Horse Ranches & Equestrian Centers

"Holman Ranch Cowboy"

Horseback Riding Vacation at Holman Ranch, Carmel Valley, CA

You’ve heard the phrase, “if these walls could talk.” Well, if those horses and the walls of the stables could talk, I’m sure we would be amazed at what took place many moons ago at Holman Ranch in Carmel Valley. Back in the day, Holman Ranch was known for its cowboys and rodeos and served […]

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"Rancho Pitaya"

Rancho Pitaya horseback riding vacation in Oaxaca, Mexico

Have you always wanted to try horseback riding again, but haven’t ridden since you were a kid and now it’s a little intimidating? Have no fear. My friend Leslie Drate recently traveled to Oaxaca, Mexico and went horseback riding. It was the highlight of her trip! Here’s what she had to share about her horseback

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"Bayard Fox Bitterroot Ranch"

How and where to ride horseback after hip replacement

Shot through both legs, with a bullet lodged in the bottom of her femur, Alaska guide Amber-Lee Dibble was told she would never go horseback riding again. Two months later, she was back in the saddle. Bob Foster General Manager of Lone Mountain Ranch has had experience riding with broken bones. He fell and broke

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"Garrod Farms horses"

Garrod Farms, Horseback Riding in Saratoga, California

For those of us who grew up horseback riding through fruit orchards, vineyards, rolling hills, forests and miles of open space, the times of running horses on the beach and trotting on dirt bridle paths are becoming fewer and farther in between.  With that in mind, I was thrilled to learn of Garrod Farms, located

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Horseback riding in Palm Springs? Smoke Tree Stables in Coachella Valley

Lush, manicured green lawns fade away as the horse trailer rumbles behind the pick up truck we ride in. Cold air blasts our faces as we take in the desert view from inside our air-conditioned vehicle. The landscape of Coachella Valley in Palm Springs is dry and desolate, yet there is an oasis in the

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Horseback Riding Vacation at North Fork Ranch, Platte River Valley, CO

Dude Ranch Vacation at North Fork Ranch Guest ranches allow city dwellers the chance to breathe deeply of the vast expanses of wilderness that make our country special. They are refuges where generations of family members can come together in one spot for a week and share in wholesome good fun. I’m sitting in a

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Horseback Riding Vacation, Terelj National Park, Mongolia

Horseback Riding in Terelj National Park, Mongolia After leaving from Russia along my Trans-Siberian journey to Beijing, the next stop was Ulan Bator, Mongolia. And with the five friends I’d met in the city that I was now traveling with, we realized a couple of the days in the city was enough for us and

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