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Directorate of Kurtuvenai regional park
Kurtuvenai Regional Park (KRP) was established in 1992, with the aim to protect hilly landscape of Kurtuvenai with forested and laky surroundings, its natural ecosystem and treasures of cultural heritage, create good recreation conditions, and encourage traditional lifestyle. Park area covers 15 090 ha, including 12 130 ha (80.4%) of forests. Whole parks territory divided into several zone, where different limitations are applicable: conservation (nature reserves), ecological priority (preservation), recreation, economic (forestry and agriculture) and living zones. Sparsely populated park territory has over 1200 local dwellers. Horse Riding Services Centre of Kurtuvenai Regional Park:
o Trips by horses and in a cart (distances depend on the experience of the riders) o Recreational programmes “Holidays with horses” and “A weekend with horses” o Summer Riding Camps for children o Riding school o Taking care of horses o Special training for sports horses o Competitions and events
Riding Services Centre in Kurtuvenai is opened the whole year. In the riding school run by the Riding Services Centre you can learn to ride, jump over hindrances and acquire riding abilities. Then you will be able to travel for a while on horseback or in a cart in the environs of Kurtuvenai. In your trips you will be accompanied by experienced instructors. Two recreational programmes “Holidays with horses” and “A weekend with horses” are asigned for visitors. According to the advanced order, groups up to 6 people are accepted. It includes the recreation of 3 and 4 days: full catering, accomodation in KRP guests’ house, 3 riding lessons, 6 trips in a cart, on horseback and by bicycles in the environs of Kurtuvenai and a picnic in the countryside. The Summer Riding Camps are for children from 10 to 16 years and last 5 days. Several competitions and events are organised from the Riding Services Centre as well: Riding Services Centre’ s season opening festival. Each year Riding Services Centre’ s season opening festival is organised in May and closing festival in September with horse performance programmes and evening-parties. Marathon for winning the Kurtuvenai Cup (first weekend of September).
Youth competitions of obstacle-jumping for winning the Kurtuvenai Cup (last Sunday of September).
Contacts
Address:
Parko g. 2, Kurtuvėnai,
LT-80223 Šiauliai distr.
Lithuania
Tel. +370 41 370336;
mob. +37061829964
info@kurtuva.lt
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