Horse Riding Holidays - How to Choose

These days there are many types of horse riding holidays, to choose from. Whether your ideal horse riding holiday is trekking through mountains, galloping across the beach or meandering through hillsides; you are sure to find the horse riding holiday of your dreams.

So how do you go about choosing which horse riding holiday centre to go to? For most people the most important criteria is the horses themselves. Are they well looked after, are they suitable for your level, do they have the type of horses that you enjoy riding?

When deciding where you want to ride, give a thought to the time of year. It is all very well dreaming about your horse riding holiday in the Sahara, but if you go in the height of summer and find it's just too hot to enjoy the riding, it will spoil your dream horse riding holiday. Most horse riding holiday centres will adise you on the best time of year to ride with them; after all, neither the guides nor the horses want to work if the weather is very bad or even dangerous for riding.

You should also consider what facilities the horse riding holiday centre provides; is it full board or self catering, what kind of tack do they use, are the bedrooms shared dormitory style or private, do they offer airport transfers, are they child friendly, what about the non-riders in your group, will they be able to amuse themselves while you are off riding? Make a list of everything you expect from your horse riding holiday and cross off the list all the ones that don't supply what you want or need.

If you are looking to improve your riding you should look for a place with qualified instructors and a good riding arena. For trekking you want an experienced guide and sure footed horses.

La Fiaba offers horse riding holidays in Tuscany for all levels of rider.