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Where to ride, when to go, who it suits, and the operators worth booking with. Saddl’s editorial guides to riding holiday destinations across the UK and beyond.

UK & Ireland

5 destinations

Riders on the Wild Atlantic Way coast of Ireland
Luxury · Best Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct

Castle Hotel Riding Holidays in Ireland: Where to Stay and Ride in Style

Ireland's best castle hotel riding holidays. Where to stay, what's on the estate, the riding partners worth booking with, and the operators that run packages.

Mid-range · Best May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep

Multi-Day Riding Holidays in the Scottish Highlands: Coast to Coast and the West

Where to ride in the Scottish Highlands. Multi-day trails, Highland ponies, the Outlander country, and the operators worth booking. The Saddl guide.

Connemara pony hacking through the west of Ireland
Mid-range · Best May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct

Riding Holidays in Connemara: Wild Atlantic Way on a Native Pony

Where to ride along Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way, who Connemara holidays suit, what to expect, and the operators worth booking. The Saddl guide.

Mid-range · Best Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct

Riding Holidays in Wales: Drovers' Roads, Welsh Cobs and the Cambrian Mountains

Where to ride in Wales. Welsh Prince Trail, Cambrian Mountains, drovers' roads, native Welsh Cobs, and the operators worth booking. The Saddl guide.

Rider working with an instructor in a UK clinic setting
Mid-range · Best Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct

UK Multi-Day Riding Clinics: Where to Train Without Leaving the Country

Where to train at multi-day clinics in the UK. Eventing, dressage, showjumping, cross country and natural horsemanship clinics across Britain.

Europe

7 destinations

Lusitano horse performing classical dressage in Portugal
Mid-range · Best Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov

Classical Dressage Holidays in Portugal: Riding Lusitano Schoolmasters

Train with Lusitano schoolmasters at Portugal's classical dressage centres. Where to ride, who suits each centre, what a training week delivers.

Riders on Icelandic horses crossing volcanic landscape
Mid-range · Best Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep

Riding Holidays in Iceland: Tölt, Volcanoes and Free-Running Herds

Where to ride in Iceland, when to go, who it suits, and the operators worth booking with. The Saddl guide to riding the Icelandic horse on its home ground.

Black Menorquin horse on a coastal trail, Menorca
Mid-range · Best Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct

Riding Holidays in Menorca: The Camí de Cavalls and the Pure Black Menorquín

Where to ride in Menorca. The Camí de Cavalls, the Pura Raza Menorquina, beach trails and Mediterranean coves, and the operators worth booking.

Riders on Norwegian Fjord horses in mountain country
Premium · Best Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep

Riding Holidays in Norway: Fjord Horses, Mountain Trails and the Midnight Sun

Where to ride in Norway. Fjord horses, mountain trails, Lofoten, the midnight sun, and the operators worth booking. The Saddl guide.

Andalusian horse and rider performing classical dressage in Spain
Mid-range · Best Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov

Riding Holidays in Spain: Andalusian Heritage and Classical Dressage

Where to ride in Spain. Andalusian heritage, classical dressage, Doñana National Park, and the operators worth booking. The Saddl guide.

Riders trekking through Swedish forest country
Mid-range · Best Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep

Riding Holidays in Sweden: Lapland Trails, Sami Culture and Icelandic Horses

Where to ride in Sweden. Lapland Icelandic horse trails, Sami culture, the Kebnekaise mountains, and the operators worth booking. The Saddl guide.

White Camargue horses on a beach in southern France
Mid-range · Best Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct

Riding Holidays in the Camargue: White Horses, Salt Flats and Wild Bull Country

Where to ride in the Camargue. The white horses, the salt flats, the working manades, and the operators worth booking. The Saddl guide.

Africa

2 destinations

Horse safari riders crossing the Okavango Delta in Botswana
Luxury · Best May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct

Horse Safaris in Botswana: Galloping Through Big Game Country

Where to ride in Botswana, who horse safaris suit, what to expect from the Okavango Delta to the Kalahari salt pans, and the operators worth booking.

Horse safari riders alongside wildlife in the Kenyan savannah
Luxury · Best Jan, Feb, Mar, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct

Horse Safaris in Kenya: The Maasai Mara, Laikipia and the Mara on Horseback

Where to ride in Kenya. Maasai Mara, Laikipia Plateau, Chyulu Hills, and the operators worth booking. The Saddl guide to Kenyan horse safaris.

Americas

2 destinations

Gauchos riding across an Argentinian estancia at golden hour
Mid-range · Best Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov

Riding Holidays in Argentina: Estancia Life and Gaucho Country

Where to ride in Argentina, who estancia holidays suit, what to expect from the pampas to Patagonia, and the operators worth booking. The Saddl guide.

Western riders on a dude ranch in the American west
Premium · Best Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep

USA Dude Ranch Holidays: Riding Western on Working Ranches

Where to ride at America's best dude ranches, who suits Western ranch holidays, what to expect from Wyoming to Colorado, and the operators worth booking.

Asia

1 destination

Riders on Mongolian horses on the steppe
Premium · Best Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep

Mongolia Riding Holidays: Across the Steppe with Nomadic Herders

Riding holidays in Mongolia. Where to ride, who suits the steppe and the Altai, what a multi-day pack trip looks like, and the operators worth booking.

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