The Ruatiti Road horse trough sits on Ruatiti Road near Raetihi, Ruapehu. The road was first formed in the early 1900s as access to the Mangapurua Valley for returned servicemen and their families, who tried to tame and farm the valley. The Mangapurua Track now uses that road and leads to the Bridge to Nowhere over the Whanganui River.
Reviewers describe the site as incredibly historic, and one visitor mentions a horse at the trough. The website says visitors can ride to the bridge and take a jet boat ride down the Whanganui River with Spirit of the River jet boat cruises, and that Ruatiti Lodge offers backpacker cabins and lodge accommodation nearby.