Monday Musing: Take only pictures and leave only hoof prints on your horse riding holidays around the globe. Kicking up the dust during The Kimberley Ride in Australia. 

Monday Musing: All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; J.R.R Tolkien Wander over glittering slopes and plains on the Namib Desert Ride, where this moment was captured.

Feel at home while Globetrotting. The Howqua River Ride (Victoria, Australia) has all the homely comforts that the High Country can offer.

There is something inherently beautiful about horses and photographer Katie Mendl has spent hours upon hours sitting in paddocks surrounded by these magnificent beasts, capturing their effortless beauty. As a way to unwind from stressful work commitments, Katie heads out into the countryside and happily snaps away…the culminating result being her collection entitled ‘Calico Pony’. Learn […]

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Money can also buy a seat in a saddle on the Bush and Beach Ride, Noosa, Sunshine Coast, in Australia… which is also pretty much the same thing!

Nick Leary is an internationally acclaimed fine art photographer who possesses the innate ability to find beauty in a multitude of places. His latest collection – Wild Brumbies of Australia – stems from his own deep seeded passion for his home country Australia, his adventurous nature and his love of wildlife and harsh terrains. Read his […]

Monday musing: To ride a horse along the beach is an adventure all horse enthusiasts yearn for. What is an adventure your soul and heart yearns for? Image captured on our Bush and Beach ride, Noosa, Australia 

Emma Booth is a para equestrian who has represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics and the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics with her horse Mogelvangs Zidane. Emma became a L2 paraplegic after being involved in a horrific car accident in 2013 that severely damaged her spinal cord. Determined not to let her injuries prevent her from […]

Dubbed the longest and toughest horse race in the world, the Mongol Derby covers 1000km of Mongolian wilderness. In 1224, Chinggis Khaan (more commonly referred to as Genghis Khan) established the world’s first long-distance postal transmission system using a massive network of horse stations spaced from Kharkhorin to the Caspian Sea. For 10 days every […]

A uplifting quote for Monday morning. There are many leaps of faith taken while horse riding. Do you have any dreams about jumping while travelling? The elephants in Kenya help to create some fantastic jumping opportunities! This image was taken on our guided Maasai Mara ride in Kenya.

Caitlin Bourchier has always wanted to travel to Mongolia, but never even entertained the idea of seeing the country from horseback until she came across Globetrotting. Now she has booked her first trip – the Khovsgol ride in Mongolia – and heads off in June! Read about how she came to this decision below. What […]

Despite spending her early years surrounded by horses, Roslyn Nolen never really embraced the experience of riding, her fear getting the better of her. It wasn’t until her nephew, Luke Nolen, was given the opportunity to ride Black Caviar that she rekindled her connection with horses and began to paint them. In her Equine series, […]

“The horse is an icon of Plains Indian culture – an indispensable companion in times of peace, and a fearless ally in times of war.” – taken from the book ‘A Song for the Horse Nation’. At the beginning of the 14th century, during the Spanish conquest of North America, horses were introduced into the […]

Meet Lew Brennan, an artist who lives and breathes life in rural Australia. His art reflects the landscape and the people that surround him each day. What is your earliest memory of horses? There was a new invention that captured everyone’s attention when I was a little kid…it was television. I can remember putting my […]

This right here is the picnic lunch locale on day 3 of our 7 night lodge trip in British Columbia, Canada. Not too shabby?

Meet Victoria Aguirre, an Argentinean married to an Australian, who has found a way to live harmoniously in both countries by photographing the animals of her childhood – horses. What is your earliest {childhood} memory of horses? Looking at photos always brings back so many memories, but the first memory that comes to my mind […]

For the first time in the history of Globetrotting we’re offering ONE lucky globetrotter an opportunity to become part of our team. We’re on the hunt for an intern who shares our love of travelling the world from the back of a horse. If you have an appetite for adventure, curious by nature, driven, social […]

Name of breed: Shetland Pony Country of origin: Shetland Isles Breed origin: Shetland Ponies originated in the Shetland Isles, located northeast of mainland Scotland. Small horses have been kept on the Shetland Isles since the Bronze Age. People who lived on the islands probably later crossed the native stock with ponies imported by Norse settlers. […]

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Believe it or not, the majority of our globetrotters travel solo. I started my career as a single globetrotter and have made lifelong friendships born from hours upon hours of conversations in the saddle. Once you’ve completed one horse riding holiday as a single traveller, you’ll realise that it’s an absolute cinch and you’ll be […]