5 Day Swimming with Horses, Natural Horsemanship, and Horse Trekking Holiday in Corfu, Ionian Island

Facilities

Itinerary

Day 1

Meet your instructors and the beautiful rescued horses and find a horse suitable for your level of riding.

Day 2

Have a relaxing one-hour ride in the morning and discover the ways of natural horsemanship in the afternoon.

Day 3

If you like adventure, you can have a three-hour ride or just have a break at the stable yard and enjoy local products.

Day 4

Have the ultimate experience by enjoying your swimming ride. Starting from the stables, you'll go to the hill and through Pelekito to find the wide, pristine, secluded sandy beach of the Platytera Monastery for an inviting swim with your horse, in the crystal clear Ionian Sea (only from May 15 - October 15).

Day 5

Spend the morning with the horses (riding in the arena, practice horsemanship, cross country jumps, show jumping, or grooming).

Activities included

• Horse riding lessons
• Natural horsemanship lessons
• Horse trekking (beach and hills)
• Cross country jumps (only for advanced)
• Swimming with the horses (depending on the weather)

Horse breeds

Small size

• 2 shetland ponies (maximum weight: 30 kilograms)

Medium size

• 2 Arab / Greek (maximum weight: 75 kilograms)
• 4 Greek mountain ponies (maximum weight: 65 kilograms)
• 1 Thoroughbred / Greek (maximum weight: 80 kilograms)

Big size

• 1 Cob (maximum weight: 100 kilograms)
• 1 Appaloosa blanket (maximum weight: 100 kilograms)
• 1 tricolor paint horse (maximum weight: 110 kilograms)
• 1 Andalusian / paint (maximum weight: 100 kilograms)
• 1 thoroughbred / draft (maximum weight: 110 kilograms)
• 1 Draft (maximum weight: 110 kilograms)

Still growing

• 1 Greek pacer
• 1 Angloarab

The venue of this riding holiday would be at Arena Horse Riding Corfu in Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece. Arena Horse Riding Corfu covers more than four acres (4000 square meters). There is a small arena (22 x 11 meters) and the riders can ride in there before they go outside with their horses.

There are five large stables, one small, and two large shelters for the horses. There is also one toilet, parking area for six to seven cars, two wooden kiosks, and one tack room (3 x 6 meters) of which half is for storing the harness and the other half can be used by the riders to change clothes if they prefer and leave their things or just relax and have a coffee. There are also 50 olive trees providing shades.

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Breakfast, lunch, snacks, and drinks are included. Vegetarian and vegan food can be catered for. Please send Arena Horse Riding Corfu an inquiry for more information.

• Boat hire
• Boat trips
• Cycling
• Jeep safari
• Quad bike safari
• Scuba diving
• Spa
• Water park
• Water sports

• Horse riding lessons
• Natural horsemanship lessons
• Horse trekking (beach and hills)
• Cross country jumps (only for advanced)
• Swimming with the horses (depending on the weather)
• Transfer from / to Aerolimenas Kerkiras Ioannis Kapodistria (CFU)
• 4 nights accommodation
• Breakfast, lunch, drinks, and snacks

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• A reservation requires a deposit of 30% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
• The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.