The camp management couple are Cor and Louise Carelson. Cor and Louise have been with us for 3 years and have taken over the challenges of running the camp. Louise is still doing the most fantastic job with the schooling of our horses and management of our stables and Cor runs our fabulous horse safari operation.
Cor, a native of South Africa , is a dedicated conservationist and guide who has been working at LVHS for over 3 years. He has a diploma in Nature Conservation and has worked as a project manager for a charitable conservation foundation in Ecuador, South America which was dedicated to preserving virgin Andean cloud forests as well as the Estate Manager for a racehorse stud and training farm in England. Cor has ridden from a young age on his family's farm horses, but only started riding on a professional basis when he worked as a Guide for Equus Horse Safaris in South Africa , before joining Limpopo Valley Horse Safaris in 2003.
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It was at Equus that Cor met Louise, a dual British/American citizen who was brought up in Germany , Switzerland and England and who has been passionate about horses from as soon as she could walk! An experience competitor on the affiliated British Eventing circuit, Louise has also worked as an exercise rider for top trainers in Newmarket and participated as an amateur jockey at 'Point to Point' race meetings. Trained professionally at the French National Riding School at Saumur, Louise is now qualified as a BHS Intermediate Instructor.
‘West’ Mmanoko is a rare breed of man, a Motswana with a passion for and love of horses. West started with Limpopo Valley Horse Safaris in the Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana , about three years ago as a groom. Today, after much guidance and assistance from Limpopo Valley’s team of highly experienced and acclaimed equestrianists, West and his horse, ‘Baron’ are a regular sight out on the plains of Mashatu.
Festus has been back up riding for the last year and is an elephant spotter of note, he and his buckskin Nato will be with you through thick and thin!
Mpho is our newest back-up rider, and is a quiet force to be reckoned with on his horse Bismarck .
David is the newly appointed Head Groom as well as back up rider and is Louises' help in the stables, he has a soft touch and all the horses like him!
The two bush cooks are Martha and Joyce, both have the talent to transform the bush cuisine into an exquisite meal to be enjoyed after long hours in the saddle!
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