Latest Horse Riding Reviews
Dancing Among The Saguaros
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This trail ride through the Saguaro National Park in Arizona was great. The stables has a very authentic Western feel, with lots of cowboy boots, hats, jeans and plenty of those leather tassle things flapping about..
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Feliz Año Nuevo
Gerardo's Horses, Dos Brazos de Rio Tigre, Costa Rica
Dos Brazos de Rio Tigre is a tightknit community nestled next to the superb Corcovado National Park, one of the most important and biodiverse ecosystems in the world. The village runs along two branches of the Rio Tigre river which merges at its center; it is this which gives the town it's name of Dos Brazos de Rio Tigre or 'Two Arms of the Tiger River'..
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Great Faces, Great Places, Outstanding Horses
Windcross Conservancy, Buffalo Gap, South Dakota, USA
'Great Faces, Great Places' the slogan of South Dakota and the state where I volunteered for six weeks at the start of my travels in the Americas. At Windcross Conservancy I was given the fantastic title of 'Horse Wrangler' which felt very fitting whilst taking care of a 30-strong herd of Spanish Mustangs..
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Barreling Along The Baltic
Erania Hotel, Kołobrzeg, Poland
Whilst thumbing through and marvelling at the idea of Botswana and feeling incredulous at the price of those in Iceland we settled on Kołobrzeg, a town on the Baltic Coast of Poland..
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Bounding Across Saxtead Bottom
Saxtead Bottom Riding Stables, Suffolk, UK
Just up the road from the quaintly English village/hamlet of Framingham in Suffolk lies Saxtead Bottom Riding Stables, a small, friendly yard with around ten or so horses and ponies..
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A Tad Clarty (A Bit Muddy!) In The Peaks
Ladybooth Equestrian Centre, Peak District, UK
The village of Edale is found in the Peak District, best known to walkers as the start of the Pennine Way but to the hippophile as home to rolling hills and an abundance of bridleways. What better way then, to enjoy the scenery and explore the vast countryside, than by hoof?
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Kłus! Kłus!
Stajnia Pod Szybowcem, Toruń, Poland
Whilst working in Poland as and English language teacher I found a business card in a local cafe with an eye-catching juxtaposition in the image; a horse being encircled above by a light aircraft!
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Suffolks Giving It Some Punch
120th Framlingham Horse Show, Suffolk, UK
If anyone ever truly wants to experience a quaint rural English tradition then the Framlingham Horse Show is it. The fact that it celebrated it's 120th show demonstrates its wide ranging appeal. It is set in a picturesque Suffolk village on a grassy meadow with a 12th century Norman castle as the majestic setting...
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The Clattering Of Competitive Hooves
Chatsworth Country Fair, Yorkshire, UK
In summer 2011 I attended Chatsworth County Show, which is set in the heart of the Peak District in Derbyshire at a historic 16th-century house with expansive 1,000 acre grounds. The event is organised by the 'Red Socks', volunteers from a Charitable Trust, who are easy to identify due to their wearing of knee high blue socks, only joking, of course they are bright red! The highlights were a number of fast-paced equestrian events...
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A Whirl (And A Jump) At Schooling
Grenoside Equestrian Centre, Sheffield, UK
While working in Sheffield for a couple of years I was missing riding terribly and so enquired at Grenoside Equestrian Centre about taking up a few lessons. The centre is in north Sheffield, adjacent to the dense woodlands and the glorious bridleways of the trans-pennine-trail...
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Darting Along The Cancún Coast
Rancho Loma Bonita, Cancún, Mexico
I visited Rancho Loma Bonita, or Pretty Ranch Hill, in summer 2007 with my family. Only I went horse riding though, despite trying to cajole my family into it too. Instead they chose, quite wisely, to sit in the shade on the beach and sip ice cool drinks whilst I enjoyed a fantastic riding experience...
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Lava Leaping
Club Hipico, Tenerife, Canary Islands
I've been twice to Club Hipico in Tenerife, in January 2011 and 2012. Bizarrely the landscape was completely different both times. In 2011 it was soft earth trails enveloped on each side by banks of lush greenery with prickly pears cacti blooms dotting our journey throughout...
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Safe As Houses Or A Bit Of Go?
Rancho del Rio, Málaga, Spain
"Safe as house or with a bit of go?" These were the straightforward options when I rang up Rancho Del Rio, an inviting and cheerful place offering bespoke riding holidays for small groups and individuals staying or living in and around Málaga. The ranch is adjacent to the small traditional Spanish town of Cártama in the midst of the striking Guadalhorce Valley...
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Extreme Hacking
Kasztanka, Bielsko-Biala, Poland
With Kasztanka stables in Bielsko I have been on a number of different hacks, each time on their very trusty steed Greici, a 7 year old home-bred native breed who sticks to and scampers up the mountains like a billy goat...
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If You Fall Off You Owe Me A Bottle Of Champagne!
Vale Of York Polo Club, Doncaster, UK
The Vale of York Polo Club is located just outside Doncaster amongst the vast acreage of a former dairy farm and near the River Idle, however idle is about as far from what you will be if you decide to give polo a go. On arriving in June 2011 we were greeted by the very tall and ruddy faced Polo Coach, Paul, who would also be our instructor, umpire, leg-upper and bartender for the day...
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Exploring On Foot And Stumbling Over Language
Kasztanka, Bielsko-Biała, Poland
When I first arrived in Bielsko-Biała I luckily had a week before starting my new job, this gave me plenty of time to start investigating opportunities for horse riding in the local area. This was somewhere I was particularly eager to ride as the Beskid mountains are only two miles from the centre of town...
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Canary Islands
Tenerife
Costa Rica
Dos Brazos
Puerto Jimenez
Mexico
Cancún
Panama
Boquete
Playa Las Lajas
Poland
Bielsko-Biała
Kołobrzeg
Toruń
Spain
Málaga
UK
Doncaster
Framlingham, Suffolk
Peak District
Saxsted, Suffolk
Sheffield
Yorkshire
USA
Arizona
South Dakota
Tucson, Arizona
Tenerife
Costa Rica
Dos Brazos
Puerto Jimenez
Mexico
Cancún
Panama
Boquete
Playa Las Lajas
Poland
Bielsko-Biała
Kołobrzeg
Toruń
Spain
Málaga
UK
Doncaster
Framlingham, Suffolk
Peak District
Saxsted, Suffolk
Sheffield
Yorkshire
USA
Arizona
South Dakota
Tucson, Arizona