Welcome to the Equitours online magazine. From the trip reviews and videos to helpful tips for your journey and equestrian news we hope this is a great resource as you decide which horse riding vacation is the perfect match for you. If you would like to add a ride review or videos from your trip we would love to hear from you. Happy trails!
Kalahari Bush Ride
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Dr. Livingstone, I presume? Tree Lodge was the perfect location to recover from the long haul flight New York to Johannesburg and on to Maun. The charming raised tented cabins surrounded by the bush... Read more
Journal of George Richardson in Tanzania, January 2014
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A Tough Act to Follow… Day 1:”Assembly” Departed Amsterdam for the KLM flight to KIA Tanzania. Met Ginna in the departure lounge prior to the 8 1/2 hour flight. Kathy and Hannah were... Read more
History of Horseback Riding in France
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Of Battles, Horses and Heroes… As the superb cave paintings at Lascaux and elsewhere attest, horses have existed in Western Europe for over 30 millennia and must have provided an important source of food... Read more
History of Horseback Riding in Spain; The Spanish Horse
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History of Horseback Riding in Spain; From Alta Mira to the American Plains… The arrival date for the first wild horses to reach Spain after their ancestors crossed the Bering Straits from America is... Read more
Africa Ride: Lake Natron and the Serengeti
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Africa at its Best… Careful not to overtake our leader, we cantered through the long grass towards camp, marked by a line of tents, nestled under spreading acacia trees.The shadows lengthened behind Ol Doinyo... Read more
Family ride: Destination Donegal
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Of Kids and Connemaras… There were four children in our group of eight, including my 11-year-old son and 10-year-old daughter. I’d been toying with the idea that there must be a fair number of... Read more
A Verdant Welsh Mountain Ride
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So Green were the Valleys… After riding numerous times over the years in Ireland, I decided it was time to check out the Welsh Mountain Trails ride in that oldest Celtic part of Great... Read more
A “must read” memoir for horse lovers written by our Mozambique outfitter.
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One Hundred and Four Horses… Equitours works with fascinating and inspiring riding tour outfitters all over the world but the story of Mandy and Pat Retzlaff, our Mozambique operators, is one of the most... Read more
Galavanting around Castile, Spain
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An Exploratory Riding Vacation in Spain… One of the greatest perks of being a ride consultant at Equitours is being able to travel, actually experience our rides first hand, meet and develop friendships... Read more
Majestic Mountains and Monarchs Ride in Mexico
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Mexico’s Majestic Peaks… After doing more than 100 horseback rides in foreign lands over the last 40 years, I never cease to be surprised and delighted by the tremendous diversity of opportunity available around... Read more
Icelandic Horse Trekking in the Land of Fire and Ice
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My Horse was Norse, of Course… I think, perhaps, that Greenland and Iceland have been misnamed. Well, all right, I have never been to Greenland, but when I visited Iceland in July, I was... Read more
Namibia Desert Safari: Ride to the Sea
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A Phenomenal Desert Horse Riding Adventure… There is something so compelling about riding a sleek horse across the wide-open expanses of a desert landscape. This desert horse safari, which crosses one of the earth’s... Read more