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Horse Breed: Chilean Horse

  Breed name: Chilean Horse, or Chilean Corralero. Country of origin: Chile Breed origin: The Chilean Horse is the oldest South American horse breed and the oldest registered stock horse in the Western Hemisphere. It descends from the horses who travelled with the Spanish conquistadors from Peru to Chile in the 16th century. Many who…

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Meet a Globetrotter: Louise Hunt

*Update* Sadly, our wonderful hosts in Montana have taken a step back from hosting guests and we are unable to offer the Montana ride anymore. We do, however, have a wonderful ranch ride in Shell, Wyoming, and for adventurous souls there’s the Big Horn Cattle Drive.   So globetrotter Louise Hunt has taught me a…

Meet a Globetrotter: Karena Smith

*Update* Sadly, our wonderful hosts in Montana have taken a step back from hosting guests and we are unable to offer the Montana ride anymore. We do, however, have a wonderful ranch ride in Shell, Wyoming, and for adventurous souls there’s the Big Horn Cattle Drive.   When Karena was just eleven, she already had…

Meet a Globetrotter: Olivia Benefield

We fell in love with Olivia the moment she contacted us to help organise her horse riding holiday in the Margaret River region of WA. She was so genuine, lovely and just a pleasure to talk to, and I just knew I needed to introduce you to her. I think the Margaret River Ride is…

Meet a Globetrotter: Julie Debono

As we aren’t able to join all our guests on each riding holiday we offer, we LOVE getting to live vicariously through your stories and photos when you return from a ride. And after coming back from her recent adventure through New Zealand on the Glenorchy Back Country Ride, I think it is safe to…

Meet a Globetrotter: Niccola Phillips

After kicking breast cancer to the kerb, globetrotter Niccola Phillips decided to celebrate life with a horse riding holiday to New Zealand, namely our Glenorchy Back Country Ride. And we couldn’t be happier for her! She’s found a new lease on life and is loving every minute. Keep reading to find out more about this…

Meet a Globetrotter: Lyndal Mellefont

Lyndal Mellefont is a Tassie-based globetrotter who discovered horses at the age of three and learned to ride together with her mum. We were honoured to hear some of her beautiful childhood memories of this journey with her mum and their beloved horses. Lyndal was a self-described ‘lurker’ on the Globetrotting website until she finally…

Meet a Globetrotter: Catherine Garrard

Catherine Garrard is a fresh-off-the trail globetrotter who lived out her own real-life cowgirl adventure on the Big Horn Cattle Drive in Wyoming. And she loved it so much she plans to do it all again next year! We caught up with Catherine post-trek to get the low-down on what made this horse riding holiday…

Meet a Globetrotter: Wendy Macken

Wendy Macken has a newfound passion for Globetrotting holidays, having ventured deep into the Aussie bush on The Kimberley Ride and far into the African wilderness on our safari ride in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. She very kindly took the time to answer some questions about herself and her Globetrotting adventures. What is your day…

Meet a Globetrotter: Leanne Goodluck - Globetrotting horse riding holidays

Meet a Globetrotter: Leanne Goodluck

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…

Meet a Globetrotter: Penny Richards

Penny Richards has just returned home with her very own brumby after completing our debut Desert Brumby Safari (sadly no longer available). She took the time to tell us all about this incredible experience, what led her there and what she and her Brumby have been getting up to since. What is your earliest memory…

Meet a Globetrotter: Sally Boardman

In August this year, Sally Boardman traversed the steppes, valleys and mountains of Mongolia from the back of a tough little Mongol horse. If you want to learn more about this ride and the incredible kinds of people who are drawn to it, read on! What is your day job? I am an agricultural scientist.…

a day spent in Cardiff

A Day Spent in Cardiff

If you’re heading to Wales for a horse riding holiday, there’s a fair chance you’ll find yourself in Cardiff either before or after your ride. And if not, it’s well worth a detour to experience this thriving coastal city, the capital of Wales since 1955. With plenty on offer for people of all tastes and…