Wild Coast - South Africa

Justine who has been on 5 In The Saddle rides. If Heineken did beach rides… Fabulous and varied trail on super fit horses - | The trail was well described in the information provided - a varied trail including some genuinely breathtaking coast line and beach rides.

The horses are incredibly fit and a real highlight for me was riding the same horse for 7 days, giving an opportunity to really get to know each other. Coming from owing a cob, I was surprised at first at the leanness of the horses - they are real athletes - so be prepared for that. They are very well cared for and it shows in how they are looked after on the trail.

The riding is fabulous. There are long days in the saddle over varied terrain. We did 105 miles over all, and 30 miles of that was at canter. One day we cantered 7 miles in total. So the more riding fit you are, the more enjoyable the ride will be. A couple of folk struggled a bit towards the end. The pace is varied, as is the terrain, and never dull. There is one flat out gallop - the long beach canters are steady but glorious. There is some technical terrain; we popped a few logs and the river crossings; ferry and kayaks add variety.

The guides were knowledgeable and looked after horse and rider in equal measure. They matched riders well to horses, getting me and my daughter exactly right - and when of the group’s horses did not work out, they managed to sort.

Do you have any comments about the accommodation and food?

It is pretty much as described. Locations are superb and the rooms and clean and comfy and staff friendly.

How could we improve the quality of pre-holiday information that we send?

It was all good - not been updated for a while, so some of the actual ride info was inaccurate but think that is sorted now. Did not cause any problems.

How could we improve the way we handled your booking and payment?

All good

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A truly memorable experience with just the right amount of challenge!