As the gorgeous rodeo cowgirls circle the arena at full gallop, blonde hair and flags flying in the wind, the National Anthem blares over the PA systems. Cowboys, young and old, hold their cowboy hats in front of their chests and young mothers with babes in their arms sing along. It is a hot June day
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“If you like, you’ll have time to groom your horse before we go out on the trail,” offered my guide as I checked into the Guest Ranch. Having owned several horses in my youth, I considered this horseback riding vacation a chance to skip the brushing. In fact, I didn’t have to saddle or bridle my
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It was a cold December morning in Marin County as I pulled on my long johns, jeans and winter riding boots for a day of horseback riding. Not ideal horseback riding conditions, to be sure, but a day of riding is better than no riding at all. I was on assignment for Diablo magazine to
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What do women look for in a solo horseback riding vacation? You love horses and want to go on a horseback riding vacation, but your partner doesn’t know a halter from a hoof pick and has no interest in a horseback riding holiday. Do you give up on your equitrekking dream of riding on
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“Why is that horse hobbled?” I ask as I swing open the gate to the arena at the Kay El Bar Guest Ranch. “He’s a busy boy,” replies Head Wrangler Dee Steed as he smiles in reference to the bay horse who is hopping up and down on his front hooves, still tied to the hitching
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The low ranch house built in 1868 stretches out beside an emerald lawn shaded by ancient trees. But first there are the horses. You cannot miss the rich aroma of the crowd milling around in the corral across from the parking lot. Many of the 180 horses belonging to the ranch will be hanging out
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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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