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Shanti would probably call it fate, but luck was definitely on her side when she decided to book The Patagonia Trail ride in Argentina. Her incredible experience has made her want to join the Globetrotting team and look into offering horse riding adventures in Australia herself. Her passion is evident in her responses below. What…

It’s time for you to meet the wonderful Susan Wettenhall, a first-time globetrotter who recently ticked off a very special item on her bucket list… riding in the footsteps of the Man from Snowy River and visiting Craig’s Hut! As Susan describes it, horses are her life, and what better way to enjoy it than…

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…

I think it’s safe to say Donald Dummer is an explorer, an adventurer, and a lover of horse culture. He’s been horse riding in Mongolia not once, but TWICE and each time it keeps getting better. What was your first Globetrotting ride? The Arkhangay horseback trek, Mongolia in July 2012. What made you take the plunge…

  Deb Walker began her Globetrotting career with our coveted Maasai Mara ride in Kenya a couple of years ago. Since that fateful trip, alongside her wingman, husband Noel, they’ve notched up some amazing horse riding holidays. Find out first hand why Deb loves exploring the world from the back of a horse. What was…

  Kim Bourke is a repeat offender when it comes to Globetrotting. Since we wrote this Q&A, she has gone on to complete three more Aussie horse riding holidays. Read on to discover how her Globetrotting adventures began – and what kept her coming back for more! How have horses influenced or changed your life?…

Meet our globetrotter, Margaret Mooney, who has notched up a fair few riding holidays with us. She’s ridden in India, Mongolia, Kenya, Canada, Australia, Argentina and more. Here is her globetrotting tale: How have horses influenced or changed my life… I have been passionate about horses and all things horse related for as long as…

For addicted globetrotter Lara Peake, the bigger the adventure and the larger the culture shock the better. Lara has completed a whole bunch of Globetrotting rides in destinations the world over – read on to find out what keeps her coming back. How have horses influenced or changed your life? Riding has given me the…

This is one of my ALL-TIME favourite fairytale Globetrotting stories. Meet Jos Flint, a true-blue Aussie sheila who won a riding holiday to Mongolia a few years ago. Jos, who has a mail run in a remote region of Tassie, had never stepped foot overseas, so her first trip became a 19-day horse riding trek…

We were super fortunate to ride with globetrotter, Julie Kerr, on our guided ride to the Maasai Mara a few years back. You couldn’t wipe the smile of Julie’s face for the entire trip and her laugh is absolutely contagious. This is her Globetrotting story. What is your day job? For the last 17 years…

Terry Wightman is a globetrotter through and through. Alongside her husband, Kyle, they have completed many of our Australian rides (some a couple of times), our ride in the South Island of New Zealand and travelled to the emerald green water meadows of the Okavango Delta, Botswana. This is her story. What is your day job? I…

Chris Denton had never ridden before and confesses he never really liked horses… that is until he and his wife Dianne decided to tick off a bucket list item and go on a Globetrotting guided ride through the Maasai Mara in Kenya. What he experienced was more than he could ever have dreamed. This is…