The Carlsberg Horses
They’re the four-legged ambassadors for an international brewery giant and have been carting beer along the streets of the Danish capital of Copenhagen every day for the past one hundred and sixty-six years. I’m talking about the beautiful and rare Jutland horses who are essentially, Carlsberg beer’s most faithful business partner. At a time when […]
Royal Windsor Horse Show
When it comes to pomp and ceremony, the Brits know how to do it right. The Royal Windsor Horse Show is one such display of grandeur and takes place in May each year in the Queen’s own backyard, Windsor Castle! First starting in 1943 to help raise funds for the war effort, the show has […]
The Kimberley Ride – shot by Benn Jae
I won’t lie when I say I’m SUPER excited about showing you this short but sweet, dramatic, moving video of our flagship departure – The Kimberley Ride in remote Western Australia. In collaboration with the uber-talented producer and director Benn Jae, alongside my husband, Steven and I – we flew up to Kununurra and onto El […]
Mongolia With Friends
Hey globetrotters, you’re in for a real treat, get ready to be inspired! Globetrotter Jade Wills is one clever and talented lady. She joined us on a 19-day Mongolian horse trek this year and has written the following poem of her time spent in this incredible country with a wonderful group of globetrotters. Have a […]
The one saddle pad to rule all saddle pads
So we’ve been on the lookout for some good quality saddlecloths for a while now, ones that we’ll get many a globetrotting mile out of, and I’m pleased to say, I think we’ve found them. We’ve just received our package of fitted slimline pure wool saddle pads from Angus Barrett Saddlery and dare I say […]
Finding your Inner Rhythm on Horseback
For those of us who are lucky enough to ride or work with horses, I think we can all agree they are beautiful and intelligent animals. But I think we often forget just how truly special they can be. I believe it was Winston Churchill who once claimed, “There is something about the outside of […]
Festival Fantasia
The Festival Fantasia is a centuries-old cultural performance in Morocco that combines history and storytelling, and celebrates the North African tradition of a close relationship with masculinity, horses and warfare. It is performed at weddings and holiday celebrations throughout Morocco, as well as annual festivals, and is an ever-present reminder of the country’s Berber cultural […]
Oh Mongolia!
This is a brilliant guest blog post from globetrotter Stacey West, who joined us on a horse riding holiday to Mongolia in 2016 and put these wonderful words to paper about her experiences. Don’t miss reading Stacey’s diary of her time in Mongolia (part one and part two) as well. But for now, let’s get whisked away […]
Don’t leave home without…padded bike shorts!
Once again before we start there needs to be a disclaimer here: for the majority of our riding holidays you will be riding in English style or endurance saddles which are quite comfortable and probably don’t need much extra padding. But if you are at all concerned about how your backside will cope with multiple hours […]
Stacey West – Mongolia, the final frontier (Part Two)
If you missed Part One of Stacey’s globetrotting adventure through Mongolia please click here. Now we pick up on Day Eleven. Settle in for another wonderful ride globetrotters… DAY ELEVEN Today turned into a massive riding day. As breakfast we were told our ride to see the Tsaatan would be around three hours. After eight hours of […]
Stacey West – Mongolia, the final frontier (Part One)
Globetrotters you are in for a treat. One of our prolific globetrotters, Stacey West, completed the nineteen-day Mongolian horse riding holiday last year and has kindly offered to share her journal of each day with us. And my oh my is it an interesting read! Thoughtful cultural remarks, humorous anecdotes and brilliant descriptions, reading through […]
Horse Breed: Mangalarga Marchador
Name of breed: Mangalarga Marchador Country of origin: Brazil Breed origin: The Mangalarga Marchador is the national horse breed of Brazil, where it numbers over half a million! It descends largely from Iberian stock brought to Brazil by the Portuguese royal court, which fled from Napoleon’s armies in the early 19th century. With them came […]
Horse Breed: Carolina Marsh Tacky
Name of breed: Carolina Marsh Tacky (also known as Marsh Tacky) Country of origin: USA Breed origin: The Carolina Marsh Tack, or Marsh Tacky as it is also known, is a rare breed of horse, native to South Carolina. They developed from Spanish horses brought to the South Carolina coast by Spanish explorers, settlers and […]
Horse Breed: Clydesdale
Name of breed: Clydesdale Country of origin: Scotland Breed origin: The Clydesdale was developed by Scottish farmers in a region known as Lanarkshire, which was previously called Clydesdale. To produce a versatile draught horse for farm work, coal mining and heavy haulage, Flemish stallions were imported and bred with local mares. The first recorded use […]
Don’t leave home without…a portable battery pack!
Let’s face it, we all use our smartphones to take photographs these days. In fact, a lot of the built-in cameras in the smartphones on the market are better than the majority of the cameras within our price range. So there’s nothing worse than coming across the most magnificent sight on your ride, taking out […]
First Time Globetrotter – Beany Panya
I would like you all to give a warm welcome to the newest member of our Globetrotting tribe, Beany Panya, who will be joining us on our ride through British Columbia, Canada this year (2017). But before she embarks on her Globetrotting adventure, we caught up with Beany to find out how her passion for […]
Horse Breed: Giara
Name of breed: Giara Country of origin: Island of Sardinia, Italy Breed origin: The origins of the Giara horse are uncertain, with one theory suggesting it may have been brought into the island of Sardinia by the Phoenicians or the Greeks in the 4th or 5th century BC. It has characteristics of oriental horse types, […]
Horse Breed: Fjord Horse
Name of breed: Fjord Horse Country of origin: Norway Breed origin: The Fjord horse is one of the world’s oldest and purest breeds. Horses were known to exist in Norway at the end of the last ice age. It is believed that the ancestors of the modern Fjord horse migrated to Norway and were domesticated […]
Behind the Lens – Tony Stromberg
For anyone looking in on Tony Stromberg’s life from the outside, it would have seemed he had it all – a fantastic job as a high-end advertising photographer in San Francisco and enough money to live comfortably. But something was missing, and Tony found himself disenchanted and burned out. He began ‘searching’ for his lost […]
Horse Breed: Nokota Horse
Name of breed: Nokota Horse Country of origin: United States of America Breed origin: The Nokota horse is a semi-feral breed located in an area in southwestern North Dakota known as the ‘badlands’. The breed developed in the 19th century from foundation bloodstock consisting of ranch-bred horses produced from the horses of local Native Americans, […]
inspiration
Kenya is full to the brim with wildlife and captivating, diverse landscapes. A country that can only be truly appreciated on a horse riding safari where the rider is at one with the wild, sharing the same sights, scents and sounds. Seeing the animal kingdom through the eyes of your horse.