Staying on the Trail

Accommodation & Meals

Small family run hotels offering twin bedded rooms with en suite bathrooms. The accommodation is comfortable, very clean and pleasant.

Every effort is made to use the best accommodation available, most of the hotels are small with no more than 12 or 16 rooms. There is no porter services available and most of the rooms are 1st or 2nd floor.

The food is fresh local produce, the area is famous for its air-cured hams (jamon serrano), cheese and trout.

Special effort is made to offer the visitor to sample the different local dishes, ordering what each place cooks best. On most evenings dinner will be in your hotel, normally offering a selection of 2 or 3 different daily menus. Some hotels will offer a set menu determined a day in advance and offering a vegetarian and non-vegetarian option.

Lunches on most days will be a full, homemade picnic, fresh salads, local cheeses, cold cuts, home-cooked meats, dips, etc. We endeavor each day to provide varied meals prepared using local products.

Please specify if you have any special dietary requirements or food allergies.

Being Ride Ready

Riding Ability & Fitness

Riding Ability

These rides are suitable for competent to experienced riders, the horses are well schooled and forward going. It is expected that you are comfortable riding outdoors at all paces.

There are a limited number of horses available for less experienced riders, but you still need to be comfortable at walk, trot and canter on a quiet horse. Please contact us if you wish to consult regarding your riding skills.

You will need to be able to mount and dismount without assistance, however, there are plenty of banks, stones and rocks en route that make for handy mounting blocks.

Weight Limits

Fitness

You will need to have a reasonable level of fitness to participate on one of these rides.

In addition to being riding fit you will need to be walking fit as on some of the steeper descents you will have to lead your horses over rough uneven ground.

Please note that these are mountain trails rides often at high altitude, so not suitable if you have a heart condition, suffer from vertigo or have trouble walking downhill.

Ride With Confidence

Fit and Experienced Riders ...
Make For Happy Horses

Ask If You Are Unsure

Clothes and Cover

Insurance & Kit

What To Bring

When packing please take into account that on most of the trail rides your luggage will be moved daily from place to place. As such we would ask you to keep luggage as light as possible to make it easier for the staff transporting your bags. We would recommend that rather than one large case two smaller cases or bags. Also if you have luggage not relevant to the riding holiday you may store a bag in Bubion for your return. There are no porters at the hotels, etc.

Insurance

All riders must have a current holiday and accident insurance prior to commencing the ride.

Spain has a National Health Service and it is recommended that participants from other E.E.C. countries obtain a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) for emergency medical treatment.