Programs in detail:

Costa Blanca stationary rides (Program A)
6 days a week outing of several hours, beginning in the mornings (beginners and skilled riders in different groups) with a lunch break in a Spanish restaurant. Return to the riding center early afternoon. So there will be enough time to go to the beach, to visit one of the markets or to watch the rich bird population of the lagunes (nature reserve).

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Beginners` Course (Program B)
Beginners` get 7 lessons à 45 minutes in the riding school and 4 riding outs à 60 minutes. Besides we give a detailed introduction in saddling and bridling a horse and as well as - groom a horse -. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Costa Blanca stationary rides + 2-days-trail (Program C)
The riding program of the stationary rides plus 2 extensive trail days during these 6 days of riding.

Guardamar-Trail (Program D)
This trail leads on approx. 250 km through the wonderful province of Alicante. During 6 riding days you will see orange and lemon orchards, high plateaus, gorges and river valleys, salt lagunes and Spanish villages, a landscape with tradition, culture and hospitality far from the tourist crowds. Our speciality: You are not obliged to arrive at a certain day, but you can join into to the trail any time. Thus you can adjust your holidays to the most convenient flying days or to your length of holidays (e.g. 10 days). In the evening of each riding day you will return to the riding center, where you will rejoin the stationary riders and call it a day in enjoyable company.

Approximate itinerary:
1st day: arrival, pick up at airport and transfer to riding center, dinner. Next morning you will begin your 6day trail. If your group is already underway, you and your horse will be taken to their camp and you can then start off with the others on the trail.
2nd day: Starting from the riding center we will ride along the salt lagune and we shall see flamingos, grey herons, ducks and other birds. We will pass old river beds and gorges, ride along orange and lemon orchards up to Formentera de Segura.
On the 3rd day we will enjoy the ride across mellow hills and well-looked after vineyards up to La Marquesa, a Roman noble's finca, which is embedded in waves of reed.
On day 4 we ride up the hill to Torremendo, while enjoying the view of lakes and the shining sea.
5th day: We will see the reservoir Balso de Petera, surrounded by huge, very well tended, but lonely fincas and eventually climb up to the edge of the forest, in the shade of which we shall return to Torremendo.
From there we will follow on day 6 a mountain path along scenting pine woods to the finca la Filipinas.
The 7th and last day offers again lagunes, the Villa Martin in its belt of reed and the mountains of salt at Torrevieja, that glitter in the sun.
You will depart on the morning of the 8th day after breakfast.
Riding time per day approx.  4-5 hours.

Riding without a guide / with one of your horses (Program E)
This program offers experiened riders (to have good seat, can look after the horses by themself) the possibility to ride without a guide or a group in the nature. 1.day: arrival and dinner. 2.day: ride with a guide from the riding center to a mountain station nearby an artificial lake. 3.-6.day: These riding-days you can organized by yourself. You can ride in a this landscarpe - through orange and lemon plantations, pine woods and almond fincas. (maps are available). During this time you prepare the meals by yourself. 7.day: Ride back to the riding center with a guide. 8.day: Departure after the breakfast.

Accommodation and food: first/last night on the riding center / log cabins with double rooms and bathrooms (shower and toilet). Shared kitchen. Food available. Single room possible (but limited). baggage transfer from the riding center to the out station and back. 

Dressage Lessons + High School for Advanced Riders (Prog.F)
Noble horses of the "Pura Raza Espanola", trained in the Spanish riding style up to High School (Paso Espanol, Piaffe, canter pirouettes etc.). Traditional Spanish tack with bridle-bit. There is a dressage square (20 by 40 metres) for the lessons, each 2 hours (à 45 minutes) on 6 days, in a group of up to max. 4 riders. Lessons are in German.

Those who does not only want to watch well trained Spanish horses in all their beauty, elegance and dancing grace, but also wants to feel them can here realize that dream.

Because the dressage lessons are always given in the afternoon, it would be convenient to combine these with stationary rides into the the lovely surroundings on cross country horses.

Riding in the side-saddle (Program G)
Indroduction course in the world of the baroque riding. On 6 days = private lessons à 45 minutes on a Vaquero side-saddle and stationary rides for experiened riders.

Starts slowly (Program J)
One week riding holidays for riders, who rides not regularly or has made a long break 1.+2. riding day = one hour riding  3.+4. riding day = two hours riding out. 5.+6.riding day = riding out of several.
 
Riding + Relaxing (program K)
For riders, who wants to ride and also enjoy the sun, the beach and the sea. One week includes: on three days riding out (several hours) and the rest of the days to your free disposal. Possibility to go to the beach - only 15 minutes walking from the stable to the beach. (one of the most beautiful beaches at the Costa Blanca)

Further leisure time options:

• Diving school for trained divers
• Guided outings by boat
• Swimming in the sea
• Market day
• Discos
• Tennis
• Golf
• Horse-auction depending on the time of your presence
• Trips by rented car to old castles and strongholds, to caves, castellos, to the palm park of Elche or to the Safari-Park
• Hot air balloon rides
• and many other things...
  
  

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