Trail riding holidays in Mallorca. After a very hot summer, when we could only take the horses out early in the morning or late at night, the cool, sun kissed days of the autumn and winter are back. It’s time to make for the hills and after that the mountains for a three-day trail. This
Why choose the Philippsen Bitless Bridle Converter? Lorenzo’s bitless bridle is here. Natural horsecare is now very popular with many benefits to both the horse and the rider. For the horse it promotes good health, reduces nervousness, leads to longer life and can eliminate pain and discomfort in the horse’s mouth, caused by wearing a
You will find our Mallorcan riding stable in the flat, fertile countryside of Sa Pobla. We are only a few kilometres from the end of the Ma-13 motorway and 42 kilometres from Palma, on the northern edge of the Albufera National Park. There is a railway station in the town which links directly with the
Visit our Mallorcan ranch and try this fun activity on a family holiday: a tapas ride! Majorca excursions take place all over the island and include various forms of transport, different destinations and different types of food and drink. We think the best transport is riding in Mallorca! One of our most popular horse riding
THE FIRST DAY We leave the stables after tacking up our horses between 9 and 10am. Our bags go ahead by minibus, whilst we begin our ride across the plain towards the Tramuntana Mountains. After an hour we begin to rise quickly passing with long canters, through almond and olive groves with views of the
Lorenzo’s own design of bitless bridle will soon be back on sale! We now have a company lined up in Valencia who can cast the vital brass connecting pieces that are a crucial element of the bitless bridle design. These pieces are in the shape of a capital B and they link the headpiece to the
This August, we are offering a summer camp for kids of all nationalities for 3 days each week over three weeks. The camp runs from 9am until 2pm each day with all manner of safe, horse-based activities. There will be fun and games, practical riding lessons, theory classes and a “cooling off period” in the
This summer Hipica Formentor have teamed up with our friends and near neighbours at Xtreme Gap Year. This company offers young people the change to join exciting trips run by very adventurous travel experts! They offer opportunities all over the world working with elephants in Africa, attending boot camps in Bali or learning a language
Last weekend, it was time for the annual Fira in Sa Pobla. This is the nearest town to the stables and Lorenzo’s home town. Every town in Mallorca has this annual event every year, each on a different weekend. The Firas are an opportunity for each town’s business to show off what they do and
Puça follows Lorenzo literally everywhere, sometimes running 20 or 30 kilometeres a day beside his horse. She’s super fit, as happy as they come and utterly devoted. On the rare occasions that he leaves the stables without her, she cries and complains until he comes back. She doesn’t have a lead but runs a few