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Trailriding in Sweden

Go trailriding through the Swedish wilderness in Värmland Country covered with and beautiful vistas. Settled originally by Finland’s who where brought over to explore these large woods 300 years ago, not good enough for farming, but important for mining. Today these woods are important for the lumber industry. These wooded and hilly areas witha a great number of lakes (Sweden has over 96 000 lakes) support wildlife like moose, deer, bears, wolves, lynx, mountaincok, black goose, and a variety of bird species. We will ride over mountains, through valleys, fascinating moors, by little wood ponds, sparkling creeks, and pass ruins of forgotten farms and mining plants. You will never be closer to nature than when you are trailriding.

Experienced Leaders

The idea of trailriding in Sweden came from the legendary Pony Express Trail in the old west. Heinrich, your host, rode the entire trail from Missouri, west to Sacramento California, a distance of 3,200 km. The trip took him 4 months and taught him about horses and "horse-camping". After returning to Sweden, he wanted to share his experience with others, and started offering trailriding excursions

Horses

After years of experience, we have learned to choose the right breed and size of horses. We chose a Swedish breed, a light type and middle-sized horse,The Northsweede. In the beginning a drafthorse for lumberwork in the woods, but after years of breeding, now perfect for trailriding. A very surefooted, tough and alert horse that will carry you with a calm sense and a warm heart through a beautiful, but sometimes quite rough, terrain. Furthermore we have an own breed based on the Northsweede with some Arabian blood in it, and some haflinger horses..

Qualification for Riders

You will need to walk, trot and galopp your horse, so it is important that you have done this before. If you are a beginner, you should not be frightened of horses or the speed of a cantering horse. 50% of the trail is on small, dusty roads, where we trot and canter.

Age

You need to be 16-years-old or accompanied by an adult. Under 18 years of age, you will need to have your parrents or guardan sign your bookingform.

About the Trail

We will be riding about 120 to 150 km in 6 days; about 4 to 5 hours a day in the saddle. You will arrive in Värmland on Saturday at lunch time. After food and instructions we will make an introductory trip so you can get use to your horse. On Sunday morning after breakfast, we start the tour and set out for a new adventure! After 5 days and 4 nights sleeping in a "Lappkåta" (simulary to an indiantipi), we will ride back to our home station. On Friday morning after breakfast we say good bye to each others, and you are heading out for new adventures!

Camp

In the evening we arrive to a lake or a river, where we water our horses and put them out to pasture. We put our tents up and then together, we put up a big shelter for the whole group.

Food

Together, we cook breakfast and dinner over a spiritstove. In the morning, we pack a lunch to take with us on the ride.
After your week of trailriding, you will be an  experienced horse person and carry knowledge about horses and outdoor living with you back home. There will be time in the afternoon, when we let our horses rest, for swimming, or fishing, picture taking and nice talking at the fireplace.

Get in touch with us to make a reservation and for information about prices. We speak both English and German. Please give yourselves 10 days advance notice for booking and a 30 % fee of the price for shure-reservation.

Discount
From 4-9 people we give 10 % reduced group rates.

10 people, a whole group 15%. We are following the rules of Swedish Custumer´s support (KO).

More questions?, please don´t hesitate to contact us on,

Tel +46 590 350 25 +46 590 350 63

or

E-mail: px@ponyonly.net