Articles Tagged 'Equestrian Vacations'

Ski through the snow and try poutine in the charming ski area of Mont Tremblant in Quebec  by Darley Newman   I haven’t been skiing in years. As a child, we used to go every winter, but I definitely did not have confidence in my abilities going out today at Mont Trembl...

Today we went horseback riding in an area of Quebec known as the Eastern Townships. This part of Quebec is close to the U.S. border and many of the townships were originally settled by Loyalists to the crown, who sympathizing with Britain, fled the Northern most colonies. The town of North Hatley ...

In Montreal, we had the opportunity to visit the mounted police in Quebec’s Mount Royal Park, which is like New York’s Central Park. There are twenty Canadian horses that the park police use when patrolling, not only the park, but the entire city. The horses and their stables are wel...

Learn to drive a horse drawn sleigh in Quebec's Eastern Townships  by Darley Newman     Jacques Robidas got Mimi and Jackie, two Belgian Draft horses, ready for my driving lesson. I would be learning to drive a horse drawn sleigh- so nice in the winter snow! We took...

Ride horses with Danny at Ranch Massif du Sud in the Appalachian Mountains about an hour from Quebec City.  by Darley Newman   The ranch offers riding vacations lasting from one to five days through mountain trails. It is simply beautiful here this time of year, because the leav...

Josée and her husband started Ranch Mont Tremblant, a Western style guest ranch in the ski area of Mont Tremblant, 18 years ago. The ranch has a mountain lodge-like atmosphere, with warm fireplaces in the main lodge, which like all of the five buildings on the ranch property, was once a bar...

Today, we did some major adventure activities in the rocky Palisades in Charlevoix. We were supposed to go sea kayaking, but the weather was not cooperating for us, so we instead moved to the Palisades to do a combination of trekking, rock climbing and zip lining. Because it is rainy out, it is so...

In Inverness, we have been staying in an apartment right in the center of town, which has been great. I have really felt like a local, being able to walk to different restaurants and explore on foot. When in Scotland, there are certain things that I feel that I have to try. One is golf. We l...

When in Scotland… I am not a whiskey drinker. I have tried a few sips of other people’s whiskey at one point or another and thought that it tasted like bad medicine, so I was surprised to find that I kind of liked a few of the whiskeys at Edradour Distillery, near Blair Castle, in Pit...

Discover Loch Ness with Adrian Shine, an expert on Nessie, and see if you can spot the elusive Loch Ness Monster  by Darley Newman We met Adrian Shine at his Loch Ness Exhibition Center in Drumnadrochit, where our crew learned about the history of Nessie sightings, as well as pla...