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A Mother Daughter Horseback Safari

By Georgia Hunter From Hippos to Hornbills in Botswana's Okavango Delta Matthew held our hands as we stepped into the wobbly dug out canoe he called a mokoro. I took my perch on a wooden plank at the front, my mother on one in the back. Matthew stood between us… Read more »

Meet Your Host for the Banff Pack & Lodge Trips

  What’s your travel philosophy? Visiting Banff National Park is a beautiful experience.  But it’s even better from the back of a good horse. What’s your favorite part of your job? Guests may join us from around the world but spending even a day on horseback in these mountains creates… Read more »

Meet Your Host of the Mexico Horse Vacation

Get to know your host of the Mexico Horse Vacation, Lucia Guiterrez de Schravesande, and try her tasty guacamole recipe!  I hear that food is a big part of any trip to Mexico, especially for travelers who take your Cooking Fiesta Ride. Do you have a favorite recipe that you’d like… Read more »

Meet Your Host: Uruguayan Outfitter Paola Perelli

Paola Perelli combined her passions for travel with her love of her native country, Uruguay, to create her dream job, running a travel tour company that leads riders on horseback riding vacations through the beaches and to varied estancias in Uruguay. As a child, Paola had the opportunity to travel… Read more »

Fox Hunts, Harvest Classics and Fall Colors

This fall, trot off to Ireland, Utah, North Carolina, Vermont or Alberta to view the changing leaves from on horseback, attend a world-class equestrian event or the longtime tradition of participating in an Irish Hunt. The follow are upcoming fall and winter equestrian vacations that incorporate the spirit of the… Read more »

Uruguay Guardia Del Monte Estancia

We traveled to Guardia Del Monte, a historic estancia in Rocha owned by Alicia Fernandez. The estancia is over 100 years old. Surrounded by marshland, interesting Ombú trees and palm trees, it seemed like a nice setting, though we mainly rode right around the ranch because of the rain. Today… Read more »

Uruguay’s Pirates Beach in Rocha

  Having grown up in a beach area in South Carolina, I am always keen on visiting beaches around the world. Uruguay has some famous beach areas like Punta del Este, popular with Argentineans, and also some really nice natural beach areas like in Rocha, where we are horseback riding.… Read more »

Mountain Equestrian Vacations

Horses are a great way to get off the beaten path and experience our natural world, especially in mountainous areas, where the terrain is sometimes best suited to horses. Exploring the mountains is sometimes challenging, but the rewards- the fresh air, beautiful surroundings and the fact that you get to… Read more »

Vermont Summer Festival

The Vermont Summer Festival is back with six week of horse events in East Dorset, only about an hour from the Mountain Top Inn and two hours and twenty minutes from the Vermont Icelandic Horse Farm. On my visit to Vermont to film for Equitrekking Vermont, part of Equitrekking's first… Read more »

Ireland- Castle Leslie

  by Equitrekking host Darley Newman Julie and I arrived to Castle Leslie in the rain, not a huge surprise for Ireland. Our GPS had taken us on a roundabout route so we didn’t enter the estate through the main gate, but through the entrance beside the equestrian center. We parked the car outside… Read more »

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