Dude ranch vacations – the phrase conjures up images of cowboys on horseback, dressed from head to toe in straw hats, western styled shirts, denim jeans hidden underneath leather chaps and the required cowboy boots with spurs that jingle when they touch the ground. Many types of horse riding holidays There are many types of […]
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As I swing open my cabin door and walk across the green lawn to the dining room at Lone Mountain Ranch, I spy a brown and white pinto grazing contentedly in front of a neighboring cabin. I quickly access the situation, thinking the horse has escaped from his corral. I spot another horse from the
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A small heard of miniature horses will soon be trotting over to Jamieson Ranch Vineyards. The Napa, California-based winery has launched the Light Horse Foundation to help autistic and at-risk children with the introduction of therapy horses. Light Horse wine The southernmost winery in the Napa Valley produces Light Horse wine and Reata wines. Priced
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My heart beat quickened and my body tensed as I leaned forward into the horses’ neck. I could feel his two front hooves leave the ground, only we were not preparing for a jump. Yes, I was on the back of a Lusitano sport horse, but this was supposed to be a leisurely horse ride
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Surrounded by formal gardens and water fountains, Queluz National Palace in Sintra, Portugal makes for a magical horse show backdrop. Who needs Dancing with the Stars when you can watch dancing with horses? And these are not your ordinary horses, these are Lusitano horses from the Alter Stud Farm, the former stud farm of the Portuguese royal family founded
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As our car drove down the country road toward the village of Monsanto, in central Portugal, I caught a glimpse of my first cork tree. Did you know that Portugal is one of the largest producers of cork and that once the cork tree is 25 years old, the cork is stripped from the trunks
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As we round the bend of the Lake of Seven Cities, the Porshe picks up speed. Only this Porshe is not a German manufactured sports car. I’m riding in a top-of-the-line, five person carriage made in Poland and pulled by a magnificent purebred Lusitano horse named Safira. The owner of the horse and carriage company,
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As my taxi cab pulled into the parish of Ginetes on the island of São Miguel in the Azores, I immediately spotted my ride. Two horses, a paint and a Lusitano, turned their heads in my direction when I hopped out of the taxi, grabbing my riding helmet as I slammed the car door. Horse
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For miles around, all you see is rocks. Rocks on the ground and rock walls made of basalt. It takes a special breed of horse, and strong hooves to withstand the terrain on Pico Island in Portugal. Afterall, Pico Island, this Archipelago of the Azores, is one of nine volcanic islands situated in the North
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