Julie-Anne Gower
Julie-Anne was born into the hospitality trade (her parents were hoteliers) She has ridden horses since she was a small child, competed in show jumping and has now progressed to Endurance and trail riding. She has completed over 2500 km of competitive long distance rides , has represented the Eastern Cape 3 times at Fauresmith, completed several 100 milers and has been short listed for the South African National Endurance Riding Team. Her experience, organizational talent and knowledge about and love of horses and nature make her the perfect trail master and hostess.

Julie-Anne and Clint have two sons Branden (14) and Ashley (11).

Julie-Anne's philosophy reflects their way of life: "We put our guests on fabulous horses in the middle of paradise for a great African adventure. We only take a small group which permits an extremely high level of individual care while protecting the environment."

 Clint Gower
Clint has a Bsc.Agriculture. Together with Julie-Anne he owns a cattle ranch with approx. 200 head of cattle, which is run along holistic principles. Clint is an active conservationist and his knowledge of the African bush is immense.

He is also a deep-sea fisherman and a professional hunter, setting examples of ethical sustainable hunting, always considering the ecological effect of what is hunted. Even when fishing he says, “We encourage our children and visitors to tag and release and only remove what can be eaten or that which is an exceptional trophy”.

This attitude to nature, his qualifications and his knowledge of the bush and animals makes him an appreciated advisor and guest at nature reserves.. “We wanted to live our dream, and that is what we have done. Each day to us is a journey and an experience of the dream we have created for ourselves and now we would like to share this dream with others"           

Clint & Julie-Anne conduct EarthFoot's "Horse riding holiday in the rural wilderness of the Eastern Cape Wild Coast" program