Hi has anyone done this Camino on horse back?

[jenny hall]

Hi has anyone done this Camino onhorse back and if so was it great?

 

[Kanga]

Occasionally one sees horses on the Camino but the ones I have encountered were all part of highly organised tours. Pre-planning shelter and food for a horse would be essential and not be easy.

I know of one tour company that organises a horse riding holiday starting in San Juan de Ortega and finishing in Santiago de Compostela. The tour is a mixture of horse riding and mechanised transport.

You can also enjoy some day trips by horse, if you are walking - there is a well known service that will take you by horseback from Villafranca up to O Cebreiro.

 

[Anemone del Camino]

My godmaother did it with husband and children for husband's 60th, but this is a family practically born on a horse's back and all fhe logistics, hoses included was arranged through a "Camino horse operator". They cared 0 about pilgrimage, getting a Compostela. It was all about a family experience for a bday celebration. Btw, they loved it.

 

[mspath]

This is a fine French account of one rider and his horse riding towards Santiago. --
http://www.worldtrailrides.com/rando/compostelle-claude-bonnot.htm

For several other recent posts/links re horses and the camino check out this earlier Forum thread--
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/rent-horse-in-france.42568/

Happy trails and Buen camino!

 

[jenny hall]

This is a fine French account of one rider and his horse riding towards Santiago. --
http://www.worldtrailrides.com/rando/compostelle-claude-bonnot.htm

For several other recent posts/links re horses and the camino check out this earlier Forum thread--
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/rent-horse-in-france.42568/

Happy trails and Buen camino!

Thanks everyone I am a horse rider and walked the Camino Frances in 2015 unfortunately I have an injured heel so no more walking for me So was thinking horse back might be the go for me

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

The province of Castile and Leon has erected some stables for pilgrims along the Camino Frances. I saw one in Calzadilla de la Cueza that was nearby the municipal albergue. I am not sure how big a project it was intended to be and how far along they are with it. Their tourist office may be able to give you more information. A webpage of theirs that shows a rough map of their stables (at the bottom of the page) is at http://www.turismocastillayleon.com/es/arte-cultura-patrimonio/grandes-rutas/camino-santiago-frances Perhaps they have put theirs only at the places where private stables don't exist.

 

[oursonpolaire]

On my first Camino I met a Spanish army officer who was a military historian doing research on the peninsular war (in Spain, the War of Independence) and was doing the Camino on horseback to get a feel for what the soldiers of that period must have gone through, as well as to do the Camino. He stabled his horse most nights at Guardia Civil cuarteles where, he told me, there were always some farm boys who had joined the Guardia, and seemed to take delight in helping him with the horse. He really seemed to be enjoying it all, although I did not ask the horse how it was going for him.

 

[JabbaPapa]

I was hugely impressed by the one small group of horse pilgrims I've ever met -- their daily need to care for the horses before even considering their own needs seemed to provide them with great insight about the Camino.

 

[Nigel Clark]

My first introduction to the Camino was some 30 years ago when I borrowed a book from the library about a couple who rode the Way on horseback. I have now long since forgotten the authors's names but recall that they were well known figures at that time. Not sure why I read the book as I have no interest in horses at all. I will stick to walking.

 

[Follow your feet]

Hi has anyone done this Camino onhorse back and if so was it great?

I am contemplating setting up a business for people wanting to ride the Caminos on horseback. A supported self-guided ride. Is that something that might appeal to people? Would love your views. Many thanks.