GLOBETROTTERS

Grace Pitts recently completed the famous Glenorchy Back Country Ride in New Zealand’s South Island and her feedback tells us that this ride more than lives up to the hype! Read what she had to say below – but be warned, you might not be able to resist booking yourself a spot for the upcoming […]

Okay globetrotters, I know we’re not allowed to pick favourites, but Anthony Tietze is a legend in his own right here at Globetrotting HQ. His positive outlook and amazing story-spinning abilities see him make firm friends on every single horse riding holiday he goes on – and he’s been on a fair few! We simply […]

In December 2019, we (Kate and Laura) were honoured to guide The Patagonia Trail along with our Argentinean guide, Jakob, and his amazing team of gauchos. With us came a select group of beautiful globetrotters, among them Kate Gordon. This incredible Aussie woman is a mother, wife and horse breeder, to name just a few […]

Rebecca Clemmey could easily be described as an archetypal globetrotter: she’s adventurous, horse-loving, eager to discover far-flung lands, and she embraces the unexpected delights and thrills that come with seeing the world on horseback. After easing herself into the world of horse riding holidays with no less than three trips within her homeland of Australia, […]

Gerard Schmid has always loved horse riding as a way to stay active, spend time with his daughters and go places that few people ever discover, so it’s no surprise that globetrotting is right up his alley! Not one to do things by halves, for his first ever horse riding holiday, Gerard signed up for […]

Repeat Globetrotter Deb Pippen recently returned from discovering the South Island of New Zealand on the Glenorchy Back Country Ride, and we were SO stoked with her feedback that we had to share it with you all! There’s no doubt about it: this ride is among our very best.Were there any stand-out experiences (good or […]

‘Truly the best five days of my life!’ – that’s how Kate Stanbury summed up her debut Globetrotting holiday, The Margaret River Ride in Western Australia! And THAT is why we love our job. Nothing brings us more joy than receiving feedback like this, knowing that we’ve helped someone create memories that they will treasure […]

It’s time to have your socks blown off yet again, globetrotters, because we’re taking you back to the Maasai Mara in Kenya. Allanah Powell and her husband, Ian, cut their globetrotting teeth on our riding holiday in Tasmania (sadly no longer available) before deciding it was time to take things up a notch, despite Ian […]

Five years ago, after one false start, Natalie Allen fell in love with trail riding and the combination of tranquility and excitement that comes with exploring new places on horseback. She dove into her life as a globetrotter headfirst with the Touch of the Highlands Ride in Iceland, an experience that she says ‘opened up […]

Susanna Brown completed her first horse riding holiday just a few months ago and is now getting ready for her next one, which she booked the moment she arrived home! Not only that, she’s also booked on the Glenorchy Back Country Ride in New Zealand just four months later. I don’t think we’re jumping the […]

We knew we had to learn more about Ellenor Nixon when we found out she’d booked her second Globetrotting holiday before even finishing her first! This lifelong horse lover begged and borrowed horses to ride from her early childhood onwards, and has always been a keen traveller – so it’s really no surprise that combining […]

Globetrotters, we’d like to introduce you to Mike Barker, a man whose ‘mid-life gap year’ took him to the Maasai Mara in Kenya to gallop alongside giraffes, get up close and personal with lions and elephants, and most importantly, rekindle his love of horses. After learning to ride as a young man, Mike had been […]

Leanne Goodluck is relatively new to travelling, but since she discovered Globetrotting there’s been no stopping her. In 2018 Leanne completed two horse riding holidays in two different countries, and she’s already booked in for The Kimberley Ride next year. Read on to learn why Leanne has found her new happy place with Globetrotting. What’s […]

Alright, so now that we’ve come down off our warm, fuzzy, feel-good cloud of Globetrotting elation… We NEED to share this most incredible review of our ranch ride in Shell, Wyoming that we received from Amy Van Court, who spent a week blissing out on this holiday last month (June 2019). Off her own bat, […]

Susie Edwards became a globetrotter at age 53, when her fabulous new life as an independent empty-nester allowed her to spread her wings and live the way she wanted to – which just happened to involve an absolute BINGE of horse riding holidays! With many more to come, read on to learn about Susie’s method […]

When we received Judy Calder’s feedback on her first ever Globetrotting holiday, the Glenorchy Back Country Ride (which she undertook at age 66!), we knew there was more to be unearthed! So we sent her some questions, and boy are we glad we did. This woman’s lifelong love of horses is truly inspirational, and will […]

Lesley and Jenna are a mother-daughter Globetrotting force to be reckoned with. Hailing from New Zealand, they have always bonded over a shared love of horses and recently took this passion to the palm-lined beaches of Indonesia on The Sumba Ride. Lesley and Jenna have some truly beautiful stories to share from their lives with […]

Kaye Bracken discovered Globetrotting late in life. ‘Just one more trek’, she told herself, but five riding holidays later, she’s showing no signs of slowing down! Kaye is already booked on the Twin Coast Adventure in New Zealand in January 2020, and beyond January her sights are set on the Touch of the Highlands Ride […]

I think it’s safe to say that globetrotter Christine Kerr is horse mad! After all, when she married her husband she made it very clear he was marrying both Christine AND her horse. We caught up with Christine to discover exactly what it is about horse riding holidays that she finds so addictive. What is […]

Meet children’s author Bernadette Kelly (pictured above), who has the very popular Riding High and Pony Patch series to her name. When she’s not writing, Bernadette loves nothing more than joining us on our horse riding holidays. Read on to learn more about Bernadette and her Globetrotting addiction! What was your first Globetrotting ride? My […]

We met Annie on our Noosa Bush & Beach ride in Queensland (sadly no longer available). This was Annie’s first Globetrotting adventure and I think we may have started something… she is hooked and already planning where she will ride next! We loved getting to know Annie on the ride and think you will to. […]