Day 1 Sunday;
Guests arrive in Sligo and are welcomed by Declan Mc Garry.After a short discussion reafirming the riding abilities and requirments of the riders,guests are shown to their guest house to meet their riding group for the week.Dinner is taken in the guest house as a group.

Day 2 Monday 10.30;
Riders are picked up by van by Declan, the trail organiser,and go to Sligo Riding Centre in Carrowmore. Here in a large indoor ring, riders are introduced to their mount for the week. Declan and Michael, the trail guide, spend the next hour or so evaluating the horses and riders and their compatability. the group are then taken out to the nearby pastures to test the control of the riders outside.After a light lunch we go for a 2 hour ride outside. This ride takes us through Rathcarrick woods and onto Gibaralter strand for our first canters on the Atlantic shores. Horses overnight at the centre and riders return to their guest house for dinner.After dinner guests are taken to a local Irish pub to hear some traditional Irish music and sample that famous Irish craic.

Day 3 Tuesday 10.30;
Riders are once again taken to Carrowmore. Today we ride to Knocknarea mountain and we climb to the summit to the grave of one of Ireland’s greatest warriors, Queen Maeve (circa 3500 b.c.). From this vantage point one can really appreciate the beauty of this corner of the Emerald Isle. We have lunch in Strandhill, a seaside surfing village and our afternoon’s ride is an exilarating beach ride to Coney Island, a small island in Sligo Bay (pop.7). The horses stay tonight in Carrowmore.

Day 4 Wednesday 10.30;
Have a large breakfast this morning because we don’t stop for lunch today.Before riding we take an escorted tour through the megalithic cemetary,circa 4000 b.c.
After the tour there is an optional ride.For those who wish,and are capable,we have an introduction to jumping,this is a short lesson in the ring followed by some outdoor cross country jumping over an elementary course. Our ride is from Carrowmore through Union forest (a large pine forest) and along old forest paths into Markree Castle estate. We ride through the castle grounds and to the stables where the horses will spend the night.

After dinner we visit a local Irish pub for some more of that Guinness.

Day 5 Thursday.10.30
Today is the chance to relax after 3 days riding and recharge the batteries for the next 2 days. Riders are tourists today and visit all the places of interest and historical significance of this ancient corner of Ireland, including a visit to Parkes castle(a fourteenth century castle restored by the Irish government)and Yeat,s grave in Drumcliff.There is also time to shop and see the beautiful town of Sligo.In the afternoon we go to the famous Celtic seaweed baths,this is an experience not to be missed.

Day 6 Friday 8.30;
Our ride takes us up Ballygawley mountain traversing old bog roads once used to bring turf down from the mountain. We pass Lough Lumman, a bottomless lake where one can often see deer grazing. A picnic lunch is taken here where one feels totally isolated from the real world with all it’s stresses and problems. After lunch our ride takes us through Ballygawley forest and to Carrowmore where the horses spend the night.

Day 7 Saturday 10.30;
As today,s ride is on the beaches our start time will vary.

Our last day’s ride is spent all on the beaches,we ride all around the Knocknarea peninsula from Kelly’stown to Culleenamore beach along the strand at Strandhill onto Cumeen Strand across to Carty’s strand. This is a truly fantistic day’s Ride, very exilarating and physically challanging.

Dinner tonight is taken as a group in a Sligo restaurant. For those with the energy left, after dinner there is an option to go to a Sligo nightclub for some music and or dancing( dress is smart casual )

PRICE € 1120

Single supp euro €60

Non rider € 630

Optional suppliment for 1 night at Markree Castle €100

SUPPLIMENT for 7 nights in 4 star hotel €250(single supp €125)

Transfer from Dublin Airport €120

Trail dates Mar 30,April 6,,13,20,,27. May 4,11,18,25. June 1,8,15,22.JULY 27. Aug 3,9,17,24.31. Sept 7,14,21,28. Oct 5,12.