15 Sep 2024
Would highly recommend this experience to everyone! I have ridden all my life and went with my friend who has only ridden once or twice and we both equally enjoyed it.
We were picked outside our hotel in Hersonissos by Gregor who was hilarious and taken to the farm. Gregor even stopped a couple of times on route to feed some stray animals he looks after and it was lovely to see this.
When we arrived at the farm we were offered a drink straight away and got riding helmets. Gregor then gave a demonstration of riding basics and we were all given a horse based on experience and ability. There were about 8 in the group in total.
We then headed in a group up the side of the mountain. It was a nice concreted road and therefore an easy ride and the horses were all well behaved. When we got to the top, we stopped and had some juice and fresh watermelon.
3 of us went for a gallop while the rest of the group stayed behind, the gallop was on a sandy track and we galloped up, walked back and repeated this again. I wouldn't recommend the gallop for non-horse riders or those with limited experience but if you know how to ride it is amazing!
We then headed back down the mountain and had a lovely lunch with produce from the farm (vegetarian option was available) and were then returned back to our hotel.
I would suggest wearing long trousers and lots of Suncream!
All in all we really enjoyed ourselves and the horses were all well loved and cared for.