Rider's comments

Here is a small selection of comments we've received from guests who've stayed with us at HorseridingSpain. Just click on a name it will show the full riders comment.

Rider's comments
2005 - 2009

"I came back to Japan. It's very cold.

I miss the hot weather in Coin, of course you and your horses, especially the beautiful white horse Chilichess(?) - I don't know the spelling of the horse I was riding-

I had a pleasure time at your ranch with you. Thank you for the wonderful trail- stream at walk, slope hills at trot and canter while looking at extending the fields of olive and the village of white color at the foot of the hill. There is a beautiful scenery there. I felt refreshed.

Thanks for your hospitality."

"I know its late but thank you for our lovely holiday in July 2009 we had such a great time ! The riding was fabulous I keep looking at the pictures and I really want to come back!! I loved all the horses and thought the rides were so good! Mum and Dave said it was their best holiday ever - they had a lovely time even when they wasnt riding. "

"I enjoyed my rides on Super and indeed the Andalucian countryside. The care of your horses was very good and they were willing fit and strong........ It would be good to visit again in the future, but meanwhile we wish you the best of success with your business and every happiness. "

"Thank you for the lovely holiday we had with you – you were such perfect hosts and your horses so fit and willing. I really enjoyed riding Sirocco and the dun mare whose name I have forgotten! I have so many happy memories of our stay at your Rancho. Thank you again for making our holiday with you both so enjoyable."

"Our 9th fantastic annual riding holiday......and we are counting the days till next Easter!"

"Missing you, the horses, the dogs, and the blue skies. Thanks so very much for giving up your maintenance week for my 9th holiday with you. When I first came out in 2002, not having ridden for a while, did you ever imagine that I'd get the bug so bad?

Since then, as you know, 'the bug' has taken me on riding holidays in Canada, Uruguay, and Ecuador, however I've never been the type to repeat holidays to the same location so It's an absolute credit to you and your fantastic horses that I keep coming back again and again. I'm amazed that after all this time you still manage to find spectacular new areas to ride that I've not been to before, and new culinary delights to serve up. You are very special people with whom I share the love of horses, dogs, food, wine and the beautiful Spanish countryside. See you again in the autumn. "

"I felt i needed to write and let you know how wonderful my trip to coin was! i must start by saying this is the most relaxing and stunning holiday i have ever been on and i have been some places!!! are only worry was making sure we got are flight from the UK.......

Miranda was like a big sister to both sarah and i, the best cook ever, looking after are every need making sure we had everything we could ever want or need, with the best sence of humour i haven't laughed so much for a very long time (my tummy and cheeks both ached most of the week), miranda you deserve a medal for all your hard work or flowers every week!!!! Giles well Giles what can i say he's great!!! Giles also is very very funny, like a cheeky teenager at times he had both sarah and i curled up in laughter with his tale's and stories of what he's been upto in life... Giles works hard to make sure are horses are all happy, fit, well and turned out beautifully for our rides.

Enough about are perfect hosts let me tell you about the four legged family! Lilly, linky, Sam, Seilah and Sasha for those people who have dogs at home and miss your cuddles any of these 5 are more then willing to step in, they all love a tummy tickle and cuddle (unfortunately they wouldn't fit in are suit cases so we had to leave them there!) and those of you who are missing your cat that post is also filled by the resident felines.

Saving the best part till last the horses! so well behaved, beautiful, sure footed, calm, in perfect health, safe and sooooo chilled compared to my normal mounts i would swap mine any day..... don't get me wrong when you want them to go they will yeee haaaa....... i loved it all so so much from taking a trip into town, two tall blond young lady's who can't speak a word of spanish, all we needed is to smile, point at what we wanted and say thank you ALOT!!!! Spanish lessons are on there way now im home....

So to sum up my trip to Coin " PERFECT" i would recommend it to any one and everyone, if you work with horses and think it's not really a holiday if your still around horses think again! It's like trying something new but still being slightly familiar

Sarah and i will be back thats a promise not a threat.... ha ha ha !! "

"Thank you once again for a fabulous holiday experience, everything worked perfectly for us, the horses were fantastic and a credit to both of you.......Good luck for the rest of the year ! The Fergies."

"Our week long "riding camp" exceeded all our expectations! After riding in the mountains and rivers for a week, on the beautiful Spanish horses, the sun shining, we felt like we had been on holidays for much longer. The package was completed by our great, caring hosts, tasty meals and wine and relaxation by the pool. There was also a nice amount of free time to do some explorations in the region on our own. The best part were, of course, the horses: beautiful, filled with personality and good energy. I took home a dream of an Andalucian beauty of my own...! The dressage specialists in our "team" were quite impressed by their sure footed and courageous mounts. Fabulous animals, and very well taken care of ! "

and in Finnish:

"The Finnish girls

Viikko "tätien ratsastusleirillä" ylitti kaikki odotukset! Kiipeiltyämme viikon vuoristossa, ja kahlailtuamme joissa upeiden espanjanhevosten selässä, auringon paisteessa tuntui siltä kun olisi ollut lomalla pidempäänkin. Paketin täydensivät mukavat, huolehtivaiset emäntämme ja isäntämme, herkulliset ateriat viineineen ja rentoutuminen pihan uima-altaalla. Ohjelmassa oli sopivasti luppoaikaa käydä tutustumassa seutuun myös omin päin.

Parasta antia olivat tietysti ihanat, reippaat ja persoonalliset hevoset - kotiinviemisiksi jäi haave omasta andalusialaisesta kaunokaisesta...! Porukkamme kouluratsastajat olivat varmajalkaisista ja rohkeista ratsuistaan varsin innoissaan. Upeita tapauksia, ja todella hyvässä hoidossa ! "

"Just a quick note to say thank you for looking after me, making me feel so welcome and telling me such a lot about Spanish horses. I had a lovely week thoroughly enjoyed your company and I hope to be back next year with a very proficient canter and gallop !"

"I would like to take this opportunity to thank you from the bottom of my heart for making my holiday one that I will never forget !! Your horses are the best I have ever ridden, the views you promised were wonderful and breathtaking but most of all you made me feel not like a guest more like a friend staying with friends .I will be looking forward to see you next year !!."

"First of all may we thank you for a wonderful time spent with you last week,The riding was fantastic,the accommodation was fantastic,and you two are brilliant. We felt so at home staying with you. And we would like to return in November for a week for Lynda's birthday"

"Thank you so much for a fantastic holiday and see you next year! "

"I wanted to write and thank you for a fantastic holiday I just had with you. It was my first horse riding holiday and it exceeded all my expectations. The horses were fantastic and very well behaved, especially Nikita!! The rides each day were very enjoyable and the views were absolutely stunning everywhere I looked. The accomodation was great and the food delicious. You really are great hosts. All in all I had a very relaxing and enjoyable holiday and I hope to come back soon. "

"I know that Jill as a seven times serial offender (along with her sisters Rose and Martha) of trips to your place will not mind if I write on behalf of both us to thank you for our most recent visit. In coming to your ranch Jill has clearly found for herself a very special friendship in you two which she values very highly and an annual event that has become almost a pilgrimage in her very busy calender; this year I was very privileged to have shared it with you all.

As you now know, I have been exceptionally fortunate to have spent almost all of my life travelling to wild and astonishingly beautiful places, often in the pursuit of extreme adventure alongside like minded people; consequently you will understand that to deliver a travel experience satisfying all of the elements required to fulfil and inspire me is no mean feat. A combination of your obvious shared passion and tireless dedication to the training and welfare of your horses, your clear connection to the very heart of Andalusian culture and the patient, honest and enduring partnership you share with each other and which you so generously extend with such ease to your guests, has more than met the challenge.

Of course it is all about the horses and then about the rides. Given that I have currently spent considerably more actual time in skydive free-fall than I have on the back of a horse, it is to the credit of your patient guidance, matching of horse and rider and the quality of Pepsi's training that have enabled me to experience the speed and magic of cantering along rivers and through mountain forests, confidently enjoying the whole experience. Also, watching Jill ride Supersticio with such stylish pose and real delight brings as much of a return for me as it most clearly does for her; I have never seen her more complete.

As a life long Falconer I would like to think that I perhaps have something of an affinity with animals that require a gentle soul to secure their confidence and a confident hand to assure application and that perhaps I am able to judge it in others. Watching the both of you with your horses (not to mention the rest of the menagerie!), your care and attention to their welfare and the patient application to their sound, hard earned fitness and assuredness, carefully allowing the horses themselves retain the great individual character and the exciting, responsive nature of their Andalusian lines was incredibly humbling. If I thought for a moment it was possible to extract you from the paradise of your ranch for even one day, I would love to have you come and fly my Falcons. Perhaps one day we will all travel to Mongolia and fly eagles from horse back on the great plains of the Siberian Steps!!?

Finally, as hosts . . . . . . you are shockingly hospitable, as friends . . . . . . .you are most dear. "

"End of October, beginning November 2007 we stayed a week at your ranch. It was a fabulous week !

Every morning our hostess, Miranda, brought a nice breakfast to our apartment. What a luxury ! An hour later we reported to the beautiful and very well kept horses. For us Dutch people, it was very different to ride through such hilly countryside over hard going terrain. But our host Giles gave us some very useful tips. Besides we soon realised that our horses knew nothing else and our trust in them became soon overwhelming. The horses proved to be dependable, brave and very obedient. Every day Giles or Miranda took us somewhere else. During the breaks we enjoyed the lovely sandwiches and a spectacular view. The diversity of the countryside never ceased to amaze us. After each ride we could go and relax and enjoy the poolside terrace whilst devouring a great home made meal cooked by Miranda. We felt truly spoilt. Naturally we also explored Coín. It's a lovely town where tourism is not yet prominent, but with lots of streetside café's, shops and bars and 2 internet café's (an hour internet doesn't even cost one Euro !). People from Coín are friendly and helpful. We also visited Malaga and Marbella. The bus stop is very near the ranch and there is a regular bus service. The weather was gorgeous so we even got to go to the beach. The horses, the rides, the location and certainly the great atmosphere and humor of the charming host and his wife made this holiday unforgettable. We are certainly planning to come back another time (or more times) ! "

"I just wanted to write and say thank you to you both (and Supersticioso of course !) for such a fantastic holiday - was it really only the week before last ?! I can honestly say it was even better than I had hoped for when I was looking at your website and dreaming ! You are great hosts, and your love of horses showed in every one of those beautiful animals on the ranch. I feel privileged to have been allowed to ride that lovely boy Supersticioso, and I spend far too much time at work daydreaming and looking at my photos !!...."

"Just a note to express our heartfelt thanks for our wonderful holiday the other week. I know you get a lot of praise for what you provide, and I can only add that that praise is more than justified and well earned. As the rider, I must add my admiration for all your horses. What a pleasure to ride such well behaved, forward going horses. I know very well what work has gone into them to produce that quality of animal. I just hope I did them justice ! That week was an ambition that I had had for a long time. You made an old man very happy ! Jenny & I hope we will be able to return soon health and pension willing. Once again very many thanks for everything - horses, food, accommodation and company. We hope the rest of the season treats you well."

"Thank you for the wonderful week that we spent with you last week. We both had a fantastic time. We have many memories, from being met at the airport by a strange man (your lovely taxi driver) saying "I am Miranda"!! to our dinner on the final evening, but most of all we will remember your hospitality and your amazing horses. You both work really hard and your horses are a credit to you. We enjoyed all our rides but most of all the ride on Wednesday with Miranda and the one on Thursday with Giles and Asleigh where we were cantering and galloping along the river. We would love to return (if you will have us) and perhaps bring some friends….. "

"I can't actually put into words how much I enjoyed my stay with you last week. I've read through your website and I would only be repeating what other people have written in your comments site. There is not much more that I can add but just to say that for me and I'm sure Anna feels the same, it could not have been a more perfect week.

We were so lucky with the weather and with the scenery, birds and spring flowers made it heaven on earth! I don't mean to sound so dramatic as you seemed a little uncomfortable with too much praise but believe me when I say that you both gave each of us a feeling that we are personal friends of yours and are individuals, not just paying clients who change every week.

You have got the balance just right, so please try and keep it that way until I can save up enough to come again! I'll try not to keep on too much but once again, thank you all so much for a wonderful week, (I'm filling up again as I write this!) The whole experience was an emotional as well as physical adventure for me, getting to know yourselves and your special horses. "

"...finally we want to thank you for a wonderful riding tour at your ranch...we had a great time and are looking forward to coming again !!!! "

"...I don't usually write to an unknown entity at a magazine, but my husband and I had a riding vacation in Spain this September. This was to be a surprise for my birthday and he (not being a rider), with some trepidation, chose your magazine to explore potential riding vacations in Europe.

Over a number of months he gathered information on different riding holidays and eventually decided on a week at Rancho Huerta del Batán in Coín. We were both a bit nervous about the choice, me particularly as I didn´t want the usual 'Tourist' experience, but really wanted to ride as much as possible.

We were enormously fortunate in our choice - We had a wonderful week with Giles and Miranda who couldn´t have been more hospitable. When they found out it was my birthday, they had an extra special dinner set up for us. Even more important, their horses are clearly well loved and exceedingly well cared for ! It truly was the best riding experience of my life and we also felt we had made good friends..."

"...Just a few lines to say THANK YOU so very much for a really wonderful week. I enjoyed everything...you, the horses, the food, the wine, the apartment, the pool, the sunshine, the horse show...EVERYTHING !!!!

Thank you both for being so caring, genuine and making us all really feel at home. Thanks for all the tips with the washing, grooming and feeding the horses, I hope I will visit you again next year..."

"...Thanks again for the fantastic holiday you gave me last week...see you again soon!..."

"Great horses, food, drink, accommodation and company, if you want a fun chilled week in good company go and stay with Giles and Miranda – everything else a bonus! Will be back for more! "

"...Thank you again for another fantastic week at the Ranch, we can't wait to be back for our 5th holiday with you !!"

"Thank you both for another fantastic week, we had a brilliant time .........we came to you in January and loved it so much, we re-booked and had another superb week with you in May...........and now hope to be back with you around Christmas time.......Thank you !"

"Thank you again for giving us a wonderful week - did you mean it when you said we could come back - we will clean the horses every day and even laugh at your jokes Giles ! Could you deal with us for a third year ! Please ?!"

"I want to thank you both for a great week ! It was really amazing to see how everything was organised...perfect rides, even better horses and of course your great hospitality contributed to such a nice week..."

"...each year gets better than the last..."

"...yet another wonderful family riding holiday at your Ranch..."

"...Thank you for a very successful trip to Spain thanks to the wonderful accommodation, enthusiastic hospitality and great company. I did not know what to expect but I can assure you that it was a rich and very pleasant experience to pass a week in your and your horses' company..."

"Thank you so much for such a fantastic time last week. Mike & I thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and I can honestly say that the 4 days we spent with you were probably the best holidaywise time I've had for as long as I can remember. You were great with Mike and Madonna was a perfect choice, he is completely hooked (not that he'd admit it openly!). I'm having Pepsi withdrawal symptoms, she was fabulous and such a character please put her on the next flight so she can become a very pampered pet.

Without sounding too gushing, we really had the most wonderful time, and you were both great hosts. You should be very proud of your set up - you've got it spot on..! The horses are a credit to your knowledge and horsemanship. Well Done!…."

"….I just wanted to let you know that we had an absolutely fantastic holiday with you. It was better than we could have hoped. Everything about it was perfect……"

"Great holiday !……See you next year…."

"……Soon our holiday with you will seem like a dream……"

Dutch Dressage team staying with us

"Young-riders Kirsten Beckers, Wendy Fokker and Lotje Schoots of the Dutch Dressage team staying with us to have the Spanish experience ! " 

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