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If there exists a heaven on earth, I guess this should be the place - you really can reach the sky (if you are sitting on horse-back of course) and you have a circular (360 degree) view over 100 kms wide.
(more)Galloping full tilt over the open grasslands of Transylvania was most memorable...Excellent - with a real sense of achievement for having stood the distance!
(more)Excellent. This is a fine place to stay! With lovely people and surroundings. The best parts were riding in unknown rural France with horses up country tracks and beneath trees in occasional woodland. Meeting other riders and brushing up my French whilst the instructor brushed up my riding skills! (more)
Most memorable? It has to be Kyrgyzstan. The landscape, the people, sleeping in yurts - even the food. All fantastic. (more)The horse sides up to the bluffs were great, with excellent views of the surrounding countryside, and the atmosphere in the ranch was very friendly, making you feel as though you fit in almost straight away. (more)
Riding and nature varied and impressive and all the time fascinating. Pleasant, friendly atmosphere. In general the most inspiring, exiting and well organized experience we have ever tried. (more)I really enjoyed the whole trip and cannot wait to travel with this operator again - I have no hesitation in recommending them.
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An incredible experience. The countryside is simply stunning. The horses were happy and healthy, and being able to ride for hours a day around the Chilcotin Mountains was such a wonderful freedom. (more)It was a great adventure trek over the mountains (5000 m at one point!) - absolutely fantastic. (more)I loved every moment of it. It felt really special and actually quite an achievement to be part of something like a transhumance, which is steeped in so much tradition. (more)
Beautiful countryside and a rustic, authentic venue. The horses were well trained and well cared for...It is good for singles as there are other people around and you are not on your own...Great riding holiday, stress free in a beautiful setting.
(more)On the day that we rode to the reindeer people, we went up, and down, a mountain covered with the most delicate pine trees, and the forest floor was carpeted with flowers...It was like being in Fairyland.
(more)Overall my holiday exceeded all of my expectations and I did expect it to be amazing. Travel, accommodation, riding requirements were organised to perfection, no detail was overlooked. (more)You can trust responsibletravel.com reviews because, unlike many other schemes, reviews can ONLY be written by people who we have verified have been on the holidays. In addition, we don't run these holidays ourselves - our only interest is giving you the best independent advice.
"My boyfriends experience of riding rested on a single hair-raising hour with a pair of feisty Arabs (horses) on a windswept Moroccan beach. So I was stunned when he volunteered for a 90km, 3-day trek in France the annual transhumance from the mountains of the Mercantour National Park down to the coast. A transhumance is the movement of livestock such as sheep, cattle or horses from lower pastures to higher summer ones then back down again in the winter. This particular expedition is run by horseman Denis Longfellow who has lived in the Mercantour for most of his life and who is well practiced in the centuries-old tradition. His 16 horses make up one of the last ridden herds in Europe to live wild in this way."
Read more about Kate's transhumance holiday in France in this horse riding holiday article.
"The Beaver Creek Ranch was established as a working cattle ranch and horse training facility. There were more horses than I could count, probably in the region of 50 and 400 head of cattle. The ranch was situated in some of the most beautiful countryside I had seen so far. I stayed with Brenda and Barry in their home, which is very luxurious and very much the traditional ranch house. After a days riding I would cool down in their swimming pool, which was exactly what I needed. Brenda and Barry went that extra mile for me after riding all day they would take me to Cowboy cutting competitions and visits to their neighbours ranch to have a drink and watch them all ride and rope cattle, I was also taken for a heavy horse cart ride in the surrounding countryside on the evening of my arrival which was completely unexpected and a wonderful experience. I helped with the mucking out in the morning and was kept busy and entertained over the full 4 days. All the horses were beautifully trained and a pleasure to ride. "
Find out more about Tricia's holiday in this horse riding holiday article.
Here at responsibletravel.com we care about animals, especially those involved in tourism and we want to make sure that as travellers, we know what we can do to help working animals in tourism. So our friends at The Brooke have provided us with a code of conduct that ensures fair and humane treatment of horses in tourism and the travel industry. With tips and advice on horse riding and donkey rides at various locations, this advice will help you make sure you only ride happy horses! Read more about The Brookes Happy Horses Holiday Code in this happy horse article.
