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Rancho De La Osa Guest Ranch
Resort
Featured in HIP
Hotels, Architectural Digest, Bon Appetit, Travel And
Leisure, Gourmet Magazine, Outside Magazine, Marie France,
and many others, Rancho De La Osa outside Tucson, Arizona
offers a varied and aggressive horseback riding program and
special horseback riding "Clinics On Demand" coupled with
the elegance , cuisine, beauty, and amenities of a world
renowned resort surrounded by the Sonoran Desert.
Redwood Coasts Riding
Vacation
Redwood Coast
Beach and Forest Horseback Riding Vacations are fully
catered with truly wonderful meals. They include lodging at
unique Bed & Breakfast Inns and Hotels, with horse riding
every day, fine dining with choice California wines
accompanying dinner each evening, entertainment on three
evenings, hot tub spas five nights, snacks, beverages and
lots of camaraderie.
Ricochet Ridge Ranch
Training for distance riding, including trail, horse trials
and 3-day eventing, endurance and competitive trail for
novice through the very advanced rider, both English and
Western. Ride fit horses on spectacular trails on the beach,
through redwood forests and vast cattle ranches, with
lodging at unique B&B's and hotels. Join others on a Redwood
Coast Riding Vacation, complete with hot tub spas,
entertainment, meals and fine wines, or book a custom
vacation or seminar, with as much or as little sport horse
training as suits you.
Angel Ridge Ranch
Angel Ridge Ranch is a horseback riding retreat for everyone
from the most serious horseman to the weekend enthusiast!
With experienced trainers available for instruction
...whatever your level, or desire to learn. School over our
new cross-country jump course, warm up in our 2 arenas, or
simply ride directly from the property over endless miles of
breathtaking trails. Onsite accommodations for both you and
your horse. An equestrian vacation getaway catered with you
in mind!
C Lazy U Ranch
C Lazy U Ranch is The Premier Guest Ranch Experience Since
1946. One thing hasn’t changed since way back in ‘46. The
friendly atmosphere of a real working ranch committed to
offering its guests a warm welcome at all times, a unique
home away from home and above all, the happiest vacation
experience ever for the whole family. Many guests return
year after year and have become part of the C Lazy U family.
Located just 90 minutes from Denver, Colorado, C Lazy U
prides itself on providing a high level of personalized
service, first-class amenities, expertly prepared meals
which span from casual to elegant fare, and upscale
Western-style accommodations – surrounded by 8,000 acres of
breathtaking Rocky Mountain scenery. The ranch offers winter
and summer activities, professional horsemanship programs,
horsemanship clinics enriching children’s programs and
premier wedding, meeting and conference facilities.
Dunton Hot
Springs is an exclusive resort with horseback riding deep in
the San Juan Range of the Colorado Rockies. The perfectly
restored ghost town thrives on contradictions; hand-hewn log
cabins exquisitely furnished, a life-worn saloon serving
food of startling quality, lung torturing trails followed by
pampering massages, sensuous hot springs beneath shimmering
snow banks. Devoid of cell phones, the romantic old town
provides high speed wireless internet access and video
conferencing to the distant sound of a tumbling waterfall
rather than a hissing city street.
Grand Cypress Resort
Equestrian Center
The Grand
Cypress Equestrian Center in Orlando, Florida, features
well-schooled horses and professional, caring trainers.
Instruction offered in a supervised and safe environment for
all skill levels in dressage, hunt seat, combined training,
and jumping. Young Junior lessons also available for riders
ages 3-7. Recreational riders can experience Florida
horseback riding with trail rides or pony rides for the kids
starting at just $10. Visit the Tack & Gift Shop, where
you'll find a wide variety of professional-quality
equestrian equipment and unique gifts to suit your every
equestrian need.
The Lodge and Beach Village
at Molokai Ranch
Hawaii's
second largest ranch, with 65,000 acres on The Friendly
Isle. Founded over a century ago by the Cooke family, its
vision is to create quality recreational experiences that
showcase Molokai's natural environment and culture. The
riding program lets you experience this natural beauty on
horseback. Offering a combination of luxury and adventure,
visitors choose from two distinct lodging options.
Beginners
start in a western saddle and graduate to English when
balanced and have a good seat. Facilities include two barns,
indoor and outdoor arenas, riding trails and a short cross
country course. Guests stay at the Lodge or Cottages.
Tuition includes room, meals and instruction. There are two
horseback riding sessions daily, and evening activities
including go-carts, drive-in movie, miniature golf, swimming
and other fun activities.
Pecos
Wilderness Pack Trips for Trail Riding, Camping, Fishing,
Photography, and more. Horses, camp, meals, gear, all
furnished.
With just 25
luxurious suites, Walden Country Inn & Stables outside
Cleveland, Ohio is the perfect hideaway for relaxing
getaways, timeless weddings and executive retreats. The
elegantly proportioned buildings surround a 175-year-old
barn and silo located on 32 acres, and horses roaming in the
pasture provide the drama of strength, color, and majesty.
Dramatic glass walls bring in natural light and contrast
with the traditional farmhouse feel of the buildings. Guests
enjoy a host of recreational activities, including horseback
riding, plus world-class dining, unobtrusive service and a
wealth of meeting space.
Historic
working cattle ranch. Sunset trail rides, cookouts,
flyfishing, scenic horseback rides, greenhouse and garden,
scrumptious meals, large clean rooms, and friendly people.
Horse hotel. Dude ranch and bed and breakfast.
Horseback
Riders at the beautiful all season Mountain Laurel Resort &
Spa can enjoy the local habitat and wildlife of the Pocono
Mountains in northeast Pennsylvania on Belgians, Percherons
and other horses at a relaxing walk or trot. Reservations
recommended.
Colbert Ranch
is located in Bertram, Texas, just an hour from Austin, and
minutes from Burnet, Marble Falls, Kingsland and other hill
country destinations. 250 beautiful hill country acres where
guests experience horseback riding, the South San Gabriel
River, majestic live oak trees, wildlife and the peace and
quite of country living. Although Horseback riding is the
focus, Colbert Ranch is available for special events
including birthdays, corporate outings, weddings and more!
Spiritual
retreats and seminars with horses for individuals who like
to venture inward and experience the great mystery of life.
Participants are taught to work with horses for human
development and transformation.
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