Horseback trail Riding in Chile, South America

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 four-day get-to-know riding program.
We learn about basic 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.

1.The first day will be spent on the farm. You arrive at 1pm, we welcome you, show you around and bring you to your room where you can store away your things. Later on 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.

Im Paddock beim Kurs : Wanderreiten in Chile

2. Sleep in in the morning then stroll around the farm and pastures, or take a walk up the mountain enjoying the great views out over the volcanoes. Around midday we'll go get the horses and you'll learn how to prepare and saddle your horse under observation your guide and trainer. Then we'll leave for a 3-4 hour ride through the Mapuche Indian community Quelhue, and practice what we've learned so far out in the fields. We pass by the Mapuche settlement, cross a little creek and have a nice canter or gallop on the banks of Trancura River.

Ausritt beim Kurs : Wanderreiten in Chile

3. Today we take off for a two-day ride to the "Cerros de Quelhue" Forest Reserve, the protected area which borders the farm. Again passing by the Mapuche settlement, we ride up into the mountains until we reach a abandoned farm in the rainforest were we build our camp for the night right between the grazing horses. We prepare a typical chilean "asado al palo" in which the meat is barbequed on long bamboo sticks.

Zeltcamp beim Kurs : Wanderreiten in Chile

Sattelplatz beim Kurs : Wanderreiten in Chile

4. Early in the morning we'll light the fire again and prepare hot coffee for you for breakfast. After we've eatem we'll take bridles and lassos and go round up the horses. After cleaning and saddling, a job that by now everyone will be able to do on their own, we'll be on our way, riding between huge Mañio and Coighue trees, leaving the mountains behind and heading back to the farm.
In the evening we'll drive you down to town, although you may of course feel free to stay longer if you want.

Itinerary for the beginners trailriding program

Details about beginners trail riding program


Meeting point	Pucon
Duration	4 days, 3 nights, 4 days with horses and on horseback
Number of Riders	2 - 6
Riders Qualification	Novices or those who mostly ride dressage and would like to learn about trail riding
Accommodation	2 nights in double in guesthouse on the farm, 2 nights in tent camps. In the tent camps 2 riders share one tent.

Sanitary equipment	Shower, water toilet on the 1. and 2..day; on the 3.day the camp is beside a creek
Food	Complete food and soft drinks from dinner 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. Discount for bringing your own sleeping bag.
Persönliches Gepäck	Here is a suggestion of things to bring to the ride. Weight limit for personal items excluding sleeping bag, mat and tent : 5 kg (10 litres)

Testimonials about the beginner trailriding program

Doris Walder, Beginners trailriding, april 2010 doris.walder@zedlnig.at

Just wanted to say hi and thank you. Now that we are back in Austria, we're remembering the wonderful time we spent at your place.We felt at home right from the start and I would return right now if I could. I still find it hard to believe that we rode those trails. In parts Alejandra had to cut her way through! It was incredible how your horses took us safely up and down those mountains. I couldn't stop smiling I was so happy! The ride, the overnght in tents, the campfire and the BBQ ... all of it was definitely one of the highlights of our fabulous travels in Chile.

kisses,(translation from german text, check the original)
Doris

Wanderreiten in den Anden abends Grill beim Reitkurs

Bernhard & Alexandra Gerauer, Trailriding for beginners, march 07 b.gerauer@freenet.de

Hello Mattias
It's been a while since we were at your farm. We've finally found time to reflect on our experiences and we just wanted to say thank you for the wonderful days we spent with you and for your hospitality.
Greetings
Bernhard & Alexandra (translation from german text, check the original)