Colette and Tilman Anhold

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Trail Riding Vacations in Sligo

Trail Riding Vacations in Sligo and Donegal

Riding by the Sea




Trail Riding Vacations

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Tilman and Colette Anhold

Horse Riding Vacations
Horseback Riding Vacations with the Horse Holiday Farm are very special.
The Horse Holiday Farm lies in the shadow of Ben Bulben directly on the Atlantic coast with breathtaking views.
We have a long time experience of catering to the discerning rider and can offer the superlative in riding breaks.
What the experts say: "Excellent open riding country on very sensible horses in a part of the world where riding is a way of life - and where it's meant to be fun!"
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The Horses
Ireland is known the world over as the land of the horse. Irish horses have an excellent temperament, they are kind and easy to handle and ride. Irish horses have a natural jumping ability and plenty of courage.
The horses on the Horse Holiday Farm are very healthy, well groomed, trained, surefooted and unspoilt.
We have horses to suit all abilities of rider. On arrival, we will match horse and rider.
For experience riders: Your Horse will take you at a leisurely amble if you wish and he is also competent at galloping along the sand dunes and beaches or jumping the obstacles on the Cross-Country Course.
For less experience riders: You will be given a horse, which is safe and quiet in all respects.
Our horse will be yours for at least a week or for as long as you wish to stay.

Horse Riding Vacations with the Horse Holiday Farm
Riding by the Sea
From Horse Holiday Farm you can ride left and right along miles of sandy beaches.
If you like to come alone to the Horse Holiday Farm you are very welcome, the Riding by the Sea programme is the right one for you, where you can gallop on the endless beaches, do the various trails in the area and the cross country jumping, in a group and with or without a guide.

Trail Riding Vacations with the Horse Holiday Farm
You're given a map, an Irish hunter and the name of the place you'll be staying in that night - then you're off. Six days, at your own pace, along beaches and forest tracks, mountains and farmland through one of the most untouched parts of Ireland.
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We are offering wonderful self lead horse trails but it is not advisable to go alone, we prefer it if you are a minimum of 2 people, however, if a Trail is really what you would like to do we are offering you, with our help, the possibility to find a suitable companion whom you could get to know before you travel Meeting Page

Donegal Trails
Donegal is wild and beautiful with a great feeling of space. The coastline is formed by the Atlantic, with immense mountains and bogs. Emerald Isle - Land of colourful rainbows. In the North West corner of Ireland: Donegal, the wildest and most romantic of all Irish counties. Its austere melancholy is unforgettable!
Donegal West Trail - from station to station along forest tracks, mountains, bog land paths and small country roads to an unforgettable endless beach
Donegal South Trail - you start this trail by the sea, ride along the pilgrims way to the Lough Derg, Ireland's most famous Pilgrimage site and stay in a guest house where you can get a massage after the riding

Sligo Trails
County Sligo is a gentle yet majestic and mystical land, a land of contrasting images that has stirred and inspired the imagination of many with its mountains, lakes, rivers, forest and ubiquitous Atlantic Ocean. Enjoy a few days riding in the countryside immortalised by the poet W. B. Yeats.
Sligo Trail (1 week) - You will have three days directly on the sea and three days through the mountains and forests of Co. Sligo.
Yeats Sligo Trail (4 Days) - County Sligo's beautiful scenery was an inspiration for Yeats, who is buried at Drumcliffe Churchyard - You will ride by the Sea, gallop over sandy beaches and through the countryside.

General:
In order to participate in our Trail riders must be fit and able to trot, canter and gallop at ease, You must also be capable of taking good care of your horse: feed , groom and tack up.
On the Riding by the Sea programme riders must be minimum Intermediate standard, this programme is also suited to very experienced riders.
On all programmes children must be over 12 years of age and good riders and also must be capable of spending long hours in the saddle.

For detailed information, please visit our other pages and contact us.

It is sometimes possible to book at short notice: just phone us, send us an email or fill up the contact form

Tilman and Colette Anhold
Horse Holiday Farm Ltd.
Grange
County Sligo
Ireland

Telephone : (071) 9166152
Fax : (071) 9166400

From Europe and the UK:
Telephone : 00 353 71 9166152
Fax : 00 353 71 9166400

From the USA:
Telephone : 011 353 71 9166152
Fax : 011 353 71 9166400
Email : hhf@eircom.net

Form: enquiries-reservations

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The Horse Holiday Farm is Bord Fáilte (Irish Tourist Board) approved and
a member of A.I.R.E., the Association of Irish Riding Establishments.