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Horseback trail rides in the Andes

 

Horseback trail rides in the Andes

 

 

 

Horseback Trail Riding Program

For those who have not ridden much (or ever), or those who mostly ride dressage and would like to learn about trail riding, we offer a three-day get-to-know riding program.
We learn about basic Alejandra sitting on Regalona, lying down.horse care, including grooming and cleaning the hooves, and then learn the handling of the bridle and saddle. We will teach you the Chilean way of horse riding, which is ideal for riders who plan to be on horseback for long periods of time or travel long distances. After this introduction, we have several horseback tours to choose from.

Itinerary for the beginners trail-riding program

  • Group of riders in front of Villarrica vulcano
    DAY ONE morning

    You arrive at 9am, after a light breakfast we start the program with some easy exercises and basic riding gymnastics designed to teach you how to balance. We continue training with the horses in the pasture to learn the horses' many gaits: walk, trot, canter and gallop.

    DAY ONE evening

    After a hearty lunch we have a two hours ride where we can practice what we learned in the morning. After returning to Antilco we move to our basecamp for the next two days: an astonishing camp spot on lake Geppinger. We set up the tents and enjoy a BBQ on the campfire.

  • Tentcamp in the mountains on a 2 day ride near Pucon, Chile.
    DAY THREE

    On a day long ride we explore the mountains of Llancalil valley, besides NP Huerquehue, returning to our campsite in the evening.

  • 2 persons beside a saddled horse.
    DAY FOUR

    We head into the mountains for another day long ride, this time actually crossing the range into the virgin rainforest. Returning to the valley, in the evening we drive back to town

Facts about the Beginners Trail riding program

Meeting point

Pucón, 9.00 am first day

Duration

3 days, 2 nights, 3 days on horseback.

Number of Participants

2 - 6 riders

Riders Qualification required

No experience required

Accommodation

2 nights in tent camp.In the tent camp 2 riders share one tent.

Sanitary equipment

Shower, water toilet on day 1,2 and 3.

Food

Complete food and soft drinks from beakfast on the first day to the breakfast and snack on the last day. On the trail we have breakfast, a snack at midday and dinner at the campfire.

Includes

All transports to and from Pucón, all fees, all equipment from spoon to tent and sleeping mats.

Personal luggage

Here is a suggestion of things to bring to the ride

Check out more photos and videos from this and other rides at our Gallery

HOrses grazing on a paddock.
Catching the horses in the paddocks

group in front of saddles on a trailriding for beginners program.
Explanations in the saddle room

Rider bare back on a horse on a trailriding for beginners program.
Bareback in the pasture

A man saddleing a horse on a trailriding for beginners program.
putting the saddle on...

group around a BBQ and campfire on a trailriding for beginners program.
Chilean BBQ on the campfire

Dog besides trunks on a trailriding for beginners program.
Duffy is accompanying us into the mountains

group in front of saddles on a trailriding for beginners program.

group in front of saddles on a trailriding for beginners program.

group in front of saddles on a trailriding for beginners program.

group in front of saddles on a trailriding for beginners program.

group in front of saddles on a trailriding for beginners program.

group in front of saddles on a trailriding for beginners program.

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