Articles Tagged 'Equestrian Vacations'

Today I went horseback riding at Biltmore, and enjoyed the grounds, trails and horses, just as guests of George Vanderbilt would have during the Gilded Age. Biltmore Estate features over 80 miles of equestrian trails located on 4,000 acres in the beautiful Western North Carolina Mountains. Th...

Learn about the Red Church, a historic 6th century church in Guzelyurt, Turkey, that my friend Ahmet Diler of Kirkit Voyage is working to save. by Darley Newman Today we visited the Red Church, a historic 6th century church that my friend Ahmet Diler of Kirkit Voyage is working to save. Ahmet ...

Ride horses amid Cappadocia's bizarre Fairy Chimneys on a horse trek through Turkey with Equitrekking. by Darley Newman We're horse trekking through Cappadocia, Turkeywith Ahmet of Kirkit Voyage. Today, we're trekking through Baglidere Valley, where there are skyscraper tall f...

After a long flight from the USA, we're happy to arrive in the land of Fairy Chimneys and piping hot tea–– Cappadocia, Turkey by Darley Newman Today we traveled over 24 hours from Washington, DC to Cappadocia to begin our horseback riding odyssey in Turkey, a country which seem...

Ride among Cappadocia's Fairy Chimneys in Turkey by Darley Newman Riding amid the bizarre rock formations of Cappadocia, Turkey is truly stepping back in time. For my time traveling trek, I rode a horse name Incion, a 9 year old white Arabian, who was a joy to ride and much calmer than I h...

Round-up Cattle with the Gauchos in South America on a cattle drive by Darley Newman El Charabon is a working South American cattle estancia located in the Rocha Province of Uruguay, not too far from the Brazil border. I rode a wonderful, smooth Criollo out to the far fields to round up cattle...

We had quite a night last night at El Charabon, the ranch where we have come to work cattle with the gauchos in Uruguay. We had an amazing candle lit dinner. The lighting was romantic, but also necessary, as this storm that we are having, which has caused them to close the schools here in Uruguay,...

Visit a sustainable estancia in Uruguay for horse riding and adventure by Darley Newman We arrived to Finca Piedra Estancia at sunset, the perfect time to see Pedro the gaucho gathering the horses and taking them to another pasture. This is an estancia (ranch), where you’ll enjoy ea...

A castle in Uruguay, you might ask? Well yes. Join me on a castle horse trek. by Darley Newman Trail Riding to the Castle Just over the hill from La Salamora lies a stone castle built in 1928 by an eccentric lottery winner. Why he decided to build a castle amid the rolling grasslands of Urug...

Join me on a local's tour of Montevideo, Uruguay's capital city by Darley Newman We just arrived to the small South American country of Uruguay, after flying about three hours from DC to Miami and then 9 hours from Miami to Montevideo. I slept on the plan, thankfully, which I almost ne...