Equitrekking is the two-time Emmy Award-Winning Public Television travel series that takes viewers horseback riding and active adventures around the world with local people to experience history, culture, and nature. Hosted by Darley Newman, Equitrekking broadcasts on PBS stations, the Public Television lifestyle channel, Create TV, and on international networks in over 82 countries including the UK, Ireland, Italy, Turkey, France, Japan and Russia. 

Equitrekking's current 35 half hour episodes on Public Television include Belize, Costa Rica, Southern Quebec, Vermont, the Carolinas, the Georgia Coast, Wyoming, Colorado, Spain, Iceland, Ireland, Hawaii's Big Island, Maui, Virginia Hunt Country, California Wine Country, Alaska, Wales, Scotland, Southern Spain, Quebec City & Beyond, Central Turkey, Uruguay, Alberta, Turkey’s Coast, Cappadocia & Istanbul, Jordan: Petra, Royal Stables & Dead Sea, Jordan: Wadi Rum, Aqaba & Jerash, Botswana: Okavango Delta and Makgadikgadi Pans, Botswana: Tuli, Makgadikgadi and Maun and two specials on Great National Parks and Great North American Ranches. 

Equitrekking's companion website, Equitrekking.com, is a one-stop site for equestrian travel featuring video clips, the Equitrekking Vacation Guide, expert tips, travel articles, Darley’s blog, photos and a monthly e-newsletter. The Equitrekking Vacation Guide has been featured in the Chicago Tribune and showcases great equestrian vacation destinations including dude and guest ranches, horse safaris, pack trips, equestrian resorts and horse holiday destinations around the world.

EquitrekkingTravel.com features exceptional equestrian vacations led by many the local guides seen on the Equitrekking series on Public Television. Each destination has been visited by the Equitrekking crew.

In 2009 and 2012, Equitrekking was awarded two Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Single Camera Photography. In 2009, host and producer Darley Newman and executive producer Chip Ward were nominated for Daytime Emmys in the Outstanding Special Class Series category alongside MTV's popular and longtime series True Life and Made. In 2010, Equitrekking again received a nomination for a Daytime Emmy in the Outstanding Special Class Series category. In 2011, Equitrekking was nominated for Outstanding Special Class Writing with host and producer Darley Newman and executive producer Chip Ward, up against The Ellen DeGeneres Show and The Rally To Restore Sanity And/Or Fear, which broadcast on Comedy Central and was written by Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and their team of 31 writers. The North American Travel Journalist Association has awarded Equitrekking Best Travel Broadcast two years running. Equitrekking's companion book Equitrekking Travel Adventures on Horseback, published by Chronicle Books and written by Darley Newman, received the Merit Award for Best Travel Book 2008 from the North American Travel Journalist Association (NATJA). Equitrekking has also won two Telly Awards. In 2013, Equitrekking was nominated for three Daytime Emmy Awards for Writing, Photography and Outstanding Travel Program.

In addition to Equitrekking, Darley writes for Practical Horseman and True West magazines, Equisearch.com, DiscoverHorses.com and speaks frequently at events. Darley and Equitrekking have been featured in the Washington Post, Ralph Lauren magazine, USA Today, New York Times, and the book How’d You Score That Gig, a look at the coolest careers for twenty and thirty-something’s, published by Ballantine Books/Random House. Host Darley Newman can be seen in video clips on Ralph Lauren TV and the Starz Network's Encore Westerns Channel. Learn more about Equitrekking in the news in the media section of Equitrekking.com.

Equitrekking Series Facts

Equitrekking is the first travel TV series to take viewers horseback riding around the world with local people to experience history, culture, food and nature. Equitrekking broadcasts to 94% of the U.S. on PBS stations, on international networks in over 65 countries.

Five-time Emmy nominated host & producer Darley Newman is equestrian travel expert who searches the globe for the best horses and riding destinations, author of the award-winning “Equitrekking” book published by Chronicle Books, a columnist for True West and Practical Horseman magazines, blogger, and the series creator. Darley also hosts segments for the Starz Network’s Encore Westerns Channel and can be seen on Ralph Lauren's RLTV. 

Current 35 Half Hour HD Episodes
Wyoming, Vermont, The Carolinas, Colorado, Georgia Coast, Spain, Iceland, Maui, California Wine Country, Hawaii’s Big Island, Irish Countryside, Virginia Hunt Country, Coastal Ireland, Belize, Costa Rica, Southern Quebec, Texas, Arizona, Utah, Kentucky, Southern Spain, Scotland, Alaska, Quebec City and Beyond, Central Turkey, Wales, Alberta, Jordan: Wadi Rum, Aqaba & Jerash, Turkish Coast, Cappadocia & Istanbul, Uruguay, Jordan: Petra, Royal Stables & Dead Sea, Great National Parks, Great American Ranches, Botswana: Okavango Delta and Makgadikgadi Pans, Botswana: Tuli, Makgadikgadi and Maun

Equitrekking.com & EquitrekkingTravel.com
A resource for all things equestrian travel featuring video clips, travel articles, expert tips and a global guide to dude ranches, guest ranches, cattle drives, and horse riding vacations in the Equitrekking Vacation Guide.

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