Westernreiten,Reitferien,Reiten,Reitunterricht auf der Horse Shoe Ranch in Portugal-Algarve mit Monty Roberts Join Up Kurs

The Animals

Next to our customers our animals are the most important thing on the Ranch. We not only have about 20 horses we also have lovable dogs and cats.

All the horses are schooled on the Ranch, where we develop a closeness and trust between horse and rider. Safety is of the utmost importance and we can only offer this if we can trust our horses.

We have developed our own method through years of experience. The horses are first trained to recognize body language, the horse is then walked without rider behind the more experienced horses so they are never pressured or made nervous. After this the horse is introduced to saddle and then rider.

It is necessary to accustom the horses to everyday noises and distractions e.g. Barking dogs, traffic noise and sudden unexpected movements. The horses are schooled daily with regular treks through mountainous countryside and across riverbeds etc. to maintain their sure footedness. The Western style saddle in our opinion give the utmost comfort and safety to horse and rider alike on long day treks.

Gentle	Ten lynx	Estrela Died in September 2023
Born in 1997 our stallion besides our quarter horses is the most magnificent horse on the Ranch. He is a crossed Lusitano / Arab just made for our western style trails, he is sure footed and bold.	Born in 1998, he is an Alentejan Quarter horse, 161/2 h.h. full of all the good qualities of his bread.
India Died in September 2023	Boneca Died in Juny 2019	Lady Died in Juny 2021

Vaidosa Died in March 2015		Memphis
	We shoe our own horses on the Ranch so if your favourite horse should ever loose a shoe it can be replaced straight away so you have no need to miss out riding your chosen favourite.	A Haflinger Gelding, he is the only one of his breed on the Ranch, 15 h.h. Memphis is a very comfortable horse to ride, his smoothness at the trot compares to sitting in an old rocking chair. He is a great favourite of our guests.
Sugar	Apache	Shakira Died of cancer in September 2021

Shadow	Dakotah Died in August 2023	Puenktchen

Yukon und Missouri	Bonita	Shawnee

Cheyenne	Mandel	Nashville

Rocky 2	Ron	Sweety 2

Mascha	Jako	Hurricane

	Victoria

Not forgetting our dogs. Some of which join us on our trails, they help to make the Horse Shoe Ranch what it is.
And of course our cats.

Boomer Died in August 2018	Cowboy Died in Juli 2022	Sweety Died in Mai 2018

Menina Died in January 2020	Rocky	Fly ( Superdog )

Henriette Died in Oktober 2021	Henry Died in August 2019	Monkey Died in July 2022

Bela	Browni und Nala	Baloo