All of the horses owned by the Spanish outfitter who runs these rides are geldings (males horses without their ‘jewels’), because mares (adult females horses) “just cause trouble”. Well, the five ladies that comprised our group added plenty of their own spunk! Here are the ladies and the equine lads that traversed the Costa Brava!
Mom asked for a small horse. Here is what she got:
Mom & Ben
Patti asked for a “holiday horse”, and she got one!
Patti & Tesoro
The two other riders in our group where from England. Man, were they a hoot! Actually, we couldn’t have asked for better companions. It was a fantastic dynamic amongst everyone!
Sarah-Jo’s horse couldn’t eat a meal without getting it all over his face:
Sarah-Jo & Fuego
Vanessa was our reliable “2nd Scout”:
Vanessa & Timmy
As for me…well…I had several mounts. I spent the first day with Morito, a huge pure-bred Andalusian:
Morito
Things didn’t quite work out between Morito and me. The poor guy just wasn’t a happy camper, and henceforth nor was I. So, I requested a new horse. Picasso arrived the next day:
Picasso
Last but not least: our smoking, texting, shorts-wearing, “Where’s my line?!” screaming, guide “Nacho”. I have no idea what his horse’s name was!
Nacho
I don’t think the ladies caused too much trouble…but I guess (according to Nacho) “it’s all relative”!
