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		<title>Land of the Gods</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been back from horseback riding in Greece for over a week and am almost out of the woods with bookings and inquiries. Being hit by the real world is quite a shock after eight days in the saddle half way around the globe. Having never been to Crete, I was excited, but also had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From Sicily to the Isle of Crete</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As we turn towards fall, our ride consultants have a little bit more time to go out and explore some of the riding vacations that we currently offer and to search for new ones. This month, I will travel to Greece to visit our outfitter on the isle of Crete, where we currently offer three [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ridingtoursblog.com/2011/10/07/from-sicily-to-the-isle-of-crete/</link>
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		<title>Crete! Trail of the Gods</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Click Above to View Slideshow                        From Movies Fall comes early in Wyoming, with winter fast on its heels.  I imagine here in a few weeks we will have snow dusting the mountain tops and my sunflowers will still not have bloomed.  With our short summer already coming to a close, I have my eye on our riding [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ridingtoursblog.com/2011/08/26/crete-trail-of-the-gods/</link>
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		<title>Riding Lessons in the High Desert</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When people think of horseback riding in Wyoming, they probably think of cowboys and cattle drives, but I drug myself out of bed before sunrise last Saturday to join my friend Meredith’s cross country jumping expedition in Worland, Wyoming. Worland has a population of just over 5000 people and is home to one of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ridingtoursblog.com/2011/08/24/riding-lessons-in-the-high-desert/</link>
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		<title>Wyoming Pack Trip 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Its finally summer in Wyoming and time for our annual pack trip into the mountains.  Besides horseback riding in California this past July and a possible trip to Crete in the near future, Bayard and Mel have been kind enough to give me time away from Equitours Corporate Headquarters to adventure into the wilderness with my [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ridingtoursblog.com/2011/08/12/wyoming-pack-trip-2011/</link>
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		<title>A Letter From Margaret Edwards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While awaiting a report from Sarah and Mary Alice, this letter was delivered to Nancie from Margaret Edwards, a long time client of Equitours and a participant on one of our most recent equestrian vacations: Discover Tuscany.   Her letter captures the essence of horseback riding in Italy far better than our own literature, and she [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ridingtoursblog.com/2011/06/01/a-letter-from-margaret-edwards/</link>
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		<title>A Tuscan Adventure</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mary Alice Brown, winner of the GMHA’s annual event raffle, took off for Tuscany over the weekend. As one of the longest competing eventers in the USA, Mary Alice has been riding since the age of 18. Despite a painful knee surgery in 2008, she is still competing in jumping competitions and training with Traveler, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ridingtoursblog.com/2011/05/23/a-tuscan-adventure/</link>
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		<title>GMHA Raffles Equitours Feast of the Conquerors Ride in Italy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Green Mountain Horse Association has been an integral force in preserving and maintaining instructional programs and horseback riding in Vermont since 1926. As a nonprofit organization with over 1200 members and numerous conservation projects, the GMHA seems truly invested in its Mission:&#8221;The Green Mountain Horse Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to the purpose [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ridingtoursblog.com/2011/04/28/gmha-raffles-equitours-feast-of-the-conquerors-ride-in-italy/</link>
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		<title>A Man Again</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bayard Fox began selling riding tours out of a renovated chicken coop at the Bitterroot Ranch in Wyoming in the early 1970&#8242;s.  After so many years in the business, he has managed to build Equitours into the largest company in the United States specializing in world wide horseback riding vacations. For anyone interested in learning a little bit more about Bayard Fox, the Bitterroot [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ridingtoursblog.com/2011/04/05/a-man-again-2/</link>
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		<title>Equestrians Making a Difference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Equitours offers an array of horseback riding adventures worldwide, but also tends to focus energy on rides and causes that contribute to the places that our clients know and love well.  Here are just a few of the rides in Africa that, with the help of our clients, make a difference in local communities each year. An [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ridingtoursblog.com/2011/03/31/equestrians-making-a-difference/</link>
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