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| Equine Tourism Online The Equinetourism.co.uk website is a unique concept that promotes horse riding holiday experiences along with equestrian activities – UK and worldwide. You have the choice of researching and talking to destinations directly, or organising your holidays through the tour operators featured on the site, giving you immense versatility when planning your trips. Equinetourism.co.uk is especially useful if you’re travelling with your own horse. In addition to a directory of places to stay, there is a full Events and Shows listings section, which includes competitions and events as well as training days, clinics and workshops. So you can plan your holiday diary to include a favourite show or training with a top professional, as well as trail riding in some of the most beautiful areas of the UK. The Equinetourism.co.uk initiative is committed to good horsemanship practice and horse welfare and is working with legendary horse trainer, Monty Roberts, to promote better understanding of horses and their behaviour. You can find special information sections and links to Monty’s new Equus Online University. Equinetourism.co.uk particularly supports and promotes the rare and endangered Exmoor pony breed – there is a dedicated editorial section as well as profiles on many other horse and pony breeds. Equinetourism.co.uk Contacts: Horse Shows and Events - We list masses of equestrian events across the UK and internationally - from racing, eventing and show jumping, to all types of horse shows, competitions, clinics, workshops, demos and talks - from a host of experts across all disciplines and horsemanship methods. So check out Equinetourism.co.uk's Events & Shows section before you plan your diary! Horse Holidays and Training - Equinetourism.co.uk includes a huge range of horse holiday options from warm, welcoming farmhouses and equestrian centres with horse facilities in some of the UK's best riding areas, to the chance to improve your dressage technique in the rolling Chianti Hills of Tuscany, or your show jumping technique in France - through to challenging horse treks in India, the Andes, New Zealand and Mongolia - to name a few. You'll also find a wide choice of fabulous ranch holidays in the USA and Canada - from basic, authentic cattle drives to luxurious spas, gourmet cooking and inspiring horsemanship programmes. See the Worldwide Horse Holiday section and the UK Horse Holiday section and also the UK Equestrian Centre section. Promoting Good Horsemanship - Equinetourism.co.uk was launched five years ago to encourage people to get involved in more equestrian activities, promoting good horsemanship and horse welfare - and to increase understanding of horse behaviour and psychology. The initiative helps to put people in touch with experts, professionals and services, across all equine disciplines, and endeavours to promote quality establishments and equine businesses, where commitment to good horsemanship is paramount. Equinetourism.co.uk Team The founder/editor has extensive experience in glossy magazine publishing in London (publishing, art direction, design, editing, styling) and equestrian journalism. Dawn Westcott also holds the Monty Roberts Intro Certificate in Horsemanship and is a Reiki Master. Dawn's husband, Nick, is a successful Exmoor farmer specialising in sheep and haylage, who has spent a lifetime around horses. Equinetourism is committed to the preservation and conservation of the rare Exmoor pony breed and the team is actively involved in socialising, backing, showing and breeding Exmoor ponies. The stallion standing at stud is the multi-champion (inc EPS Breed Show Supreme Champion), Hawkwell Versuvius. "If you can get the horse to trust you and to genuinely want to be ridden or handled by you - to retain his true spirit, and to work within his comfort zone - to want to try for you and look after you - in a way that is not detrimental to his health, happiness, spirit and confidence - then you are on the road to good horsemanship."
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| As published in the Jan/Feb 2008 issue of British Horse Magazine 'Horsy Holidays' feature... | |||||||||
| "Equinetourism.co.uk promotes an extensive range of horse riding holidays, adventure treks and places to stay with your own horse across the Uk and worldwide. You'll find everything from wilderness treks in Mongolia to dressage training in Italy, farmhouse B&Bs on Exmoor to ranches offering cattle drives and spas in the USA and Canada. You could watch the huge, desert sun set in Africa, swim with your horse in Cornwall, combine carriage driving with a spa break in Austria, and marvel at the volcanic vistas from the back of a beautiful Icelandic horse. Maybe you'd like to hire a horse for a week and explore the Emerald Isle, take a luxury Safari break, or try your hand at Polo in Argentina - it's your choice and there's something for everyone and for all levels of rider. Accommodation includes idyllic farmhouses with miles of off road riding, equestrian centres with residential facilities, and hotels and riding centres offering escorted rides and extra training. This website also includes a full diary of equestrian Events, Shows and activities, so you can check what's on in the area you la to visit and enter a show, join a clinic, or maybe take part in a pleasure ride. Area and riding information will help you select your choice of terrain and outriding - from spectacular moorland vistas, to open beach gallops, or meandering forest trails and deep river coombes. The horse and pony breeds section profiles native and free-living breeds across the globe, promoting better understanding of the horses you'll meet on your trip - it may even be possible to take in a wild horse tour! Equinetourism is unique in that it enables you to book through a tour operator, or directly with the destinations, and it puts you in touch with myriad equestrian centres and events and shows organisers - so you can truly plan your perfect holiday, training or competition. Equinetourism.co.uk has recently launched a series of useful Forums where you can research horse holidays, horse and pony breeds, events and shows and horsemanship methods - talking directly to ranch owners and horse holiday providers. The website attracted well over a million unique visits [15 million hits] in 2007 and provides an active, constantly updated information resource for selecting your next riding adventure. Visit equinetourism.co.uk" British Horse Magazine |
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