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Riding Rocky Mountain Style at the Drowsy Water Ranch in Colorado -- with Hidden Trails Horseback riding, swimming, fishing, horseback riding, hay rides, square dancing, hiking, horseback riding, river...
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Riding in Spain by Jim Keeble ‘Imagine you’re having sex,’ shouts Mick. I try not to think too deeply about this, given that my partner is a large brown horse. But I do start to rise and fall in time with...
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Automatic Horses by Jasper Winn It’s rare to come across something totally new in the world of horses. Because horses are four legged and conservative creatures it’s inevitable that most riding experiences...
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Across the Andes by Horse by Jasper Winn “The first thing we’ve got to do is bring in the horses,” Jane told us over early morning coffee on the veranda. That sounded straightforward. Grab a few headcollars,...
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An amateur dressage rider from Wyoming finds a clinic in Spain with Olympian Rafael Soto By Darlene Vaughn After a lifetime of dressage lessons, this was just one more. Or was it? I was mounted on a wonderfully...
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Nestled in the Saskatchewan River valley, along the shores of Lake Diefenbaker, is a working ranch, where city folk can trade in their suits and cars for a cowboy hat and a horse. "It's everybody's dream...
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Hallo Just got back from a Natural Horsemanship course based in Southern Sweden. Slightly different from the more traditional English and Western styles, but great fun. Learnt only a little about the natural...
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By Bernadette & Stefan Basler, Switzerland Vacation in Ecuador… are you talking about Galapagos? Riding in Ecuador coming from Switzerland? Who in the world would ever think of something like that?...
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By Judy Armstrong A golden tower of honeycomb stone, a lush meadow blushing with poppies, an arched bridge, lumpy hills, rushing river. The train is moving slower as it approaches medieval Gourdon. Now...
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Written by Shanie If learning about the culture and history of your travel destination is important to you, then partaking in a guided horseback trip with Carol Jones is going to be an unforgettable experience....
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HTML clipboard Kate Klimo’s Diary of her Horseback Safari in Botswana - March 2009 July 9th, 2009 Today we are moving on to elephant and lion territory in Botswana. We finally arrive at the great gray...
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Brazil on Horseback by Ariane Janér - EcoBrasil When travelling through Brazil, you see horses everywhere. According to the Brazilian Geography and Statistics Institute there are nearly 6 million horses...
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There's an eerie silence as our horses traipse through the lemon-coloured sweet clover. The only sound is the wind sweeping gently through the tall grass. In bright sunshine, the sagebrush takes on a silvery...
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By Meg Weaver on March 18, 2009 Hacienda Zuleta is alluring not merely for its idyllic 5,218 acres that guests can explore on horseback and its picturesque colonial buildings dating back to 1691. Hacienda...
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Story by Kent & Charlene Krone “A dark mist lays over the land…Devil’s Tower up thrust against the gray sky as if in birth of time the core of the earth had broken through its crust and the motion...
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At Cowgirl Camp in New Mexico Dale Evans wannabes learn ridin', ropin' and ranch chores. By Jeff Berg The last thing I said to her before she left for her adventure was an old cow person cliché, attributed...
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– Crete Explorer Ride – self guided option Take two slightly ditzy girls, one incomprehensive language, and a brace of strange horses and dump them on a Mediterranean Island. Then tell said girls to navigate...
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Read a travel story by Steve Moger about their experience in Namibia on the Sambulenni Endurance Ride. ………….. We arrived at Okapuka Ranch, a large, well-stocked private game reserve a short drive north...
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I rode he northern rim of Lake Tahoe and it was awesome. A long ride with camping and a pack horse. Another ride I enjoyed was Nehalm Bay in Oregon. Riding on the beach on the long penesulia with mountains...
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By Cheyenne Steffen Summer vacation time is almost here. It’s nearly time to start wrapping up that last work project, take some time off and attempt to not think about e-mails, phone calls and deadlines....
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This spring I decided to take a pack trip somewhere in New Mexico. I looked in my equestrian magazine and saw a trip in the Southwest of New Mexico. They promptly answered my email and allowed me to bring...
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I recently read Hidden Trails article about travelling in Zimbabwe. I went to Zimbabwe in September 2005 and had the best time of my life. Never did I feel like I was in danger. The safari pretty much...
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Jennifer Gordon Smith flies via three different countries to discover Uruguay on horseback, but proclaims it the ride of her life. “Where’s the nearest pub?” piped up one member of the group, as we approached...
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Here is a recent article about our Waterberg Safari Lodge - Ants Hill from "Horse and Rider" in the UK Check out this fabulous deluxe Horseback Riding Safari on the Hidden Trails website at: http://hiddentrails.com/tour/africa_south_waterberg_lodge.aspx...
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After an overnight flight, direct from Heathrow to Cape Town, despite the early breakfast, it is a welcome relief not to have any jet lag. And as there is only 1 hour time difference during the SA winter...
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Private riding safari in Tanzania Day 1: After an uneventful flight we arrive at the Arusha Klimanjaro airport. We paid for our visas, grabbed our luggage, and Laszlo arrives shortly to take us on a half...
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Sharing the Ranch Life “The cowboy spirit lives on in southwest New Mexico” Article by D.K Tani I suppose I was on the verge of being spoiled. After all, I had been to a few special guest ranches and seen...
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Our 10-day holiday as guests at Hacienda Zuleta passed all too quickly. We were greeted with open arms by Fernando on our arrival at the airport and by Antonio on our arrival at the Hacienda. It truly...
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Story by Kate Van Pelt DeLoach It wasn’t until after I planned our honeymoon, and my fiancé, Paul, paid for it that I informed him he wouldn’t be riding the gaited Tennessee Walking horses he was used...
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Terry Grimwood braves pumas and saddle sores on the wild plains of Patagonia A hard westerly wind blows in from the distant sea, flattening the coarse pampas grass and whipping the tough matta negra scrub...
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Unforgettable is not the breathtaking landscape, nor the almost unbelievable history of this unique country and its wonderful peoples, not the exotic animal world and not because of the adventurers in...
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Papoose Creek Lodge offers luxe ecolodge experience in Montana’s Big Sky Country Cameron, Montana – When it comes to the ultimate green getaway, what if there’s no place like home? With a real-West twist...
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Imagine riding one of the world's most beautiful sport horses across endless, lush valleys, just a few hours away from Britain. This wonderful experience awaits you in Hungary, says Kathy Carter I was...
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The cradle of the Lipizzaner horse and place for holiday The stud farm Lipica, the cradle of the Lipizzaner horse is a living cultural monument, which reflects the history of education and breading of...
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For 23 years, people attracted to those two great bush institutions – horses and pubs – have been traveling to Glen Innes for a taste of both. There they find another institution - a horseback tour business...
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A grizzly bear stood just 30 feet from me. It paused from its romp in the berry bushes to gaze curiously at me, no doubt wondering how much of an imposition I might become. My racing heart went into my...
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Banff, Summer 2007. Do you want to experience the real west this summer? Want to gather your girl friends, or meet news ones and get away from the hustle and bustle of every day life? In celebration of...
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Explore Ireland's Connemara on Horseback Connemara . A timeless wilderness of lakes and mountains. What better way could there be to explore this magical land than on the back of a Connemara pony, behind...
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It is the first day of a six day pack trip and we are heading off into the mountains. I’m always excited to go. Leah and I have the guests on their riding horses, the packhorses loaded up, packs covered...
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Rancho Mexicana combines Swiss attention to detail with Mexican exuberance and color to offer its international guests impressions of the real Mexico and the spectacular Mexican highlands as experienced...
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Dragoon Mountains GRapevine Canyon Ranch Getaway How many people wish to escape routine, stress and obligations? The seaside is where most people will escape to. But, once arrived there, they share the...
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In the heart of cowboy country sits the Wild West town of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Generation after generation, folks from around the world have visited the town of Jackson and the National Parks that surround...
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Horse & Hound's intrepid news editor find out what it's like to rides deep into the high country of New Zealand’s South Island If I close my eyes now, I'm back on a striking grey horse, the sun beating...
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Aspiring Cowgirls with a taste for adventure will find what they are looking for at the Gila Working Ranch in NEw Mexico, a 30,000 acre working cattle ranch on 30,000 private acres in some of the most...
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Deep in BC’s Cariboo Country, the Cariboo deluxe Wilderness Ranch offers aspiring cowboys and cowgirls the ultimate western vacation. Featuring one of the most unique riding programs in North America,...
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We all have our dreams – one of mine had been for many years to go horse riding in Patagonia – in fact I told everybody in New Zealand that I would do just that – a trek for at least a week in some remote...
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Rural countryside, charming inns, French-Quebecoise cuisine, excellent horses. Even the horse spoke French, or at least understood French commands, on our six-day around the Gaspé Peninsula last fall....
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Chilko Lake , British Columbia, Canada Seldom visited and largely untouched, the Chilcotin is like a rare gem. Few people have discovered it, but once discovered, it is rarely forgotten. There are very...
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Colonial Haciendas & Inca Trail A ride into Ecuador's History There can be few more exciting ways to discover a country than by horse. It was the dashing image of poncho-clad horsemen galloping through...
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Oaxaca is as spectacular as always and it was with much joy that we came back to find the city bright with new paint and thriving--the museums and our favorite restaurants are open, as are all the craft...
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