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Last Update: 06 Aug 2010

Riding Holidays | Ohio

Ohio is one of the Great Lakes States, next to Michigan, Indiana, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. It also borders Canada across Lake Erie. Ohio has a landscape of mainly lowland grassy plains, although there are some pretty forest areas and quiet river valleys. This makes excellent riding country and there are several Ohio ranch vacations available to visit. Have a horse riding holiday in Ohio at an authentic working ranch in the hills south of Columbus. Learn to ride western style and explore the ranch lands from horseback on guided treks. Have short trails and all day picnic rides with a cookout on the trail. See how a working ranch operates and enjoy relaxing in the peaceful wilderness surroundings.

Head east towards Canton and stay at a resort ranch, combining a scenic Ohio horse riding vacation with other outdoor activities including hiking, fishing, swimming and quad biking. Learn how to handle and care for a horse as well as horseback ride. In addition to ranches there are quite a few equestrian centres in Ohio which provide riding tuition, both in English and western style riding. These are day riding centres and allow visitors staying in the local area to join for a lesson or a short horse trek.

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 Ohio please do contact us.

After a weeks horse riding, Ohio has lots of interesting attractions to visit. There are over 100 vineyards, many of which offer wine tours and tasting sessions. Ohio is also home to the largest Amish community in the USA. Travel to ‘The Wilds’, near Cumberland to for a unique safari experience at this amazing conservation project. Have a vehicle safari through the reserve to see wild African game, such as rhino, giraffe, zebra and antelope, cheetah and wild dog. Hear about the conservation efforts to protect these animals and learn about their natural habitat. Then visit Cedar Point to ride one of the worlds biggest rollercoasters.

Did you know that Ohio was the birthplace of many famous people? Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon is from Wapakoneta in Ohio. The Wright brothers, inventers of the airplane were from Dayton, Thomas Edison was from Milan and Steven Spielburg is from Cincinnati.