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Across Lawrence's Desert: Riding Wadi Rum and Petra on an Arabian Horse
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Across Lawrence's Desert: Riding Wadi Rum and Petra on an Arabian Horse

Ride an Arabian horse across Jordan's Wadi Rum, the red desert where they filmed Lawrence of Arabia, camp with the Bedouin, and finish at Petra, with ...

September 9, 20265 min read
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The Five-Gaited Horse: Riding Iceland's Tölt Across the Highlands

The Five-Gaited Horse: Riding Iceland's Tölt Across the Highlands

Meet the Icelandic horse, the five-gaited breed with the famously smooth tölt, and ride it across Landmannalaugar's rhyolite mountains and lava field...

September 6, 20265 min read
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Ride Like a Gaucho: A Week on an Argentine Estancia

Ride Like a Gaucho: A Week on an Argentine Estancia

Ride with the gauchos on a real working cattle estancia in the hills of Córdoba, Argentina. Complete beginners are genuinely welcome, on sure-footed ...

September 3, 20265 min read
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The Man from Snowy River Ride: Australia and New Zealand's High Country

The Man from Snowy River Ride: Australia and New Zealand's High Country

Ride the high country that inspired The Man from Snowy River, on tough Australian Stock Horses and across New Zealand's Southern Alps. Real cattlemen ...

August 31, 20266 min read
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Sunrise at the Pyramids: Riding Arabian Horses at Giza

Sunrise at the Pyramids: Riding Arabian Horses at Giza

Ride Arabian horses out into the desert behind the pyramids of Giza at sunrise, away from the crowds, for golden light over all three great pyramids. ...

August 28, 20265 min read
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Palace to Palace on India's War Horse: Riding Rajasthan on the Marwari

Palace to Palace on India's War Horse: Riding Rajasthan on the Marwari

Ride palace to palace across Rajasthan on the rare Marwari, the curled-ear war horse that history very nearly lost. Sleep in heritage forts and desert...

August 25, 20266 min read
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Swim With Your Horse: The Rides That End in the Sea

Swim With Your Horse: The Rides That End in the Sea

One thing keeps stopping me mid-scroll: people riding their horses straight into the ocean and swimming with them. It is real, you can book it, and th...

August 22, 20264 min read
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Into the Wild on a Semi-Wild Horse: Riding Mongolia's Steppe

Into the Wild on a Semi-Wild Horse: Riding Mongolia's Steppe

No resort, no spa, no wine list. Just a half-wild horse, a round felt tent, a nomad family, and more open country than you have ever seen. The rawest,...

August 19, 20265 min read
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Be a Cowboy for a Week: The Real Working Ranches of the American West

Be a Cowboy for a Week: The Real Working Ranches of the American West

Not the resort-with-a-pony-ride kind. The kind that hands you your own horse for the week, points you at a herd of cattle, and lets you actually ride....

August 16, 20265 min read
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The White Horses of the Camargue - and Europe's Most Beautiful Rides

The White Horses of the Camargue - and Europe's Most Beautiful Rides

The white horses galloping through the surf in the south of France are real, and you can be the one on the horse. Plus Iceland's smooth tolt, Andalusi...

August 13, 20265 min read
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Gallop Among Giraffes: The African Riding Safari

Gallop Among Giraffes: The African Riding Safari

Instead of watching the wildlife from a truck, you ride out among it. Cantering among giraffe in Botswana's Okavango Delta and galloping with the wild...

August 10, 20266 min read
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10 of the Most Unique Horseback Rides on Earth (No Nose-to-Tail Trail Rides, I Promise)

10 of the Most Unique Horseback Rides on Earth (No Nose-to-Tail Trail Rides, I Promise)

For weeks my Instagram feed was nothing but horses - people cantering next to giraffes, galloping white horses through the surf, swimming their horses...

August 10, 202610 min read
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