Writing Horseback

 
Coastal Horseback Riding Adventures
There is something magical about a horseback riding vacation on the beach. Riding your own horse on the beach and amongst the California redwoods is an added bonus for any horse lover.
 
Bring Your Own Horse Package
Long time equestrian and Half Moon Bay resident Willa Chapman has joined with partners Larry DeYoung and Lynn [...]

Half Moon Bay Horseback Riding Vacation
Remember the movies where the beautiful woman rides horseback on the beach? Her blonde hair blows in the wind; the hooves of the horse splash waves of brilliant blue water onto the soft white sand as the rider travels off into the sunset? Well, I can’t promise you a sunset [...]

Copper Valley Trail Company Horseback Riding Vacation
Grass hoppers jump in front of our horses, like popcorn kernels exploding in a hot frying pan. The grass is dry on this August day in the Sierra Nevada foothills of Calaveras county.  Yet Mike Toberer, owner of Copper Valley Trail Company, guides me on his mule to a [...]

Carousel Horseback Riding Vacation
While I’ve always preferred riding live horses to carousel horses, not everyone can afford or wants to go on a horseback riding vacation. Perhaps you have little children who love horses, yet simply aren’t ready for a horseback riding vacation. Maybe merry-go-round horses fit your horseback riding vacation budget better than a [...]

As we ride toward the Ventura River into the Los Padres National Forest, our guide spots a red tail hawk scanning its surroundings. Silently, the hawk takes flight as quail scurry in the background. We are on a horseback riding vacation in Ojai, California.
My mount for today’s horseback riding vacation is Willing Spirit, a gentle, 18 year [...]