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From a Great Riding Vacation This letter represents a couple of “firsts” for me: I have never written to a magazine expressing my opinion before, and 1 have never had such a wonderful vacation horseback riding. My husband and I just spent one week at Homeplace Ranch located in Priddis, Alberta, about 45 minutes from Calgary. The only reason we chose this ranch was because of its proximity to Spruce Meadows and the Calgary Stampede, so with trepidation we booked a week of riding. This was our third horseback riding vacation
and it couldn’t have been any better. Expecting that the locale
would give us a scenic environment in which to ride, we were not disappointed.
The diversity of hills, scenic views, pasturelands, and wildlife provided
enough variety for a lifetime of riding. But what made the week the
most enjoyable was that safety was the foremost concern of all members
working on the ranch. Careful attention was paid to the most minute
detail, and the ranch took wonderful care with all of their horses as
well as their tack. Fellow vacationers on the trip with us ranged in
experience from riders who had never ridden before to a former riding
instructor, and all had only accolades about the experience. To top
all of this, the meals were almost good enough to have one forgo riding
in order to have another home cooked meal at lunch rather than having
a packed lunch on the trail. Fran Paccioretti |
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