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
We took our riding holiday partners from Equestrian Escapes in Cheshire, up to the high Tramuntana Mountains last week. They like to experience every aspect of the holidays they sell to their clients and were very impressed with the horses, the guide and the incredible scenery. We enjoyed their company and the weather was perfect.
The dates are set for the coming season for 2 or 3 days trails in the Tramuntana Mountains. They all begin on Sundays and can be tailored in length between 2 and 3 days to suit our client’s preference. Sunday, October 15th Sunday, November 19th Sunday, December 17th Sunday, January 14th Sunday, February 25th Sunday,
“Gloria – crazy for horses” is a mini-series shot on Mallorca, which is currently being shown on Vox channel in Germany. Gloria and the camera crew visited us here in May to ride with Lorenzo and so that Gloria could work her charms on Princesa – the stable’s only anti-social horse. Enquiries are already coming
In the UK there is a tradition on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday of making pancakes, based on the idea of using up eggs and fats in the kitchen before the fasting days of Lent. Other European countries have Carnival instead. Amongst them are Germany, Italy, Holland and Denmark. Historically the most lavish was in
Are you amongst the fans of television’s latest craze with its fierce knights, beautiful ladies, divided loyalties, cruelties and battles of strength and power? Or do you just enjoy history, horses, lively entertainment and a Mallorcan barbeque? On 24th September this year we had an all-day Medieval Games at the stables. Regular riders and
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Hipica Formentor attended the Carnival parade in Sa Pobla on March 1st. The riders dressed in scarlet and gold and wearing long flowing cloaks, carried swords and shields as their horses took the town by storm. The horses walked calmly through the crowded streets completely unafraid of the wild carnival atmosphere with music and dancing