Try this UK riding weekend break, get away from it all and join Myfanwy for 3 days in the saddle. Climbing high into the mountains descending through valleys and woods at a good pace. Let the experienced cobs show you how to cope with the Welsh mountains and tracks, while enjoying spectacular scenery. Very comfortable en suite overnight accommodations with fine food are available in the evenings. If you cannot manage a weekend, don't panic! - the Short Break Trail Ride is also available as a mid-week break subject to availability.
Friday
You will be welcomed at the train station by Myfanwy, your host and transferred to a local village inn. Over dinner you will meet your fellow riders and talk about the programme for the weekend ahead.
Saturday After a hearty Welsh breakfast, you will arrive at the stables around 9.30am and will be introduced to your mount, who will be fed, groomed and tacked up and waiting for you. Around 10.30am you will be ready to leave. The first part of the ride takes you along leafy, flower-lined lanes to the Black Mountains. You have a steep climb of around 2000 feet ahead of us. The trail then drops down through a beautiful valley to your picnic lunch stop. After lunch you will skirt the famous Sugar Loaf Mountain (1955 feet), and ride through ancient oak woods. There will be plenty of opportunities for good long canters before arriving at Pant-y-Gelli. By the time you arrive you will have spent approximately six hours in the saddle since leaving the stables and you will be looking forward to a relaxing bath and dinner.
Sunday In the morning, everyone participates in catching, feeding, grooming and tacking up his or her horse for the day’s ride ahead. There is always someone on hand to help for those less familiar with these tasks. On departure, you ride along the eastern edge of the Sugar Loaf, then follow quiet byways to the remote church at Patrishow, where you will have lunch. Dating back to medieval times, this small church is renowned for its marvellous wall paintings, which survived the austerity of Cromwell’s Commonwealth to be enjoyed by visitors today. Riding onwards, you enter the quiet stillness of the Mynydd Du forest, where you should be able to find a jump or two! Climbing upwards, you will leave the forest and ride onto the bleak moorland of Bal Mawr, before crossing into the Vale of Ewyas, with the 12th century Llanthony Priory far below. Destroyed during Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries, one tower was subsequently rebuilt as a hunting lodge. The horses spend the night at Lower Henllan Farm, whilst riders all adjourn to the night's accommodation at a nearby farmhouse before going on to the restaurant for dinner.
Monday At the start of your 20 mile ride back to Llangorse, you climb the steep track out of the Llanthony Valley, following forest tracks and crossing "Windy Ridge", before having your picnic lunch in the woods. Afterwards, you will follow a grassy carriageway to the top of Pen Trumau (2005 feet), followed by a long steep descent (you will have realised by now that Welsh hills have very few flat bits!!). Then a final long canter along the foot of Mynydd Troed before arriving back at the stables in Llangorse. Your horses will then need untacking and feeding for a final time, before they are turned out into their field for a well earned rest! You can expect to be able to leave by about 7.30pm.
NOTES - BRECON SHORT BREAK
This itinerary is typical of a 3 day ride. However, the route and content taken may vary slightly dependent upon weather conditions and the availability of accommodation.
The weight limit for this ride is 14st 6lbs/204 lb/93 kg, please enquire if you are an experienced rider exceeding this weight.
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WHAT IS INCLUDED
All riding and tack, accommodation and meals, services of a guide and transport of luggage, transfer from Abergeveny train stations.
WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED
Drinks, single supplement. Extra nights accommodation can be arranged at £50 approximately (bed, breakfast and evening meal in 2009).
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