Horses and people go well together. We love the chance to ride a horse and experience this ultimate thrill. Below you’ll find a big assortment of stories all about riding horses around the world.
Exploring the coastline of Menorca, Balearic Islands of Spain, on Horseback with a local guide company. Seeing the dramatic cliffs and cities on a horse.
Paola Fornari and her niece go horseback riding the beach in Chiloe, Chile. This large island off the coast of Southern Chile is a beautiful place to ride.
A visit to the Naadam festival in Mongolia, with exciting horse races, archery competitions and experiencing the fierce Gobi desert, sleeping in Gers.
A horseback adventure through Afghanistan’s Wakhan Corridor, separating Tajikistan from Pakistan in the country’s far north. High altitude camping, hiking.
Horseback riding in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains at Mammoth Lake, a family trail ride viewing Lake Mary and enjoying the beautiful scenery.
On the Trail of Genghis Khan: Tim Cope rides across Mongolia and writes a book about it.
Racing owes so much to Newmarket, England. Even the colorful system of jockey’s silks was first created here by a former Royal Navy admiral. Whether on your own or as a family, Newmarket has a lot to offer.
Mozambique: a chance to help out by volunteering on a horseranch. Riding horses in Mozambique.
Otavalo, Ecuador: riding horses in volcano country in a place with a rich equestrian tradition, visit to an elegant Inn called Hosteria Hacienda Pinsaqui.
Namibia: A Safari on Horseback. traveling across the desert in Namibia on horseback
Hiking through the Prairie in Gainesville Florida: Wild horses and lots of gators on La Chua Trail in Northern Florida.
Nepal: Horse Trekking, white water rafting and elephant washing in Chitwan National park.
Horse Trek In Kyrgyzstan through the Jalgyz-Karagai pass to Song-Kol Lake. Trekking in central Asia on horseback in the Borbor Alabas and Moldo-Too mountains.
The author wanted to know what mare’s milk tastes like in Kyrgyzstan, so she found a cafe and drank kumis, fermented mare’s milk. The natural milk was better.