Everyone seems to have a bucket list of things they must see and do at least once in their life. Many of these things to do before I die lists involve travel to far off places. I know I have my bucket list and it includes horseback riding on safari in Africa, taking a horseback […]
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As my car left Houston Airport, paved freeways and tall buildings gave way to back country roads, wood planked front porches with chairs gently rocking in the breeze and American flags fluttering from their poles. Driving up to the gated Inn at Dos Brisas, one can image cowboys herding cattle from as far away as
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For those of us who have hung up our ice skates, scraped the snow off our skis, put away our snowboard or simply prefer a hot cup of cocoa and a warm blanket, this sleigh ride’s for you. Enjoy! One of my favorite places to go on a horseback riding vacation is Sunriver, Oregon. Doesn’t
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The Lubuskie region of Poland (located about halfway between Warsaw and Berlin) isn’t on the radar of many American tourists. But for those looking for a horseback riding vacation in Central Europe, there’s plenty of appeal, particularly at the Palac Mierzęcin (Mierzęcin Palace), a restored palace set on 200 acres of rolling hills, farmland, and
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What goes better than horseback riding and wine tasting? Horseback riding, wine tasting and a gourmet picnic lunch meet my criteria to a perfect day. Toss in an overnight stay at The Toll House hotel in Los Gatos and you have the ideal California horseback riding vacation. If this is your idea of a horse
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It’s two in the morning and you are still on the road. You have a horse show to compete in later this afternoon. You can hear your horse shifting impatiently in the trailer behind your truck. He is ready to get out of the rig and into his stall for a little bit of shut
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Garth and Luke, two giant Percheron horses, go together like salt and pepper. The gray Percherons even look the color of salt and pepper. Miss Manners says that salt and pepper shakers should always be passed together – it’s proper etiquette. The same goes for pulling a horse-drawn carriage; the two horses need to work
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Stretch out on the apple tree lawn for a spell to hear Cowboy Poetry and the Sons of the San Joaquin perform live for this family friendly event to be held on Saturday, September 14, 2013. The show kicks off at 3:00 pm. Come early to enjoy a day on the farm; walk through the
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It is peak season in California’s premier national park, but as my daughters and I amble down the dirt road linking Tenaya Lodge to the Yosemite Trails Pack Station, you’d never guess it. For this visit, we’ve shrugged off the summer congestion of the central valley loop and settled in at the four star resort
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