If you are looking for an authentic horseback riding vacation in Cancun, Mexico, hook up with a vaquero. No, I’m not recommending that you date a Mexican cowboy. But the vaqueros in Mexico make great horseback riding companions out in the Mayan jungle. I had a chance to go on a horseback riding vacation on the […]
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Horses, or caballos, as they are called by their Spanish name in Mexico, have served an important part in Spanish history. While I’m staying at the JW Marriott Cancun Resort and Spa, I noticed the beautiful bronze statues in the lobby of the hotel. Next door the CasaMagna Cancun Resort had an oil painting of
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Guest post by Merry Ann Moore, Sisters, OR In one of the horseback riding vacation capitals of the Pacific Northwest, horsing around for the holidays has several meanings. I live in Sisters, Oregon, a quaint western town at the intersection of high desert and the snowy Cascade Mountains, surrounded by Pacific Northwest national forestland. It’s both
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You won’t be able to take a horseback riding vacation in Napa, but I can tell you how to bring a horse gift package to you or your horse-crazy loved one. I was recently in the Napa Valley for a wine country visit. While the Black Stallion Winery once housed the Silverado Horseman’s Center, the property has
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I’m a sucker for stunning photography. I could spend hours clicking through Flickr photo streams and Facebook fan pages. Yes, I’m one of those folks who truly does enjoy looking at your horseback riding vacation photos. It is because of this time-draining habit that I came across the Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch via Twitter. While I’ve never
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I could smell the ocean before I could hear it or see it. Like a hunting dog sniffing the air to catch a scent, I took a deep breath of the cold, salt air as we rounded the trees and took in the excitement of the moment. My friend, who was old enough to drive,
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John Wayne slept here, along with his dusty black boots and ten gallon cowboy hat that traveled with him on horseback riding vacations. Hacienda Corona de Guevavi is a bed and breakfast perched on top of 36 acres of the Guevavi Ranch. Former Cattle Ranch Once a thriving cattle ranch, the romantic inn is situated near
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I’m surrounded by lush green grass, fruit trees, wild boar, cows and miles of endless horseback riding trails; a waterfall cascades in the distance. Where am I? I’m on a horseback riding vacation in paradise, otherwise known as Princeville Ranch, one of the oldest working cattle ranches in Hawaii. It is leased and operated by
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Posted by Nancy D. Brown Sea gulls soar overhead. Hooves pound the sand as salt water splashes my hands on the soft leather reins. I am unaware of the grin that has instanteously spread across my face. That grin, one of pure joy, has been captured on film by my riding partner. As with most horse-loving, equestrian travel-crazed
