Horseback riding in Asia provides wonderful opportunities for exotic adventures. Equitours has tested many of them and found that they certainly deserve an important place in our program. It was in Asia that the first horses were tamed and ridden or harnessed to help mankind hunt, cultivate the land, transport baggage and to fight enemies. The horse culture which developed in most of Asia from ancient times remains strong and allows us to offer rides in India, Japan, Turkey and Mongolia where there are still many fine horses.
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We are still glowing from our amazing, glorious, magical adventure in India. Everything was perfect! Thank you again for your terrific advice and putting us in contact with the outfitter who we are enormously grateful to. Riding in India was, without the shadow of a doubt, the most wonderful and delightful riding... Read more
John and Cathy Hyucke, 2014
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Posted on: Monday, October 16th, 2006
Ellen, from the Equitours office, was lucky enough to visit Mongolia in 2006. This remote country still has a heavy reliance on the horse, making the partnership between rider and horse a unique experience. Here is Ellen’s account of this amazing relationship. “The one means of transportation in Mongolia that makes any sense at all is the horse. Around... Read more
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Posted on: Monday, March 28th, 2005
The exotic Equitours horseback riding safari in India is one of my all time favorites and I am so pleased to be returning now for the 8th time with a group of old clients. 15 years ago I went for the first time and there were plenty of bugs in the beginning. We got lost and arrived in camp... Read more