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Adventure
on Horseback
Two self lead Trail Rides for Horse Riding Enthusiasts.
The Donegal
Trail is an unguided trail ride.
You can ride the Donegal Trail only with a minimum of two* riders.
The unguided Trails
are suited to a minimum of 2 persons - but, if you really would
like to ride a Trail and you don't have a riding companion we
have the possibility to help you find one on our 
Meeting
Page on the Internet.
Up here
its different
In the North West corner of Ireland: Donegal, the wildest and
most romantic of all Irish counties. Emerald Isle - Land of colourful
rainbows. Its austere melancholy is unforgettable!
The name Donegal comes from the Irish 'Dun na nGall' meaning fort
of the foreigner.
Ireland's most northerly county has little in common with its
neighbours in the Republic, either geographically or historically.
Donegal's
supreme appeal lies in the natural beauty of its coast, with windswept
peninsulas, precipitous cliffs and a host of golden beaches that
rival any in Europe. Blanket bogs, now rare in the world, cover
much of the county.
While other
parts of Ireland might be more spectacular, Donegal is both beautiful
and relaxing. The landscape, rougher than in counties to the south,
often is covered in gorse or heather.
Donegal
West and Donegal South… …
are two of our most beautiful trails to discover the North West
of Ireland in a week - from the saddle, of course.
The choice is yours:
Donegal
West
Our trails
lead you over low hills, through remote mountain areas and across
vast boglands. They are exciting and relaxing in all kinds of
weather, in rain, wind or sunshine. Anything can happen; the Irish
weather is full of surprises.
Contact to
the local people in Ireland is easy; the people are open and very
friendly. Irish people love horses very much and they like to
listen to the stories their visitors tell them. You will enjoy
their hospitality.
You will ride
through rugged and remote areas where you won't meet anybody,
take a deep breath: you will hardly find cleaner, fresher air
anywhere. You will certainly experience total freedom.
Here is what
you should bring along: curiosity, a sense of discovery, a good
bit of riding experience, suitable clothing for all kinds of weather
and, last but not least, some feeling of adventure.
Your little
group will be on your own during the week, without a guide, sometimes
riding together with a few other guests. But you will reach each
station without any problem using our maps and well signposted
trails. There are six overnight stops - farms and country houses.
You will meet friendly and helpful hosts in all of them.
We provide
you with strong and experienced horses, which are used to carry
you safely through all kinds of open country. Our Irish Hunters
are known for easy handling and safe riding - and they love a
lively gallop on the beach.
Our horses
graze on green pastures and are friendly and reliable towards
their riders. At the moment we have almost one hundred horses
in our stables. We don't offer riding by the hour but only take
bookings for weekly trails and you will find that "your" horse
becomes your friend during that time.
Our equipment
such as bridles, saddles, blankets and cleaning tools are practical
and well looked after. The same goes for saddlebags to carry your
clothing from station to station and maps with trail descriptions
and marked trails. We look forward to meeting you!
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 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.
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
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.
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