"Dream with Wings" provides horse riding instruction and excursions for people of all ages and abilities. Whether you are a beginner, an experienced rider or a competitive competitor, our top-notch staff will help you reach your goals. Get ready to explore the trails, meet the horses, and find the adventure that you've been dreaming of!
Get ready to discover your talents, meet the horses, and find the adventure that you've been dreaming of!
Meet the Team
Jani van der Mescht
Horse Trainer and Riding instructor
Jani is the founder of Dream with Wings. Training horses with all types of personalities and ensuring the client is happy with their horse(s). Schooling the future generation horse riders.
Arusha Meiring
Horse riding Instructor
Arusha is a sparkling person with a great drive in her to educate children to follow in her footsteps with horse riding. Arusha is located in Oudtshoorn/ De Rust, Western Cape and is part of expanding Dream with Wings hence she is one of the first riding instructors other than the founder.
Kayla van Zyl
Marketer and Content Creator
Kayla is our hands on marketer and content creating, thriving to meet and exceed all clients’ needs and expectations. She is also part of our Western Mounted Games and Barrel Racing Team
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Services
Horse Riding Lessons
Horse riding lessons for all ages. From beginners to advanced riders. Our horse riding lessons include, Basic Horse Riding, Western Mounted Games and Barrel Racing.
Horse Training
Basic Schooling, Backing, Western Games, Barrel racing and Basic Principles of Endurance Riding.
Horse Training
T A K A L A
Takala was my first horse to start training. He ran like the wind. Full of life. He learned to love and to trust. He turned out to a beautiful soul and is now situated at In The Company of Horses.
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Emily was a new challenge. She was death on the one side and slightly blind as well. Very unpredictable. Trusting was difficult for her but we got through that wall and we became best friends. Unfortunately I had to move away before I could ride her on a daily basis. She became a farm horse and was eventually sold.
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She was peace herself. Passionate and trusting from the beginning. She was sold before we could do mounting.
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Luma was ridable before she came to me. But as a young horse she was ridden once a while. She was very jittery and got a fright easily. She also liked to buck when she is being ridden. So I started from the beginning. Back to the basic principles. Focusing on all the little details. She turned into a whole new horse. She returned to her owner. She is a safe and loving horse.
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Ghost is a young horse. He was ridden a while back. He needed basic training to be a safe horse for the girl that was going to ride him in the future. He also needed schooling for Western Mounted Games. He turned out to be the safest horse in the herd. Riding bare back, swimming, children to adults could ride him, experienced to unexperienced. He amazed me. In the year 2023, Ghost and his rider competed in Western Mounted Games - Nationals.
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Roxy the queen. Beautiful and petite. Roxy came to me for training but it turned out it was not necessary. She had no faults or problems. She stayed in the herd and her owner came and did riding lessons on the weekends. Roxy just knew how to push you a little bit out of your comfort zone but not at all in a dangerous way. She just wanted to please.
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I bought Tokyo as a personal horse. He was still a young horse with just the basic knowledge of riding. We worked on his stubbornness and to pick up his feet when walking. He also had a bad habit of biting when saddling up and leading on the halter. Today he is such a sweet boy. Riding bare back, kids riding him, experienced and unexperienced
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Eclipse was castrated on the day when he arrived by the herd. He was very shy and protective, that gave me a hard time to clean the wound but with time he saw that I was not going to hurt him and he gave into trust. He was also a spoiled horse, so he had no respect and wanted to do things his way or no way. He soon realized that this is a relationship between 2 and not just himself. He was to young to mount, so I did all the training up until mounting.
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When I first came to Dawn, the owner told me, "Jani you are our last hope" everyone kept on bad mouthing this horse and the owners could not get Dawn to work with them. Dawn was also trained by a very expensive school and highly trainers which told them that they are wasting their time with Dawn. Dawn had a fear of anything moving. She had a bad habit of getting a fright for anything, she sees the object, ignores it and then later gets a fright for the object. She also traumatized herself in the horsebox. She kept on scaring herself. So with the training we did a lot of desensitizing and random objects that make noises. She quickly realized that it was not that bad. Same with the horsebox. We did a lot of work with the horsebox. This horse showed everyone, including me again, that patience is the only key. Dawn then also went in the year 2023, to the Western Mounted Games - Nationals and represented the Limpopo team. They won Level 0 Champion and SANESA Overall 2d Champion
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Windsong was such a treat to train. With the thought that Windsong was already trained but was not ridden. He was difficult to ride and did not like compromising. He came to me and I started everything from the beginning. Windsong was a challenge at first, he was very stubborn in the training session but we quickly made friends. When we were on the same page, this horse turned into a whole other horse. His personality became soft and caring, just wanting to please. As big and strong as he looks, his heart is as big as a peanut. This little baby has his whole life ahead and I am honored to have shared it with him.
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Magnum arrived the same day as Windsong. Magnum was a bit more challenging when training him. He was older and was never trained before. Magnum was a very nervous horse and was always the first one to take the first way out. A wise quote said, " Patience is Key". Magnum bloomed into a confident, loving horse, still a little shy but he showed me his true colors. He trusted me with his whole heart and I could see it. We were almost at our first outride when Magnum found his forever home. The people saw the same Magnum I saw and fell in love with him.
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Cyder was an absolute pleasure to train. He came to me where I had to help him with basic ground work and desensitising. Cyder was the first horse I ever encountered being an introvert horse. He was very unsure when I did training and desensitising with him but reassuring gave him so much confidence and he stopped overthinking everything. I can't wait to see him again in the future. For now he needs to get a little bit older to be able to start riding.
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Meerkat was already backed and ridable when she came to me. The sweetest young mare but with a little sas. She needed her basic schooling in place. She was definitely out there to test me but when we came on the same level she quickly turned into my best friend.
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Thunder was a overthinker. He acted like everything was always cool and calm and he had everything under control until he had to step out of his comfort zone. He needed a lot of reassurance, the whole time. He turned into a confident, loving horse. Always looking for attention. Never to hurt even a fly. Such kind eyes. He has so much potential to develop. His owner is just as eager as Thunder is and their journey is already kicking off with a bang.
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Alaska is such a special mare. She came from the SPCA. The owner had no history of her and brought her to me because she had a bucking and stubbornness problem. Alaska would not respond to the halter or anything you ask her to do. The day of her arrival she saw the other horses and bolted in the opposite direction. She did not know what other horses was. I had to introduce her to each one and she made friends real quick. Alaska's personality switched completely when she saw what love was. I am about 8 months pregnant at this stage and Alaska, every time when she is near me, would follow me back to the car or gate, even though the other horses does not follow along. Or she would rest her head on my tummy, closing her eyes. Alaska is a beautiful soul and I am honored to have walked her journey with her.
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Reviews
Catherine PohlClient
Dream with wings is an amazing riding school with an amazing young instructor. Jani is an excellent, passionate energetic instructor and all this reflects on her horses aswell. They are an absolute pleasure to work with, this comes from someone who has had major back surgery and after a few lesson is confidant enough to canter on one of horses. You have ignited a passion within my family.
Marilize HelbergClient
Dream with wings - an experience that every child should experience. I have a 17 year old daughter who can't wait for her riding lessons, she says her only time in a busy week is when she rides horse on Saturdays, then she can switch off and really relax. I also have 2 children in foster care, 6 and 4 years old - Jani is exceptionally good with the little ones, they learn to play and are immediately at ease with the horses. Dream with wings is just what the name says - it gives their dreams wings. Thank you very much Jani for your patience and coaching of our little ones
Mariaan CoetseeClient
My daughter has been riding with Jani for some time now. She has never ridden on her own. And when I see how she has progressed in a short time it is really amazing! Jani is great with children and her love for horses comes through so strongly she has so much knowledge. My daughter's confidence has grown so much. She really started to have a passion for horses and everything about them and I would never have been able to teach her that...so thank you Jani! I don't think you realize how you influence these children's lives! You are truly worth your weight in gold and we are so grateful for what you sacrifice every weekend!
Marica LudikeClient
Dream with Wings, Jani you are a special, passionate person around you and your clients' horses. You are so incredibly helpful, you have the world's patience with the horses, as well as your customers. Thank you so much for the online sessions, long messages and time you take to help me when I get stuck with something with my horse. I am looking forward to doing further online sessions with you in the next few steps ahead. You are an angel sent from above. Greetings.
Tiaan & familyClients
Jani is an amazing, one of a kind, person and teacher! We are in our 40ties and she has been so willing to help us with horse riding and training skills. She has amazing skill with horses and people. There is no challenge that she cannot take on. We are extremely blessed to have found her!
Contact
- Tzaneen, South Africa
- Direct location will be provided when contacted.
+27-066 302 1489- janivzyl74@gmail.com
- Monday - Friday 08:00 - 17:00 Saturday - Sunday Closed