Caballo Blanco Trekking Centre

Arrival of new boys...

Lucero and Osian, two geldings, have joined the Caballo Blanco team: two super new horses!  Lucero, a very handsome andalucian,  has settled in beautifully and made lots of new friends, whilst Osian is terrorising all the older horses with his naughty 3 year old's manners.  Photos to follow....

TREKKING IN LAS ALPUJARRAS...

Dear Sarah,

Trekking In Las Alpujarras

Just a brief note to say thank you for a wonderful week spent riding in

Spain.

My time in the mountains exceeded my expectations and despite many

wonderful experiences riding over the years I will remember this one

very fondly. The quality of the horses I was given to ride and the care

taken on each trip to suit my level of riding and my condition on the

day ensured a wonderful holiday.

Everyone I met along the way, whether it be Ali*s friendly greeting

at the airport, Lara*s banter along the trail or your smile at the end

of hard days riding were lovely.

I have so many great memories of the days on the mountains I sometimes

prefer to imagine myself back there again. To ride above the tree line

and be engrossed by the smell of thyme as the horses tread their way

through a natural herb garden is an image that will say with me.

Equally, being able to make out the coast of Africa in the distance or

to trust my horse on a steep descent and feel the satisfaction and bond

when we reached the bottom are also wonderful experiences I will

treasure.

The accommodation you provided was also fabulous. I wish I lived and

ate that well all the time! Anne was lovely and the views over the town

provided a great way to relax after a day in the saddle.

I sincerely hope to come back and visit you again one day, this time

bringing my young daughters. I am confident that they would enjoy the

experience and there is plenty of country around that would suit their

level of riding ability.

Until then, muchos gracias and I hope to return soon.

Peter

Peter Osmotherly,

Lecturer in Physiotherapy

School of Health Sciences

Faculty of Health

The University of Newcastle

NSW 2308

Childrens Campout

Off into the mountains with 9 horses, 7 kids and lots of saddlebags!

Fiesta de San Juan

The local town of Lanjaron decided to add a 'horse ribbon race' to the mass of other celebrations for San Juan last weekend.

Our two helpers, Laura and Gill decided to compete against the local men on their stallions!

Laura wins a ribbon!

Alberto decorated his mule with flowers

Our working hols girl, Anna, enjoying a ride through the parade, check out our working holidays!

Josie hops on the back

Ebony covered by PRE stallion

Sarah took Ebony down to visit a rather gorgeous 16 hands very dark bay (almost black) PRE stallion today.  Fingers crossed for a new arrival next May!!! 

Working Holidays with our horses now all year round!

Here's a few photos of Dan and Beth riding out today!  This is their fourth working holiday , staying with us at the Ranch. 

Beth has fallen in love with Moreno, and pending her mum's approval, may take him back to the UK at the end of the summer.   We will certainly be sad to see our gorgeous boy go, but they make a great team.