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Review received from AT of Northampton on 04/11/2008
Ride Review
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Comments apply to the riding team as a whole rather than any specific individual. Each member of the team has their own strengths and skills and they combine them perfectly into a total package. Availability marked as a 2 due to location of accommodation that we were often on our own in the evenings while the team stayed with the horses. Where the 2 locations were close enough, the team would join us for some or all of the evening or we were invited to join them with the horses, but this wasn’t always possible. Not an issue just reduced the ‘availability’ score, but friendliness is a definite 1
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I can’t praise their horses and tack enough. They beat all other holidays I’ve been on and a lot of English yards too!
Meals
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I think the ‘beach riding’ element could be better positioned, as there are only 2 days where you ride on a beach at all and this is only for part of the ride. Plus the sand is soft and deep so its not beach riding as you may expect it from the UK or Ireland
There is a lot of development going on in the area at the moment and this is spoiling a lot of the scenery and removing a number of the trails that the ride historically used. People need to expect this, as our first day was quite urban and included a ride through a building site! But the rest of the week was great as we moved to less developed areas
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See comments above regarding route and level of development.
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Some elements of the riding need an advanced level of skill (gallops over rough terrain, control of horse to stop, steer and maintain distance, etc. but the ride isn’t a physically tough as some of the others due to shorter days and easier terrain
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Already do on a regular basis. My companion this time was new to Unicorn based on my recommendation
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Meals - too much food!! Especially a full cooked lunch on some days. The fresh fish available in the area was delicious though
Accommodation - The one benefit of the increased development and tourism in this area is that a good standard of accommodation is available. Enjoyed the more traditional / family run guest houses the most
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