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Horseback Riding Holiday on Big Island’s North Kohala Coast
As horseback riders, we’ve all ridden at the trot, canter or lope. Perhaps you’ve gone on a horseback riding vacation to Iceland and experienced the “tolt” a special gait unique to the Icelandic horse.  On a recent trip to the Big Island’s North [...]

Paniolos on a Horseback Riding Vacation at Anna Ranch
There’s more to do in Waimea, Hawaii than take in the surf and sun. If you are considering a horseback riding vacation on Hawaii’s Big Island,  visit Anna Ranch to learn the history of the Paniolos – or Hawaiian and Spanish cowgirls and cowboys.
Horse enthusiasts would not [...]

 
Kualoa Ranch – Ahupua’a Hawaiian Land
As I drove west along Kahekili Highway, the skyscrapers of Waikiki faded away, and the lush Hawaiian lanscape began to make its presence known. With the Chinaman’s hat as a landmark to my right, I turned left into Kualoa Ranch for my horseback riding vacation. The Kualoa Ranch land is unique [...]

I’m surrounded by lush green grass, fruit trees, wild boar, cows and miles of endless horseback riding trails; a waterfall cascades in the distance. Where am I? I’m on a horseback riding vacation in paradise, otherwise known as Princeville Ranch, one of the oldest working cattle ranches in Hawaii. It is leased and operated by [...]