Sicilian sojourn, an authentic taste of rural Sicily!

At The Riding Company we are always excited to discover somewhere new to ride and something different to offer our clients. Sicily offers much to her visitors with a fascinating history and traces of the Greek, Norman and Arab influences still to be seen everywhere. It is still a truly rural society and Penny recently returned from [...]

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Ossy in Andalucia

The Riding Company works closely with Carolin in Tarifa, Andalucia to offer fantastic sun, sea and sand holidays for riders on Spain’s most southerley tip. Many of our riders have enjoyed a sunset gallop along the three mile beach on her beautiful Andalucian horses. However last week we were contacted with an appeal for help [...]

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Going Solo

  Going solo!  When you mention solo holidays people automatically think ‘singles’ holiday, the two are quite different! The only partner I am seeking on a solo travellers’ riding holiday is the perfect horse to carry me safely at all paces over the local terrain. In Austria the ideal mount is the Haflinger, small, sturdy [...]

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A virtually perfect world for horse lovers

You don’t even need to own a horse these days, if you are a member of one of the growing number of virtual horse communities. Some say it’s even better than owning a horse; you don’t get mucky and it doesn’t cost a penny. The ‘howrse’ website (www.howrse.com) lets you ‘buy’ as many horses as [...]

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Is there a breed best suited to horse-riding holidays?

At The Riding Company we’re often astounded by the ability of the horses on our holidays to adapt to their riders ability, cope with the terrain and for their exceptional temperaments. Among them there are Uruguayan Quarter Horses tackling the Peruvian mountain trails to reach Machu Picchu to Lippizanners giving riders a real taste of classical [...]

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Austrian riding holiday winners review

        Courtesy of The Riding Company, Susan Halliwell (above left) from Herefordshire won a five night trekking week at the Schlosswirt Hotel in the British Horse competition taking her friend, Karen Lloyd along for the ride.     Karen says, “I can vouch that the photos on The Riding Company website do give a very clear [...]

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Italian holiday winners review

                        Emma Lowden (above right) won a trip to the Orthal Riding Centre in Italy, through Horse & Rider magazine.   Emma says, “I am sure you remember that phone call you made and I was convinced it was a scam!   It was a brilliant week as you well predicted -everything ran [...]

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Olympia The London International Horse Show December, 2009

Witness the best of equestrian sport this Christmas at Olympia – The London International Horse Show this December. The First Royal International Horse Show took place in the Grand Hall Olympia in 1907 and is now home to everything from world cup showjumping and dressage, to spectacular performances from Lorenzo the Fying Frenchman and the [...]

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Has your heritage determined your riding style?

Has your heritage determined your riding style? Taking part in riding holidays with The Riding Company gives a rider a unique insight into the equestrian culture of a country. In Portugal, it appears that men dominate the sport.  Fit, athletic men with an appreciation of spending time under the sun, in the fresh air and at [...]

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‘Ride & Raise’ launched. Help charity on horseback

Egyptian Pyramids announced as inaugural ‘Ride & Raise’ holiday.   An epic adventure covering 255km, over 7 days and 46 hours on horseback is destined to raise over £20,000 for The Brooke this autumn.   Calling riders to see the Egyptian Pyramids from the saddle, the unique challenge is the inspiration of founder of The Riding Company, Kat [...]

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