Los Alamos Villa Based Ride
2 June 2024
The Riding
The Accommodation
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I had single accommodation although my "room" could accommodate another person in the mezzanine. It had air conditioning and the bed was comfortable and the shower excellent (we all got filthy with the orange dust in the forest and cantering along the beach!).
I really enjoyed the food. Either we made our own breakfast (with a well stocked fridge) or we had a simple but tasty breakfast in a beach bar. We always had lunch out, again in a local bar with wonderful fresh local food, "summer wine", beer or a soft drink. The chips were to die for!
Evening meals were at the villa, with great home cooking and plenty of drink, including the local sherry. I eat most things but I noted that our hosts bent over backwards to accommodate all the dietary requirements of their guests.
The swimming pool to relax in or around in the afternoons, was a great bonus.
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Over the years I have had many superb rding holidays with In The Saddle. After an enforced break post accident and with Covid, it was great to have had such a great time in a beautiful part of Spain with wonderful horses and attentive hosts, as well as the good company of fellow riders. The day trip to Jerez was also fantastic with a visit to the Spanish Riding School.
Ros who has been on 17 In The Saddle rides. Fantastic, exciting holiday. | I had a bad riding accident, 3.5 years ago but managed to get back in the saddle a year after. However I was missing fast riding in open country. In Spain the weather (end of May) was glorious, if quite hot. I had 3 lovely horses to ride and the riding exceeded my expectations. We had exciting long canters and gallops in the umbrella pine forests and along sandy beaches. I went on my own but both our hosts, Andrew, Rhiannon, Rachel and Jack and the other riders (who had been before) were so welcoming, that I felt at home. The horses were fantasic, well cared for and matched to each rider. My favourite of the 3 (Portabello) was my first ride and a joy to ride but it was nice to be able to try a couple of other horses as well. I felt really safe despite have lost some of my confidence after the accident.