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Horseback Riding Vacation with Hawaii Paso Finos, Big Island, Hawaii

Horseback Riding Holiday on Big Island’s North Kohala Coast As horseback riders, we’ve all ridden at the trot, canter or lope. Perhaps you’ve gone on a horseback riding vacation to Iceland and experienced the “tolt” a special gait unique to the Icelandic horse.  On a recent trip to the Big Island’s North Kohala Coast, I […]

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Anna Ranch Horseback Riding Vacation, Waimea, Hawaii

Paniolos on a Horseback Riding Vacation at Anna Ranch There’s more to do in Waimea, Hawaii than take in the surf and sun. If you are considering a horseback riding vacation on Hawaii’s Big Island,  visit Anna Ranch to learn the history of the Paniolos – or Hawaiian and Spanish cowgirls and cowboys. Horse enthusiasts

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Family Summer Horseback Riding Vacation, Estes Park, CO

Estes Park CO guest post by Sarah Page  Our horseback riding vacation in Estes Park was one of the most memorable parts of our family’s summer vacation in Colorado.  It was one of the activities we were most looking forward to, and we were not disappointed. About Estes Park Estes Park, CO is the gateway

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Seahorse Ranch Horseback Riding Vacation, Half Moon Bay, California

Half Moon Bay Horseback Riding Vacation Remember the movies where the beautiful woman rides horseback on the beach? Her blonde hair blows in the wind; the hooves of the horse splash waves of brilliant blue water onto the soft white sand as the rider travels off into the sunset? Well, I can’t promise you a

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Copper Valley Trail Company Horseback Riding Vacation, Copperopolis, California

Copper Valley Trail Company Horseback Riding Vacation Grass hoppers jump in front of our horses, like popcorn kernels exploding in a hot frying pan. The grass is dry on this August day in the Sierra Nevada foothills of Calaveras county.  Yet Mike Toberer, owner of Copper Valley Trail Company, guides me on his mule to

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Horseback Riding Vacation Chincoteague Island, Virginia

Horseback Riding Vacation on Chincoteague Island, Virginia Walter Farley’s Black Stallion book series and Margueritte Henry’s Misty of Chincoteague series; if you are a horse lover, you probably read these books growing up in your youth. It’s probably a safe bet that you collected Breyer model horses and perhaps hung a horse shoe over your

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Horseback Riding Vacation, Paulina Creek, La Pine, Oregon

Horseback Riding Vacation along Paulina Creek, La Pine, Oregon We whoop and holler as the ice cold cascade mountain snow melt hits our bodies at the Paulina natural water slide. Our family of four has been riding mountain bikes and hiking the forest service trail to Oregon’s Paulina Creek for many years. How many years have

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Red Horse Mountain Ranch Horseback Riding Vacation, Harrison, Idaho

Red Horse Mountain Ranch – All Inclusive Dude Ranch If you are looking for a family-friendly horse riding vacation in North Idaho, I have a dude ranch for you. It’s not often that I visit a guest ranch more than once. Red Horse Mountain Ranch was worth a second visit to see what had changed

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