Articles Tagged 'Wales'

Writer, novelist, and blogger, Tracy M Thomas of Rabbit in Headlights gives the inside scoop on a Self-Guided Riding Holiday with FreeRein in Wales and decides this experience must be on your bucket list. by Tracy M Thomas ‘Ooooh, it’s going to be thundering and lightening ALL week...

For stunning Welsh countryside views and an eerie step back in time, climb up to Carreg Cennen Castle, one of the most photographed castles in Wales. by Darley Newman One of Great Britain's great castles, Carreg Cennen is one of the most photographed castles in Wales. This f...

Catherine Holland, who writes the Little Viking Horse blog, takes her Icelandics on a riding holiday on the Gower Peninsula in Wales and shares how you can do it, too. by Catherine Holland One of the things we love to do with our horses is “ramble." A quick brush, check feet, tack ...

Castles, ancient tombs and beautiful beaches! Ride Welsh ponies with me from a Victorian hunting lodge in Wales. by: Darley Newman I’m pony trekking on the Gower Peninsula in Southern Wales with Olive Edwards, a dynamic woman who loves Welsh Ponies and works hard running her historic Vic...

Horse trekking in the remote and spectacular Brecon Beacons in Wales by Darley Newman The Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales is a great place to explore on horseback. This park has been awarded the British Horse Society Access Award for the National Park most active in opening up eques...

Watch travel videos featuring Welsh Cobs, horseback riding on the beaches of the Gower Peninsula and the Cambrian Mountains and a ride to the pub! by Darley Newman On our journey through Wales, we discovered mountains, beaches, castles and of course, horses. Below are some videos from our adve...

In Equitrekking's Wales episode, we filmed Welsh Cobs with Ifor Lloyd at his world renowned stud, the Derwen International Welsh Cob Center. Ifor just wrote to me that he's sold his colt Derwen Zebadee to one of Europe's most famous dog trainers, who runs Barking Mad Divas. Check out t...

by Darley Newman Ride in the Cambrian Mountains in Wales with a longtime horseman and learn about this rural area. The moors seemed to roll on endlessly as Charlie and I began our ride towards the next challenging part of our trek, a boggy forest that would lead us to our final destinatio...

by: Darley Newman Go pony trekking on the beach in Wales with this Equitrekking Video and story! I’m pony trekking in Wales with Olive Edwards at Parc le Breos, a Victorian hunting lodge with about forty Welsh ponies and larger horses that Olive’s husband uses for show jump...

Ride horses along Three Cliffs Beach and to the pilgrimage site of King Arthur's Stone in Wales. by Darley Newman Today Olive of Parc le Breos took me trekking to King Arthur’s Stone, located on a large hill that had panoramic views of the surrounding Gower Peninsula. There are ...