California dude ranch experience at Greenhorn Ranch Leaving the San Francisco Bay Area traffic behind, I can literally feel the stress disappear from my body as my husband drives our truck into California’s Lost Sierra. The grand conifer trees and pine forests mingle with clear-running streams as we wind our way to Plumas County. The […]
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One of the highlights of our recent trip to Ireland was not in the form of a horseback riding vacation. Instead, we took a Pony Trap ride through the Gap of Dunloe, near Killarney, Co Kerry, Ireland. The Gap of Dunloe is one of the most scenic places in all of County Kerry (no mean
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What Your Cowboy Hat Says About You It’s been said that cowboys know how to tell where a fellow cowboy hails from by the shape of his hat and the rope on his saddle. I’m no expert on the hard and fast rope vs dally ropers, but I can tell a “flat hatter”
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A horseback riding vacation in County Donegal, along the Wild Atlantic Way, is an experience that will delight the heart of every equestrian. Beach riding in California is dying due to high insurance premiums forced on public riding stables and the closures of many equestrian centers. Thank goodness there are plenty of horse trekking opportunities
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Few horseback rides are as memorable as those along the shores of the ocean’s crashing waves. Assateague Island National Seashore, home of the “wild” ponies, fits this experience exactly. Horseback riding on Maryland’s Atlantic coast, just south of the resort town of Ocean City, Assateague offers an almost endless, wide sandy beach that invites
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With phrases such as “we’re going to jingle” and “out to pasture,” we’re not talking about coins in your pockets or retirement days. Jingle means rounding up horses and “out to pasture” is where the horses go after providing horseback riding vacations to city slickers for a week at The High Lonesome Ranch in
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I’m often asked for the best horseback riding vacations for single travelers. I had the opportunity to write about solo riding tips on Horse Rookie, an equestrian blog for rookie and experienced riders. Have you ever wanted to go on a horseback riding vacation by yourself? I provided some of my favorite horse ranches to
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The first time I came across a herd of wild horses was a memorable moment for me. I was on foot, climbing a dirt trail in the Badlands of the Little Book Cliffs in western Colorado. I spotted a flash of color amongst the shrub brush and pinyon-juniper laced hillside. It was both a feeling
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Horse riding in El Rocio, Spain’s most famous wild west village In the heart of Andalusia, in the triangle between Cadiz, Huelva and Seville, lies the small and sacred village El Rocío in southern Spain. Bordered by one of Europe’s biggest natural parks, this unique little town is a paradise for horse and nature lovers.
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