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Last Update: 06 Aug 2010

Riding Holidays | New Mexico

Set between Texas and Arizona on the border with Mexico, New Mexico is home to many horses. Although the State has a dry arid climate there are several guest ranches and with these come ranch horses. Visit New Mexico for a Dude ranch vacation and enjoy fantastic horseback trail rides. Ride well trained ranch horses western style across open wilderness, wildlife watching as you go. Most ranches have horses suitable for people of all riding abilities and ages.

There are a few working ranch holidays in New Mexico where guests have the opportunity to ride out with cattle herds. The amount of cattle work available depends on the time of year and at certain times there is the chance to be involved in cattle drives. Another popular option is to stay at a big resort ranch and try horse riding as one of many activities.

We are always looking for new riding destinations and regularly update the information on this site. If you have information about horse riding or trail rides in New Mexico please do contact us.

New Mexico shares a similar horse history to other western States of the USA. Before the existence of the motorcar horses were the only real transport to cover the huge distances out west. There are still wild horses to be found in New Mexico and a few wild horse preserves dedicated to the protection of the surviving descendents of the original Spanish horses brought over to America hundreds of years ago.

While in New Mexico for a horse riding holiday why not visit some of the nearby interesting geographical and historical sites. The Rio Grande river gorge at Taos is famous for its rafting and rock climbing. Taos itself is a fascinating little Spanish style town known for its art galleries, restaurants and architecture. Explore nearby Santa Fe or travel south to Albuquerque or Roswell. Carlsbad Caverns National Park is a popular tourist attraction, a wonder of caves full of amazing stalactites and stalagmites. There is even scuba diving at the Blue Hole in Santa Rosa!