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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
    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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  • Beaches of Camargue
    April 2025 Claire aged 60
    We have just returned from the Camargue Beaches ride - it was fantastic! The Equus team have been supportive and responsive from start to finish. Iris could not have been more accommodating for our group arrangements, and the team in France made sure our adventure was everything we expected - and more! Horses were... Read all
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  • Beaches of Camargue
    April 2025 Rachel aged 61
    Very high horse welfare, we had to catch groom and feed our horses before we were served breakfast ourselves!!
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  • Beaches of Camargue
    April 2025 Amanda aged 60
    We loved our trip to the Camargue. Everything went smoothly and we all fell in love with the horses. Mine (Habibi) was very sweet natured and always ready for a good canter. The pace of riding was great and our guide, Aurelys, together with Daniel were both brilliant – v professional and good fun – happy to tolerate... Read all
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  • Ants Lodges
    April 2025 Heather aged 65
    Great holiday experience at the new Bush Willow Camp. A very different visit from previous trips to Ants Nest, with real immersion in bush life, with the lodges situated close to a water hole. I rode three, all lovely, forward and responsive. Sassy, Duma and Santi
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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