Horse Ranches & Equestrian Centers

Enchanted April Horseback Riding Vacation in California Gold Country

Enchanted April Farm, a Bed and Barn for You and Your Horse In the historic heart of California’s Gold Country, you and your horse can check into Enchanted April Farm and enjoy a true trail riding adventure, exploring the hundreds of miles of magnificent trails nearby. Bed and barn horseback riding vacation in gold country Enchanted […]

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Rancho Capomo Puerto Vallarta Horseback Riding Vacation

Horseback Riding Vacation, Rancho Capomo, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Remember when Mary Poppins rides through the park on a Merry-Go-Round carousel horse with Bert, the Chimney Sweep? It is a magical horseback riding vacation with chirping birds, sunny skies and colorful butterflies. El Salto Waterfall in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Imagine my surprise when I found myself

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Horseback Riding Vacation in the Argentinean Andes

Horseback Riding Vacation in the Andes of Mendoza, Argentina Horseback riding in the Andes can be a truly moving experience. The temperature may be high and people may be rushing around in the city of Mendoza, but the cooler temperatures in the low Andes and peaceful atmosphere give you a break from the heat and

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Horseback Riding Vacation on Lanai, Hawaii

“We planned our entire vacation around coming here for horseback riding.” That’s what the mother of a seven year old girl told me as we prepared to hit the riding trail at the Koele Stables. This family of four had flown from California to ride Lanai’s trails. Lanai horseback riding vacation While this Californian family

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Central Oregon horseback riding vacation, Seventh Mountain Stables

Deschutes River on horseback riding vacation For years, our family has been vacationing in Central Oregon. We have enjoyed the thrill of whitewater rafting the Deschutes River with several rafting companies. While I have ridden along the Deschutes River from Sunriver Stables, I never realized that I could ride horseback beside the river in Bend,

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Horseback Riding Vacation at Crieff Hydro Stables, Perthshire, Scotland

A Horseback Riding Vacation in Perthshire,  Scotland I have yet to go on a horseback riding vacation in Scotland. If I did, I think I would visit the Crieff Hydro Stables in Perthshire, Scotland.  European-based travel writer Karen Bryan and author of the Europe A La Carte blog mentioned on Twitter that she was enjoying

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Curacao Caribbean Horseback Riding Vacation at Criadero El hijo de David

Quick stepping Paso Fino Horses We sounded like a military Calvary; quick marching in time. In reality, we were a group of eight riders mounted on Paso Fino horses, crossing a road on horseback. The staccato click of the gaited horses’ metal shoes clattered on the pavement as we crossed the street to the equestrian

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Horseback Riding Vacation at Echo Valley Ranch and Spa, British Columbia, Canada

Written by Nancy D. Brown Echo Valley Ranch Horseback Riding Vacation A mechanical engineer by trade, Echo Valley Ranch and Spa owner Norm Dove chuckled when I asked how a chap from England came to own a 160 acre Canadian guest ranch and spa. “This place came with the cattle,” smiles Norm. “I like to

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Horseback Riding Vacation Big Bar Ranch, British Columbia, Canada

Southern Cariboo horseback riding vacation at Big Bar Guest Ranch Weaving our way through Aspen and Pine trees, our horses perked up as we broke through to the open Canadian grasslands in front of us. We were on a horseback riding vacation in the  Southern Cariboo region of British Columbia on the Big Bar Guest

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