Riding Tours Blog

In the recent weeks we have heard from several clients that one of our competitors has done a disappearing act. Equitours sympathizes with all those riders who had money and vacation time invested, and the riding establishments who have lost so much past and future income.

We hope you will trust in Equitours proven history in the industry and contact us to help you patch up the pieces of a current booking gone awry, or book your next riding vacation with confidence and excitement.

Most of our 2009 dates and prices are now online at www.ridingtours.com with the rest to follow shortly. Our 2009 printed brochure should hit your mailboxes around Christmas with a great selection of thrilling new rides, scouting trips and non riding excursions.

Feel free to call and talk to one of our expert consultants at 800 545 0019 or email us at info@ridingtours.com

Sarah

My scouting trip to Noosa, Australia was fantastic. Equitours has secured another great ride to add to our repertoire of offerings. This ride which we have called the Sunshine Coast Inn to Inn, offers a fantastic assortment of riding from state forests,to farming, to beach rides and cattle work. It is not for the total beginner although novice riders can certainly join and request instruction along the way from owner and Olympian, Alex Watson.
The steeds, Australian Stock Horses, are well cared for and very sweet to ride. They work hard, are comfortable and forward and have a loving side to their personality. The accommodations you are transported to are comfortable and the food is abundant, fresh and varied. The area offers an excellent base for travel around Australia as it is only 2 hours from Brisbane and close to Fraser Island and The Great Barrier Reef, one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World.
Our new ride- Sunshine Coast Inn to Inn- is a great addition for Equitours.

Sarah

I am really pleased to have been invited on a riding tour through Northern California’s best wine country during the first week of October. I have greatly enjoyed riding trips through the world famous wine country of Bordeaux and Chianti, but this trip which takes in wineries from Napa to Mendocino, should top them all. It has a huge selection of different wines and a greater variety of grapes and techniques used in producing them. Most wine areas, particularly in Europe, are bound by local traditions and often government regulations which make them stick to much the same way of doing things they have followed for centuries. California has the huge advantage of being able to draw on ancient knowledge of viticulture from many European countries, Iran and even South Africa as expert wine makers from all over the world have settled there. Californians have also been less fettered by traditions and government regulations and are more willing to experiment.

I am especially happy about the prospect of this trip because my older son, Bayard, is a wine maker himself (www.renardsyrah.com) who lives in Napa. We will be able to spend one of the evenings during the trip together and he will provide the wines for the dinner. The food in Tuscany and in Bordeaux is certainly some of the best in the world, but again California has a great deal to offer because of the ethnic mix enabling their cooks to draw from the culinary traditions of so many countries. Thanks to the mild climate there is fresh produce available much of the year.

The horses for this tour sound as though they would be a pleasure to ride. Apparently most of them are gaited Rocky Mountain horses. Apparently these versatile animals can trot and gallop as well. The breed is known to be sure footed and willing. In order to visit the most attractive parts of the area, the horses are often trailered from their base enabling us to cover the riding highlights. This adventure should provide California horseback riding at its best.