What an awesome complex! Didn't know this was open to the public! May have to check it out over summer. Just looking through the pictures on the website under the 'Facility' tab, picture 9. You don't think that looks a heck like Shania, do you? Possiblity I guess. I just don't understand how this Soho Pasos company have access to Shania's/Mutt's property and complex. I mean, sure its partly named after the station - Soho. But the stables were purely built for Shania only a few hundred yards from her house. Maybe Mutt now owns the estate and has found Soho Pasos could benifit from what he wouldnt use. Interesting.
so the whole property is owned by Robert and Eilleen, and as far as I have heard and understand is that the horses have always been in the plans and because she loves these horses she actually wanted to breed them. When they moved in I can remember that they actually ships / flew in the horses to NZ and whole trailers arrived at the property.
They are called Soho as mentioned because the property is part of the Soho Station, the main Station or other people call it Ranch but in NZ we call it Station is the Motatapu Station however they did buy two other station so now its one huge station.
In terms of houses there is one main house with a wonderful pool as well as a guest house and a two bedroom cottage with garage, and a little further away there is a house for the Station Manager and some workers.
Its a stunning property - I actually haven't seen both of them for a while they have a grayish Jeep they use its a older model not sure which year.
Not sure if some people trust what I am writing here however don't really matter to me because people who know her - know about most of the above - Check the articles back when she opened the trail, check pictures of area shot and of course everyone here in Otago knows that the Motatapu Station is owned by them. And I guess everyone knows she loves horses.
By the way did you know that she loves Pinot Noir from Central Otago !