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North America with its wide open spaces and tradition of exploring the undiscovered on horseback is still the ultimate destination for horse lovers.

With hundreds of horse riding holiday destinations and equestrian tour opportunities, the United States of America and Canada offer cowboy traditions, vast wilderness areas and the genuine hospitality of the guest and working ranches of the West.

In North America you will find a horseback riding vacation that will fulfill your lifelong dreams. Explore the Rocky Mountains on a wilderness pack trip, canter across open beaches in California, drive a herd of horses in Idaho, muster cattle on a working ranch in Montana, join a Cowgirl Camp in New Mexico, ride from Inn to Inn in Utah - the list goes on, with far too many horse riding options to mention here.

Regardless of whether you join Hidden Trails on a horse riding pack trip to faraway regions, ride from inn to inn, stay at a cattle or guest ranch, or opt to combine your horse riding with fishing, the USA and Canada are the right places to fulfill even the most discriminating horse riding dreams.

Select by Horse Riding Activity:
Horse Riding Clinics -	improve your horse riding - train with the best
Wilderness Horse Rides -	wilderness camping horse rides (vehicle supported)
Pack Trips -	wilderness pack trips (with pack horse support)
Inn & Lodge Horse Rides -	horseback riding tours with overnights in Inns and Lodges
Short Getaways -	short 2 to 5 day lodge based getaway horse rides
Horse Drives -	some of the fastest horseback rides in the West
Cattle Drives -	true cattle drives and round-ups
Guest Ranches -	guest and cattle ranches, horse riding resorts
Working Ranches -	true working cattle and bison ranches
Wagon Trains -	relive the Old West
Ride & Fish -	horse riding and fishing combinations
Gaited Horses -	horseback riding on smooth gaited horses
Family Trips -	horse riding holidays for the whole family

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Arizona

Apache Trail
Arizona, USA
8 days /7 nights, regular rate $1,550
Ride for one or two weeks through southern Arizona. The Apache trail will lead you deep into the Sonoran Desert, through fields of cacti, towering Saguaros, up into the historic and picturesque mountains where we will follow in the footsteps of the famous Apache chiefs Chochise and Geronimo.
Minimum riding level: Intermediate

Cattle Ranch in Pleasant Valley
Arizona, USA
7 days /6 nights, regular rate $1,350
Set in the heart of the Tonto National Forest along the Mogollon Rim, this lodge is part of a working 55,000 acre cattle ranch that offers something for every visitor and level of rider. It is also rich in old west history and culture – located near the site of one of the gunfights of the infamous “Pleasant Valley War”.
Minimum riding level: Novice

Cross Country Arizona Trail
Arizona, USA
8 days /7 nights, regular rate $1,550
Explore Arizona from the Mexican Border to the Superstitions Wilderness.This trail is for experienced riders only.
Minimum riding level: Intermediate

Geronimo Trail to the Grand Canyon
Arizona, USA
8 days /7 nights, regular rate $1,550
The rugged country along the Mogollon Rim was once roamed by Geronimo and the site of many a skirmish between the Apaches and the U.S.
Minimum riding level: Intermediate

Grapevine Canyon Ranch
Arizona, USA
8 days /7 nights, regular rate $1,108
Wild and rugged, in the heart of Apache territory, the ranch is located in a beautiful secluded canyon of the Dragoon Mountains at an elevation of 5000 ft (1500m) some 85 miles from Tucson. This guest and working cattle ranch offers some of the best horseback riding vacations, pack trips and adventure horse treks, in the prettiest part of Arizona.
Minimum riding level: Beginner

Hassayampa River Working Ranch
Arizona, USA
8 days /7 nights, regular rate $879
Experience the life at a real working cattle ranch, have a look at the life and work of a cowboy..
Minimum riding level: Low Intermediate

Monument Valley - Navajo Country Trail
Arizona, USA
9 days /8 nights, regular rate $1,680
You probably have seen Monument Valley hundreds of times, but as you ride through it, you will see the real Monument Valley, perhaps for the first time. And somehow Monument Valley doesn't look like Monument Valley.
Minimum riding level: Intermediate

Rancho de la Osa
Arizona, USA
8 days /7 nights, regular rate $1,435
Rancho de la Osa, or Ranch of the “She Bear,” is one of the last great Spanish Haciendas still standing in America. During the Mexican Revolution, Pancho Villa was said to have fired shots at the Hacienda.
Minimum riding level: Beginner

Trails of the Ancient - two weeks
Arizona, USA
15 days /14 nights, regular rate $2,890
Join us on a two week journey between and through some of the most impressive valleys and canyons of the Southwest. We start our ride in Utah with the Valley of Gods and overlook parts of the Grand Canyon and then ride into Arizona and the wonders of Monument Valley.
Minimum riding level: Intermediate

White Stallion Ranch- Standard Room
Arizona, USA
8 days /7 nights, regular rate $938
Indulge yourself! Relax, bask in the warm Arizona sun, make new friends, learn new skills and rejuvenate your soul in the beautiful Arizona desert This charming, informal ranch gives you the feeling of the Old West.
Minimum riding level: Beginner

California

Black Lake - June Lake Horse Drive
California, USA
4 days /4 nights, regular rate $725
Join us while we herd about 100 head of horses and mules. Your tents and gear will be transported each day and will be waiting for you as you drive the stock into camp.
Minimum riding level: Low Intermediate

Costanoa Coast Getaway
California, USA
6 days /5 nights, regular rate $1,750
Explore the beauty of California's scenic coast trails while enjoying the comfort of the Tennessee Walker’s unique “running walk” and “rocking chair canter.” The Tennessee Walking horse is known for its gentle disposition and affectionate manner and we believe riding one of these gaited horses will spoil you for the rest of your life.
Minimum riding level: Low Intermediate

High Sierras Wilderness Pack Trips
California, USA
7 days /6 nights, regular rate $1,085
Take a week, pack up, and really get away from it all. Join us on a week-long pack trip into the Eastern High Sierras of California.
Minimum riding level: Novice

John Muir Getaway Pack Trips
California, USA
4 days /3 nights, regular rate $495
Get away for a few days, take your family and enjoy a short wilderness pack trip into the High Sierras of California.Explore the vast areas of the John Muir Wilderness park throughout the summer.
Minimum riding level: Novice

Mendocino Romantic Getaway
California, USA
5 days /4 nights, regular rate $1,195
The Mendocino County is known for its spectacular coast, seaside villages, picturesque vistas, parks, and award winning wines. As you meander toward the Mendocino Coast, you'll travel through sprawling wine country vineyards, wide-open meadows and into towering majestic redwood forests.
Minimum riding level: Novice

Mustangs in the Wild
California, USA
4 days /3 nights, regular rate $650
Ride with us as we trackand observe the unbridled, untamed, wild mustang horse. Take a stepback in time as we explore the past of the Truman Meadow Area in theInyo National Forest.
Minimum riding level: Novice

North Coast Get-Away Ride
California, USA
5 days /4 nights, regular rate $1,375
Exciting Rides on the Beach and in the Redwood Forest are offered all year round. California's unique climate offers unmatched riding days even in the dead of winter.
Minimum riding level: Novice

Owens Valley Horse Drive
California, USA
4 days /4 nights, regular rate $865
Drive 80 head of horses and mules over 80 miles from Owens Valley to Rock Creek or Reds Meadow. Drive herds horses and mules between the winter range in the Owens Valley and the summer headquarters in the High Sierra.
Minimum riding level: Low Intermediate

Pacific Crest Trail - High Sierras Wilderness
California, USA
29 days /28 nights, regular rate $4,950
Tuolumne Meadows to Lone Pine Complete the John Muir Trail Tuolumne Meadows to Lone Pine. Seven layover days allow for time to rest and explore the remote jewels of the Sierra Nevada.
Minimum riding level: Low Intermediate

Redwood Coast Ride
California, USA
7 days /6 nights, regular rate $0
Canter along deserted ocean beaches, ride the bluffs while the Pacific crashes against rocks far below, and meander on mossy trails through the magnificent Redwood forest on this distinctive vacation on Northern California's rugged Mendocino Coast. This is an area of great beauty, rich in wildlife, where time flows at its own pace; the ghosts of Russian, Spanish and English adventurers tenaciously cling to this isolated part of the world.
Minimum riding level: Low Intermediate

Santa Barbara Wilderness Adventure
California, USA
6 days /5 nights, regular rate $2,395
Wilderness Pack Trip, Coastal Ride, Wine Tasting, Monty RobertsDiscover the romance of the untouched back-country on horseback in Santa Barbara, California, ideally located on the Pacific Ocean coast between Los Angeles and San Francisco.Enjoy the scenic beauty of California’s Old West on a deluxe catered pack-trip.
Minimum riding level: Low Intermediate

Tuolumne Meadows Ride
California, USA
5 days /4 nights, regular rate $925
Spend five days wandering through one of the most beautiful places on earth − Yosemite National Park, America's first and foremost National Park. These trips explore the uncrowded back-country along the John Muir Trail.
Minimum riding level: Novice

Wild Mustangs - A Living Legacy
California, USA
4 days /3 nights, regular rate $650
The hills north of Boundary Peak look far too barren to support any animals larger than a chipmunk. Yet, ride deep into this high desert along the Nevada/California border, and you'll find cool springs, a few emerald meadows--and the wildest mustang herd in North AmericaTrack wild horses and relive the old west in the seldom visited Pizona area of the lnyo National Forest.
Minimum riding level: Novice

Yosemite Expedition Pack Trip
California, USA
10 days /9 nights, regular rate $965
Yosemite National Park embraces a spectacular tract of mountain-and-valley scenery in the Sierra Nevada, which was set aside as a national park in 1890. The park harbors a grand collection of waterfalls, meadows, and forests that include groves of giant sequoias, the world's largest living things.
Minimum riding level: Novice

Yosemite Explorer Pack Trip
California, USA
8 days /7 nights, regular rate $1,485
Yosemite National Park embraces a spectacular tract of mountain-and-valley scenery in the Sierra Nevada, which was set aside as a national park in 1890. The park harbors a grand collection of waterfalls, meadows, and forests that include groves of giant sequoias, the world's largest living things.
Minimum riding level: Novice

Colorado

Buffalo and Cattle Working Ranch in Colorado
Colorado, USA
8 days /7 nights, regular rate $1,695
This 103,000 acre authentic Buffalo ('bison') and Cattle ranch borders the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve along its eastern border. The Sangre de Cristo Mountains tower alongside the ranch with several 14,000 foot peaks with trail heads leading into them, just minutes from the lodge.
Minimum riding level: Novice

Colorado Cowboy Weekend
Colorado, USA
3 days /2 nights, regular rate $375
Classic Cowboy WeekendLearn the cowboy art of herding, corralling and sorting range cattle; the excitement of cutting and penning cows with a well trained, no nonsense, working cow horse. Live the adventure and challenge of team penning; three riders cutting designated cows from a herd then driving them into the pen for the best time.
Minimum riding level: Novice

Cowboy Adventure in Colorado
Colorado, USA
7 days /6 nights, regular rate $1,899
Head on out to Colorado and the wild, wild west and experience life on a real Colorado cattle ranch. Fulfill your cowboy dream, live the life and experience the magic!
Minimum riding level: Novice

Drowsy Water Ranch
Colorado, USA
7 days /6 nights, regular rate $1,440
Enjoy the western vacation of your dreams. For over 70 years this 600-acre ranch, nestled in its own private mountain valley, has provided folks from around the world with authentic western vacations.
Minimum riding level: Beginner

Home Ranch
Colorado, USA
8 days /7 nights, regular rate $2,640
Through the aspen trees surrounding your cabin come glimpses of Hahn's Peak which beckoned prospectors a century ago. To the North and East lies the Mount Zirkel Wilderness area.
Minimum riding level: Beginner

Natural Hot Springs Adventure
Colorado, USA
6 days /5 nights, regular rate $1,305
Crossing the backbone of the continent on seldom traveled trails through the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness, we descend into the broad San Luis Valley to camp two relaxing nights at the historic Valley View Hot Springs. The trails are steep and challenging; the camps camps remote and scenic.
Minimum riding level: Novice

Sand Dune National Park Ride
Colorado, USA
6 days /5 nights, regular rate $1,305
The Great Sand Dunes National Park is the United States newest National Park, which officially came to be in September 2004. They are North America’s highest and tallest dunes, with the tallest one, Star Dune, reaching 750 feet above the valley floor.
Minimum riding level: Novice

Sangre de Cristo Lodge Ride
Colorado, USA
6 days /5 nights, regular rate $1,605
An odyssey on horseback to some of the best high valleys in the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness. We travel south along the ancient range, riding from mountain lodge to lodge.
Minimum riding level: Low Intermediate

Sangre de Cristo Ultimate Pack Trip
Colorado, USA
6 days /5 nights, regular rate $1,230
We cross 12,000 ft high passes, riding up to six or seven hours almost every day. Some traveling is along rough, unmaintained trails that may require moving rock slides or chopping a fallen trees blocking passage.
Minimum riding level: Low Intermediate

Surf and Turf Getaway
Colorado, USA
6 days /5 nights, regular rate $1,305
A fantastic combo: three days riding high country trails followed by two days rafting the wild Arkansas RiverGroups meet in Colorado Springs each Sunday for an overnight at a hotel. Leaving the flatlands behind on Monday, we drive high into the heart of the Rockies.
Minimum riding level: Novice

Weminuche Wilderness Pack Trip
Colorado, USA
5 days /4 nights, regular rate $800
Travel into one of the most spectacular areas of the Western United States, deep in the Weminuche Wilderness of the San Juan Mountains. This area was heavily glaciated and the valleys are textbook geologic featuring meandering streams through enormous valleys with hanging waterfalls on the valley walls, great expanses of exposed granite and huge moraines.
Minimum riding level: Novice

Wilderness Trails Ranch
Colorado, USA
7 days /6 nights, regular rate $1,895
Secluded, yet easily accessible, and surrounded by water, the Wilderness Trails is in a true wilderness setting, bordering the Piedra and Weminuche Wilderness Areas-- Colorado’s largest roadless landscape, and lies in the Upper Pine River Valley—just upstream from Vallecito Lake. Experience the best of the southwest Colorado for your perfect family ranch vacation, honeymoon, family reunion, horsemanship vacation, retreat, or dream horseback riding holiday.
Minimum riding level: Beginner

Georgia

Heartland of Georgia SC Ranch
Georgia, USA
8 days /7 nights, regular rate $660
This guest and horse ranch in the heartland of Georgia is situated on twohundred acres in Historic central Georgia. You can horseback ride for hours and not leave the ranch.
Minimum riding level: Novice

Idaho

Grand Teton Crest Ride
Idaho, USA
6 days /5 nights, regular rate $1,250
Unique Horseback Adventures in the Grand Tetons Join us for an experience of a lifetime! Set out on a trail riding adventure into the backcountry of the Grand Tetons where pristine meadows, high mountain passes, glacial lakes and towering peaks await you.
Minimum riding level: Novice

Grand Tetons Backcountry Rides
Idaho, USA
5 days /4 nights, regular rate $995
Unique Horseback Adventures Join us for an experience of a lifetime! Set out on a trail riding or horse packing adventure into the backcountry of the Grand Tetons where pristine meadows, high mountain passes, glacial lakes and towering peaks await you.
Minimum riding level: Novice

Medicine Lodge Cowboy Experience
Idaho, USA
7 days /6 nights, regular rate $1,000
Share the life of a working cowboy, taking care of a thousand head of cattle on their summer range. Every day is different, it depends on the condition of the cattle and the time of year.
Minimum riding level: Low Intermediate

Medicine Lodge Horse Drive
Idaho, USA
7 days /6 nights, regular rate $1,000
If you have ever rounded up and driven horses in miles of open country, you know it's not just a ride in the park! Driving horses 20 miles a day through all kinds of terrain is an adventure!
Minimum riding level: Strong Intermediate

Missouri

Missouri Foxtrot Ride in the Ozarks
Missouri, USA
7 days /6 nights, regular rate $1,200
Experience the smooth-speed and agility of the exceptionally even-tempered gaited Missouri Foxtrot Horses while riding in the Missouri Ozarks - south of the glacier line in the heart of Missouri's cattle country. Relax and experience the pleasures of country living and ride over endless trails in the Meramec River Valley.
Minimum riding level: Low Intermediate

Ozarks Ranch Getaway
Missouri, USA
4 days /3 nights, regular rate $0
Relax and experience the pleasures of cowboy living on smooth gaited horses. Each season offers spectacular beauty and an abundance of activities at on of our working family farm, nestled in the Ozark highlands.
Minimum riding level: Beginner

Montana

Big Belt Mountains Cattle Drive
Montana, USA
7 days /6 nights, regular rate $1,995
Welcome to oneof the great cattle drives of the West! We are located in the mountains ofsouthwestern Montana.
Minimum riding level: Novice

Bob Marshall Wilderness Pack Trips
Montana, USA
8 days /7 nights, regular rate $1,845
Montana is a place of vast prairies, spectacular snow-covered mountains, verdant forests, and wild rivers and streams. Its land is filled with wildlife, its waters bountiful with fish.
Minimum riding level: Novice

Lonesome Spur Ranch
Montana, USA
8 days /7 nights, regular rate $1,735
This is a fifth generation working cattle ranch lying in the Clarks Fork Valley, between the Pryor Mountains and the Beartooth Mountains. From the rustic lodge you can enjoy beautiful sunrises and sunsets, watch white tail and mule deer, an occasional elk, mountain sheep or moose, the howl of the coyotes and the fleeting sight of the red fox.
Minimum riding level: Novice

Voldseth Working Ranch
Montana, USA
7 days /6 nights, regular rate $1,595
Since the 1870s, Voldseth ranch hands have worked cattle on this traditional Working Ranch. More than a century later very little has changed, except now a place is set at table for you.
Minimum riding level: Novice

Yellowstone Pack Trips
Montana, USA
6 days /5 nights, regular rate $975
A true horseback ridingadventure and fishing vacation into the backcountry of Yellowstone NationalPark. This is a unique vacation experience, whether you are an educationallyoriented family, a fisherman looking for a remote trout fishing experience, orif you are just looking to get away from the hustle and bustle of ordinary lifewhile enjoying the wilderness of Yellowstone, we can accommodate you.
Minimum riding level: Beginner

New Mexico

Chiricahua Apache Ride
New Mexico, USA
7 days /6 nights, regular rate $950
Customized guided wilderness adventures expertly designed to concentrate on the surrounding environment, plant and animal identification methods, as well as seasonal foraging techniques. Your customized pack trip will provide you with an opportunity to experience fundamental techniques and knowledge of outdoor living skills; experiences essential for a safe, minimum impact, leave no trace, active enjoyment of this rugged and vast country.
Minimum riding level: Novice

Gila Cattle Round Up
New Mexico, USA
7 days /6 nights, regular rate $1,495
What would a Ranch Vacation be like without a Cattle Roundup??
Minimum riding level: Strong Intermediate

Gila Cowgirl Camp
New Mexico, USA
7 days /6 nights, regular rate $1,395
Aspiring cowgirls with a taste for adventure and new challenges will find a real "working ranch" experience - and much more - at this "Cowgirl Camps", which are scheduled throughout the year. Sign on for 5 days of wide open spaces in our southwestern classroom and ride back in time with authentic western tradition.
Minimum riding level: Low Intermediate

Gila Wilderness Nature Expedition
New Mexico, USA
7 days /6 nights, regular rate $1,495
Experience the Gila Wilderness and Gila National Forest on horse back. Ride through the vast canyons and mountains of the Gila region.
Minimum riding level: Low Intermediate

Gila Wilderness Working Ranch
New Mexico, USA
7 days /6 nights, regular rate $1,495
Indulge your Cowboy Spirit with cattle roundups, cayuses, trail riding, and the undiluted, raw sensations of southwestern New Mexico.Explore a vacation paradise exceptionally beautiful and rich in the history of the southwest, as we are in the heart of Apache country.
Minimum riding level: Low Intermediate

Southwest Pack Trips
New Mexico, USA
6 days /5 nights, regular rate $825
"This National Forest is America's undiscovered treasure, offering endless trail riding in some of the most spectacular scenery anywhere." You will explore the breathtaking canyons, creeks and meadows of the 'Blue Range' and on some other dates the 'Middle Fork' of the Gila.
Minimum riding level: Novice

Texas

Equestrian Lodge
Texas, USA
7 days /6 nights, regular rate $1,566
Located in the heart of the beautiful Texas Hill Country near Bandera, the Equestrian Lodge offers first-class accommodations and quality horseback riding - hacking or clinics!The lodge lies on the northeast boundary of the Hill Country State Natural Area - a 5,400 acre primitive area, which boasts two live streams and 35 plus miles of riding and hiking trails.
Minimum riding level: Beginner

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