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| CANADA: British Columbia : Riding Icelandic Horses |
| What: |
The ranch offers six day/five night riding tours on fine Icelandic horses for at least intermediate riders in the vast wilderness and abundant wildlife that surrounds the property. The property provides comfortable luxury cabins and fine meals. We have a special fall foliage rides near the end of the riding season. |
| Dates and Rates: |
Weekly startups Sunday to Friday beginning May 4 to Sept 2, 2008.
Rates are $1385 US/740 GBP/1086 E and includes rides, accommodations, meals, and 5 riding days.
Single supplement: $150 US/80 GBP/118 E.
Indian Summer rides from Sept 9 to Oct. 14 startup. Sunday to Friday.
Rates are $1495 US/798GBP/1160 E. and includes rides, accommodations, meals and 5 riding days.
Single supplement $200 US/107 GBP/157 E. |
| Horsesense: |
Rides will be 4 to 5 hours daily. The property states that their experience with guests is that after riders receive instructions in the arena and oval track even riders with little experience are normally confident and ready for the trail rides. The Icelandic Horse is an extraordinary animal still possessing the natural five gaits and traits of the old European horse. Purebred for over 1000 years, it has the natural five gaits walk, trot, canter, tolt, and flying pace. The tolt is the most popular four beat gait as it takes the rider on smooth ride that can vary in speed. The flying pace is a two beat gait that can make the rider feel as though one is flying. Because the Icelandic Horse has had no carnivorous enemies, it has an ingrown friendly nature. This contributes to its easy temperament and unafraid personality. The rough terrain and nature in Iceland has led to its amazing stamina and hardiness. The height of Icelandic Horses is 13 - 14.2 hands. These small but strong horses can easily carry a rider up to 200 lbs. Rides will be 4 to 5 hours daily. Our experience is that guests, after the instructions in the arena and oval track, riders with little experience are confident and ready for the trail rides. At the Icelandic Horse Farm, we breed, train and sell Icelandic horses with superb bloodlines. Located in beautiful British Columbia, our farm is surrounded by mountains and forests with miles of trails where all our horses are ridden. Exposed to different terrains and tasks, our horses are trained for the best in tolt, response and grace. |
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| Explore the mountains, creeks and trails of the Okanagan on a friendly Icelandic horse Guest enjoy there stay situated at the doorstep of the Canadian wilderness. Endless trails treat horse and rider to panoramic views and a fast variety of local flora and wildlife provide changing scenery depending on the season of your visit Bring your camera, your love of the outdoors, and a sense of adventure! |
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| WHAT TO EXPECT: |
| Getting There : |
| The least expensive way for parties of two or more to get to property is to rent a car in the major portal city you land in Seattle, Spokane and Vancouver, Canada or such. The drive from Vancouver takes less about 5 hours and is 275 miles. The nearest airport is Kelowna International Airport which handles regularly scheduled flights from Seattle on Alaskan Air, Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver with Air Canada or West jet. An air porter bus can take you from airport to Vernon and from Vernon to Icelandic Horse World. These fees should be paid in Canada and may come to more then $60 US roundtrip and les then $100 US roundtrip. |
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| Room and Board : |
| Riders will stay in comfortable luxury cabins with televisions and fast Internet connections. Riders will enjoy three meals daily with the menus as follows. Meals are Sunday night's pasta, salad and desert for people that come in early and have not eaten. Monday grilled steak, warm vegetables salad and desert. Tuesday chicken, stir fried vegetables, salad and desert. Wednesday barbequed wild salmon on cedar plank with planked asperses, potatoes, salad and desert. Thursday roasted beef with roasted potatoes warm vegetables mushrooms and desert. Treats like baked grapefruit in grand mariner, and ice cream with flambé cherries. |
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| Weather: |
| the Okanagan has a stable warm dry summer with temperatures 24-30 C/ 75-85 F for July and August spring and fall are a little cooler but mostly dry and sunny. |
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| Day1: |
Sunday : Late afternoon arrival. You will settle in your luxury cabin, relax and meet the host and other guests during happy hour with a nice glass of wine and coffee. |
| Day2: |
Monday : After a good nights sleep and a lovely breakfast, we will start with an introduction to the Icelandic Horses. A brief evaluation and assignment of horses is followed by a short riding instruction in the arena, coffee and cake and bond more with your horse on the oval track. Lunch break and off for the afternoon ride in the resorts attractive forest. |
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Tuesday: A serious day of riding into the exciting backcountry wilderness with a great chance to encounter Canadian wildlife. Not uncommon to see coyote, deer, bear, baldheaded eagle, and grouse. Lunch will be a trail picnic. Coming home the hot tub awaits you to relax in. |
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Wednesday : Today will be a gentle riding day. We will be back for a nice lunch at the resort. In the afternoon you will have time to stay at the resort to relax in the sauna or hot tub, hike, or do one of the many fascinating activities possible in this area. At 7:30 pm we meet you again for a real Canadian barbecue at the resort. |
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Thursday: Start the day with a nice hardy breakfast. After breakfast we ride through the Canadian forest to the top of the mountain with a stunning view overlooking the wide open back country valley, where we have a great tasty and fun picnic lunch, then after a few more hours of descend we finish our ride with a nice tolt. |
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Friday: On this day you will ride your favorite Icelandic horse on the most beautiful ride of all on a high wilderness trail that gives you a stunning view of Okanagan Lake and the surrounding area. Our last lunch dinner together, around 2 - 3 pm. Then we say, "Till we meet again" or... you may book for the weekend as well.
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| Riding Ability: |
For Trail Ride Packages, riding experience required.
For beginner and novice riders, riding packages include intensive riding lessons and short trail rides, minimum age of 10.
Horses: Icelandic
Pace: Moderate
Tack: Icelandic
Helmets: Are required and available for those who do not have their own.
Restrictions: 200-pounds/ 14+stones/91 kg.
BC Gratuities: 10 - 15% suggested. |
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| Airport: Kelowna: |
Direct flights from Europe to Vancouver or Calgary
Vancouver/Calgary to Kelowna
Languages: English, German, And Dutch. |
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