Julie and I arrived for the Galway County Clare Riding Adventure at An Sibin in time to get in a brisk walk. This is my second visit to An Sibin and I was excited to see that the neighbors still have their collection of gnomes and other decorative artifacts just down the road.…
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Julie Snyder, Equitrekking Travel's Preferred Provider of Travel Services, and I are exploring Ireland, riding horses all over the country. It's a good way for Julie to get to know each equestrian vacation that we feature on Equitreking Travel better, so she can match riders more accurately and both of us to…
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by: Equitrekking host Darley Newman Can't get away for a whole week to take a riding vacation? There are lots of new flexible horse riding trips that allow you a shorter time in the saddle in Vermont, Ireland, Virginia, North Carolina, Alaska, Colorado and beyond. Shorter vacations are ideal for busy…
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By Ed Machak Photos by Ed Machak and Chip Ward A novice dressage rider with no real trail riding experience, mounted on a strange horse, in the pouring rain, with water already trickling into my boots before we've left the paddock I began to question the wisdom of this…
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We were troopers today, riding on our first day of the Icelandic inn-to-inn ride in buckets of rain. I rode Kristall, a well trained and super fun Icelandic. We had a lot of fun, even in the rain. The Icelandic Horse Farm is located in Fayston, Vermont, in the Mad…
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Thank goodness we had a beautiful day of sunshine today. I spent the day riding with the same group plus a few other riders who joined us in the morning and afternoon. I am now writing at the Mad River Inn, the inn owned by Karen Winhold, who runs the Icelandic…
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By Equitrekking Travel's Preferred Travel Agent Julie Snyder Having been an adventure travel agent for many years, it is amazing that I hadn't been to Costa Rica before now, but I hadn't. Now that I have experienced this adventurer's paradise, I really can't believe it took me this long. We had…
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Check out these upcoming Equitrekking Travel Equestrian Vacations deals in Ireland, Wyoming, Uruguay and beyond. Click on the links for more information and to watch videos and view photo galleries. Contact Travel Agent Julie Snyder to book these trips. Ireland Vacations Ireland’s Famous Ring of Kerry 6 nights Starting $1,643 Departures on…
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Come and meet me at the Columbus, Ohio at the Equine Affaire this week. I'm scheduled to speak and show some stunning high definition video on April 8th at noon on "Equitrekking: The Importance of the Horses in International Cultures" and 2pm on "Exploring the World on Horseback," and Friday,…
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I have many friends who celebrate having time off for the holidays by going horseback riding. Lots of people take equestrian vacations around this time when many people are off for spring break. Around the world, various cultures celebrate Easter by including horses. In Upper Lusatia in the German state…
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I spent the weekend thinking about books that I've enjoyed and have helped me as I've traveled the world on horseback. I compiled them into a series of Reading Lists under each destination on EquitrekkingTravel.com to help travelers who are preparing for an equestrian vacation. In preparation for my upcoming trip to Ireland, I'm…
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An Interview with a Paniolo Hall of Fame Inductee by Equitrekking host Darley Newman Doesn’t being born and raised riding horses on the island of Oahu sound dreamy? That’s what I thought as I listened to Michael “Corky” Bryan tell me about his childhood on Ewa Plantation on Oahu. From…
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So I still have this song in my head from tonight’s luau and festive musical extravaganza, the Gathering of the Kings on the grounds of The Fairmont Orchid. This is quite a production, complete with dancers, torch jugglers, people on stilts and all sorts of acrobatics. It tells the…
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To get to Waipi’o Valley, the Valley of the Kings, you have to drive or hike down a VERY steep road into a valley surrounded by high cliffs. 4 WD is essential. Many people hike down into the valley to take in the lush, tropical environment and its black…
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Something that makes the rides at Kahua Ranch different is that if you are an experienced rider, you can ride fast. We’d do a bit of that meeting up with Maile of Na’alapa Stables. Na’alapa Stables, who runs a ride that we will take in Waipi’o Valley, also runs…
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For our first adventure on the Big Island, we headed from the airport in Hilo to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Lots of people venture here to see hot molten lava flowing. We did too, but that lava flows here are unpredictable, so that wasn’t in the cards for us. We…
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Today, we shot some footage around Waimea on the Big Island. This is the farm/ranch area of the Big Island. It's on the Northwestern part of the island and has a great history with giant ranches like Parker Ranch sprawling out over flat and rolling grasslands. We’ll be back to…
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I was out on the open seas today, using a paddle to navigate our long, white outrigger canoe with Umi, a beach boy at the Fairmont Orchid who loves outrigger canoeing. The Fairmont Orchid is a beautiful resort on the Kohala Coast. The waters are clear here. The ocean breeze…
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Parker Ranch is an institution on the Big Island. Karoll of Cowboys of Hawaii took us out to ride a part of the ranch. Touted at one time as the largest privately owned ranch in the United States, Parker Ranch is huge. The distances here can be deceiving too. Out…
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by Emma Perkuhn Any horse person north of the Mason-Dixon line can attest: a cold, snowy winter is no fun. The problem: The bone chilling wind, the feet of snow to shovel, and the antsy horses waiting to kick up their heels. The solution: Wellington, Florida. For a lucky number…
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