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Family Rides

Family horseback holidays

Sharing the passion of horses and travelling with your family can be a headache, particularly if not all the family are riders. However, we have solutions to this problem! The best solution is a holiday in a place which is dedicated to riding: a ranch, guest house or equestrian home which offers active, fun and culturally interesting alternatives. Centre based stays are more easily able to adjust to families with young children. Mobile trail rides are better suited to older children, and some are also accessible to non-riders if it is possible to travel some sections on a camel, walking or on mountain bikes.

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From the horse’s mouth

  • Ants Lodges
    June 2025 Caroline aged 60
    We had an amazing holiday at Ants Nest ,fabulous horses lots of canters and we saw a lot of wildlife ,everyone is so friendly at Ants nest ,I think we will be returning I rode Zhara a chestnut mare lovely and forward going very good match to my riding
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  • Ants Lodges
    June 2025 Elizabeth aged 58
    My trip to Ants Nest in June was a trip of a lifetime and surpassed all expectations.From the warm welcome we received when we arrived I knew this was going to be a special place.The friendliness of all the staff at the lodge and the stables.Nothing was too much bother and everyone went out of their way to accommodate... Read all
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  • Family Programme in Tuscany
    May 2025 Rawad aged 33
    Amazing place, horses are treated with full respect, people are very nice and welcoming, and the food is great! Highly recommend it.
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  • Rocking Z Ranch
    April 2025 Jayne aged 56
    Wonderful ranch, lovely family atmosphere. Cannot speak highly enough, we had an amazing time Jones was my fantastic companion for this trip and has given me some wonderful memories
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  • Ants Lodges
    April 2025 Clare aged 49
    This trip has been a dream of mine ever since I was a young girl and now at nearly 50 years I fulfilled my dream. Riding amongst giraffe, rhino and zebra is an incredible experience I will never forget. Francisca at Equus Journeys helped me and my daughter to plan a seamless journey to South Africa without any... Read all
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  • Horseback riding safari in South Africa with zebras
    Meeting with the zebras - an ideal family vacation
  • Watching giraffes in South Africa, Ant's lodges
    Meeting the game in South Africa - better than the zoo!
  • Parelli natural horsemanship guest ranch in Montana
    The perfect environment for a family holiday
  • horseback riding in South Africa
    An ideal family holiday in South Africa
  • Ranch riding holiday in South Africa
    Young rider and his horse swimming in the lake
  • Beach trail ride in the South of France
    Dogs and horses - perfect combo!
  • Equestrian Centre and Tuscan Farmhouse riding holiday
    A rider getting her horse ready