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For Beautiful Trails Horseback Riding Long Island Is The Ideal Location

By Elsa English


There are high sand dunes and beyond them ocean beaches that are outstandingly beautiful. Equestrian access to these gorgeous shores are limited during the summer season. When searching for the ones available for horseback riding long island is the place to find them.

The senses are filled to overflowing on these beaches. The eyes take in the spectacular visual scenes. The ears fill riders with relaxing sounds. Salt water scents are wafted through the air as the horses walk on the sand or through the gentle waves washing over it.

A girl with a smile on her face reaches out and pats her horses neck. A soft whinney from her mount seems to express pleasure at her touch. A line of horses and riders walks along enjoying their surroundings and seemingly joining with nature.

A one hour trail ride is available on a daily basis. There are various requirements imposed by the various livery stables. Helmets are mandatory at all for safety purposes.

Aside from the beach trails, nine miles of bridle paths wind through Hempstead Lake State Park. Trail guides are professionally trained to lead groups of riders over these trails. Riders can spot rabbits and turtles who live in the protected environment of the park. The guide can point out an eagles soaring overhead as they ride.

In the summer, when school is out, children can attend a week long horseback riding camp at one of the stables. As the child learns how to care for a horse, he learns how to wash, groom and feed the equine. There is learning about the equipment and how to bridle and saddle a horse.

In small groups they learn about all the activities carried out in the barn. Feeding and demonstrations on hoof care and other grooming activities are given. Riding lessons begin in an enclosed ring outdoors in summer.

All the children seem to enjoy the riding and look forward to it with great anticipation. Boy scout troops as well as girl scout troops attend the week-long camps. Everyone loves these magnificent animals and think they are awesome.

The five lakes are circled by trails for the riders to use. They to up and down over gently sloping hills and alongside a gold course. In autumn, the colored leaves are outlined against a blue-gray sky and the air is a little brisk.

Stables on Long Island offer other riding opportunities. For those who like to do a little birdwatching as they traverse the forested trails, they can see scarlet tanagers and yellow-bellied sapsuckers on wing in Prospect Park. Chipmunks scurry through the brush.

Riders of all ages take part in these trail rides. The horses are all well behaved and walk in a single file over the narrow trails. If a groups is composed of all experienced riders, they may be allowed to trot on the wider paths. Safe riding is always the first consideration.

Horseback riding is a wonderful activity for children, families and couples. It is a way to connect with these beautiful animals and nature at the same time. It is a vacation, or regular weekend activity enjoyed by many on trail rides during all seasons.




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