My Top Three Romantic Horse Riding Vacations: Spain

We stayed in a historic hacienda outside of Seville for our Spain riding holiday, which we filmed for the Equitrekking Spain episode. There were a variety of well trained Andalusian horses for us to ride on trail rides through the countryside and in dressage lessons.
 

Many haciendas in the area produce or once produced olive oil and grew oranges and other agricultural products. While we stayed at a working hacienda, we rode to an abandoned hacienda where large pots still stood that once held olive oil. Coming upon this history is part of the romance of riding in the Seville countryside.
 

We meandered through fields of wild flowers and olive trees. The frangrances were subtle and beautiful. 
 

For those of you who think of horseback riding on the beach as one of the world's most romantic rides, the beaches of Southern Spain are great for beach riding. We rode through an area of high dunes to reach the shores, where it was just us and a small fishing boat along the coast.
 

Riding through the ocean on a strong Andalusian is a dream. What I really liked about riding in Spain and this Spain Dressage Training & Trail RIding Vacation was the diversity. I was able to ride on the beach, countryside and see Seville, flamenco dancing and dancing horses in Jerez at the Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art.