Articles Tagged 'Horseback Riding Vacation'

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 rides here a...

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 story of ...

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 in the distance, I spotted a ci...

I just got back from my first day of horse camp at Meadowbrook Stables. It was a lot of fun! I'm in horse camp for adults, mind you. It's a week long after work thing. We start each night with an educational session-- a lecture-- and then have a group riding lesson. Tonight Diane introd...

Day four of horse camp at Meadowbrook Stables began with riding. Dirk was great, and I'm feeling more and more confident on our jumping courses. It was really hot, so I gave Dirk a bath after riding and walked him to some grass, before he had a session with Full Circle Equine Service, an North...

It was my final night of horse camp at Meadowbrook Stables. Sad... I rode wonderful Dirk for our group lesson, where we did some flat work, worked on getting five strides between two jumps, which Dirk had no problem doing, and then were able to design our own jumping course. Dirk can do flying lea...

Another adventurous session of adult summer horse camp at Meadowbrook Stables. Today the equine dentist came to visit and gave a really interesting lecture/demonstration. If you think that it's weird to have a horse dentist, think again. Unlike our human teeth a horse's teeth are continuo...

Last night, Anne from Meadowbrook Stables talked about her experience living in Pakistan, where tent pegging is a popular equestrian sport. She showed footage that she filmed of local competitions This link has some nice photos so you can see the intensity of the sport and info on tent pegging. ...

Listen to my tips for packing for your equestrian vacation on the Horse Tip Daily Radio Show with Glenn, founder of the Horse Radio Network. Glenn the Geek and I talk about must have items for horseback riding, as well as ways to pair down what you're bringing on your travels. The Horse Tip Da...

Want a true adventure in the Land of Fire and Ice? Saddle up for an Icelandic horse drive with local farmers. by Darley Newman On an Iceland riding holiday, I drove a herd of 50 horses to Gullfoss, a huge waterfall, in Iceland. I have to admit, since I had only just gotten to Iceland and ridde...