If you've ever fancied a horse trekking experience in Europe, France has a world of horseback adventures for you to explore, and not only that, the culture, food and entertainment you can enjoy along the trail is second to none.
Here are a few of the many regions you can explore on horseback throughout France and other ideas to take in the culture along the way.
Nearby the famous City of Carcassonne, the equestrian centre Domaine de Pommayrac in the beautiful south east of France offers you ride-outs, lessons and courses on calm and easy to handle horses. We have ponies you can take out for a walk with your children. You can stay in guest rooms and holiday homes and eat in our restaurant. Remarkable natural, historical and tourist sites nearby include; Cathar castles, Haute-Vallée de l'Aude, caves, Pyrenees, Mediterranean Sea.
Explore Rambouillet on horseback or by carriage only 50 kms from Paris. Jacky Agnes, a government approved tourist riding organizer runs this stable officially recognized since 1975. They can also transport horses, ponies, carriages up to 150 kms from Rambouillet to take in trails further afield.
Horse rides, rental of carriages for rides through the Rambouillet forest, week-end rides and more. Participate in rallies of riding tourism and organized events with ponies and horses.
You can get your children used to riding by leading them on a pony through the forest yourself. There are even Carriage rides for the elderly up to 150 kms from Rambouillet. The base is near many different chateaux including; Rambouillet, Versailles, Esclimont, Le Tremblay sur Mauldre, Dampierre, Breteuil, Chevreuse, Neuville, Thoiry, Villiers le Mahieu, et de l'Abbaye de Vaux de Cernay.
Renowned for its sumptuous castles, vestiges of a royal past, the famous Loire Valley is at the same time rich in history and architecture. This is the trail we took and it takes in some of the great and majestic castles of the region.
Chambord, Chenonceau, Cheverny, the greatest castles of the Renaissance lay like a spring of pearls along the Loire and the Cher rivers. Nature also plays its part in this region, with the deep forests of Sologne and their high trees and the richness of game, which is known worldwide.
Welcoming host tables invite you to enjoy game, fish and the numerous vegetables of the region washed down with some Gamay or Cheverny wine. Gluttony is not a sin in this wealthy region!
You can spend a week discovering the beautiful castles on horseback and spend the nights in typical and beautiful guesthouses and if this all sounds a little bit archaic, you needn't worry, we we're even able to play Party Poker online from all but one of the guesthouses!
So if you're looking for an escape in the beautiful French countryside, horseback is by far the best way to enjoy all the culture and history that this historic country has to offer.
