The Horsepower Experience
The Horsepower Experience is an attraction at 59 Russley Road, Yaldhurst, the map pin sits in Russley, Christchurch.
Checked 20 Oct 2026
This is a unique experience found nowhere else in the world. Sit behind some of the best race horses and feel what it's like… Read full description ↓
The only attraction on the record in Russley
59 Russley Road, Yaldhurst
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Nearby
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Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer, refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes.
The nearest other attractions
More nearby attractions 5
Also in Russley
More businesses in Russley 7
What the record holds 9 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 59 Russley Road, Yaldhurst | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Attractions | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Phone | 03 342 9246 (Freephone 0800 PACE YOURSELF / 0800 722 396, Mobile 027 241 2025) | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | horsepower.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| enquiries@horsepower.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 | |
| NZBN | 9429034560686, NZ Limited Company | NZBN register |
| Registered name | PACE YOURSELF LIMITED | NZBN register |
| Registered since | 17 Oct 2005 | NZBN register |
| Industry | Outdoor adventure operation nec | NZBN register |
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How the council’s directory described it
Read the full description council directory, about 2024
This is a unique experience found nowhere else in the world. Sit behind some of the best race horses and feel what it's like first hand as a racing driver. You will learn how to groom, gear up and prepare to take your horse onto the track in the only dual sulky system which allows you to be in control with an experienced driver beside you.
— Find Christchurch, 2024. The business’s own words from about 2024, repeated as a lead, not checked.
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | Transport | District Plan |
The reports nearby
138 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Roads & footpaths and Trees & parks, 100 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
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Roads - GeneralQuestions, answered briefly
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An attraction in Russley, Christchurch.
59 Russley Road, Yaldhurst, the map pin sits in Russley, on Russley Road. On the map →
The council’s 2024 directory lists it, and a live NZBN entry says it still trades.
phone 03 342 9246 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024), email enquiries@horsepower.co.nz (Find Christchurch, 2024).
Garden City Helicopters (2.2 km), Yaldhurst Museum of Transport & Science (2.6 km), Chipmunks Playland & Cafe Wigram (2.9 km), every one in the city.
the address’s own record covers the valuation, zones and what stood there; 3 other premises within a short walk, nearest Airways Motel (164 m); the Russley Rd near Dinton St bus stop is 107 m away: routes 125, 140; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: Pinehurst Reserve (455 m).
The record behind this
This page is the union of what these public sources say, each fact above names the one it came from. A listing is a lead, not a promise the business still trades:
Sources: Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer · New Zealand Business Number register
Read source notes 5
- Find Christchurch, the council’s business directory, a snapshot last touched about March 2024 (CC BY 4.0)
- Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0)
- Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record, distances measured here from the pin
- Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer, lanes, separated paths and the named Major Cycle Routes (CC BY 4.0)
- New Zealand Business Number register, the public facts every NZBN entity files (legal name, status, registration date, industry), matched here by name and address
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