It’s not everyday that I see a gaucho on the beach, but in the small South American country of Uruguay this is not so uncommon an occurrence. As Alejandro, Alexander and I cantered along the beaches of Uruguay in the Rocha province near the Brazilian border, I felt like I was exploring an ...

by: Darley Newman Go pony trekking on the beach in Wales with this Equitrekking Video and story! I’m pony trekking in Wales with Olive Edwards at Parc le Breos, a Victorian hunting lodge with about forty Welsh ponies and larger horses that Olive’s husband uses for show jump...

 As a life-long East Coast gal, I relish the great open spaces of the American West, and as I cantered through fields of sagebrush on a well-trained Quarter Horse Thoroughbred Cross headed for a herd of bison on Antelope Island in Utah, I felt like a true cowgirl. Antelope Island, the la...

In Scotland, pony trekking is a popular pastime for adults and children, and the rugged and romantic moors of Scotland's Highlands are best traversed on a strong Highland Ponies. At one of Scotland's oldest trekking centers, Blair Castle, I rode a stout pony named Gorm, which means ...

Horses are still the best way to get around a lot of areas of our globe. As I pulled a thorn from my jeans with a resounding ouch and navigated by the prickly bear and saguaro cacti in the high Sonoran Desert, I was glad that I was on horseback. I was also wishing that I had worn ...

For me, traveling on horseback is all about getting to see and experience things in a totally new way. Riding in a Cabalgata in Costa Rica marks at the top of my list for exciting things to experience on horseback. In the above video, you can watch a behind the scenes look at the filming of t...

I enjoy finding hidden gems, places where I can ride that make me feel like I am stepping back to a simpler, more natural time. At La Salamora, a family-run lodge powered entirely by wind power in the rocky, rolling grasslands of Lavalleja not too far from the resort area of Punta del Este, I di...

I had heard about the trails at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, a restored Shaker community in Kentucky, long before I set out for a ride with Don Pelly, a naturalist, and a group of local riders. The Shakers were a religious group who lived in a communal society, which peaked during the 180...

by Darley Newman It’s amazing that on a ride in Utah of all places, I can be reminded of my home on the east coast. While sitting atop Sawdust, my eight-year-old buckskin mount for this trip, I starred at the towering white rock cliffs of Capitol Reef National Park, which look remarkab...

Keoni, an Alaka’i (guide), leads us into the rainforest in the remote section of Kipahulu on Maui. I am riding Makani Kulupe, a Quarter Horse Thoroughbred cross whose name means North Wind. Like all of the horses at Maui Stables, Makani Kulupe, has been trained by Keoni. We snack on mang...