adventure presents our first ever long distance multi stage adventure race, The Great Northern Gallop.
100km multi-day race taking you through the Far North of New Zealand crossing farmland, forestry and beaches running alongside a miniature horse. Each day is approximately 25km covering terrain the general public would not normally have access to. Experience the wild west coast on 90 mile beach, come across wild horses in the forest and enjoy New Zealand’s rural charm staying on different farms.
Each night we will be camping in a new and unique location on the racecourse.
You can come for the adventure and go at your own leisurely pace, or put your racing shoes on and battle it out to be first across the line, taking out the title for the first ever Great Northern Gallop.
These little equines are born to run and they have plenty of courage, stamina and speed despite their small size. Even if you’ve never been around horses before you’ll fall in love with these little guys.
Bring your own horses or use a team of our horses to cover the distance. The horses carry a pack, maximum 7kgs, containing all the supplies you need for each day of racing, including lunch and water. You also must carry wet weather gear, a hoof pick and a race card at all times.
The horses must pass a vet check morning, half way and evening to continue racing. You could be the fastest runner in the field but you still need to manage your equine team to win. Strategy, determination and management also play their part in this race. It makes it more of an adventure than just simply running.
Participants using our horses will get two horses each which they will race on alternate days. You’ll get one pre race training day to meet, test out your horses and go over the rules and horse management, before setting off on some seriously fun racing.
Those bringing their own horses have two options, bring one miniature horse and be up for an extra ‘furthest fastest’ for the fittest and fastest small horse. Or bring a team and race them on alternate days like our team of horses do.
Enter Now to find out more details and options.
Bay of Islands 5km Fun Run
The 5km fun run at the stunning Faiawa Farm in Kerikeri will take you on a scenic marked trail along treelined races, over green pastures and through native bush with a miniature horse at your side.
This event is perfect for the whole family and for those thinking of entering our bigger races who want to try it out first. Come along and see what it’s all about.
Don’t have a miniature horse? Don’t worry, we have a whole team of miniature horses ready and waiting to run with you. Go to our enter now page and sign up and we’ll match you with a horse on the day. No prior horse experience necessary.
This event is also open to those who want to bring their own miniature horse to enter the fun run with. There will be easy trailer parking on site. Horses must be 10hh or under, no stallions or pregnant mares and must be 3 years or older.