Connemara
This is a region of contrasting landscapes. Dramatic mountains, silent lakes, rust coloured bogs. It is a wilderness of extraordinary beauty, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. The Connemara and Coast Trails bring riders right into the hidden heart of this landscape.
Your adventure through Connemara will be guided by Willie Leahy and his family, quintessential Irish horsemen. Willie Leahy was the first man to lead a vacation trail ride, anywhere in the world. Willie is the largest breeder of Connemara ponies in the world.

The Horses
Experienced or novice riders alike can enjoy this holiday. Riders spend four to six hours a day on well-mannered, surefooted Irish hunters and Connemara ponies. Your mount for the week is selected with a caring and experienced eye to ensure that equine and rider are well matched. The trail guides have an extensive knowledge of the history and nature of the area. This is a unique way to see the spectacular scenery of Connemara.

Connemara Trail
Willie Leahy and his Family, an Irish Horse Whisperer, guide the Trail ride through the Highland of Connemara to the Atlantic Ocean.
The Connemara Trail began over 33 years ago.
It is the oldest trail ride in the world.
Riding is available from May to October.
Riders are in the saddle for four to six hours per day.
Experienced or novice riders alike can enjoy this guided trail ride.

"One of the most popular horseback rides is the Connemara trail. It's led by Willie Leahy, a gregarious Irishman whose rumpled Stetson hat and quick wit make him a sort of jovial John Wayne in Ireland's West. For twenty-two years from May to October, Leahy's been leading two alternating, week-long, one-hundred-mile treks: the inland Connemara trek I rode and another coastal trek that roughly follows the wrinkly Atlantic coastline." (by Wendy Carlson )

Connemara Coast Trail
Willie Leahy, quintessential Irish horsemen, guide the Trail Ride along the Connemara Coast from Clifden to the aerea near Galway.
The Coast Trail began over 20 years ago to compliment the Connemara Trail.
Riding is available from May to October.
Riders are in the saddle for four to six hours per day.
Experienced or novice riders alike can enjoy this guided trail ride.

"The trips cross the Connemara Peninsula, begin near Clifden and end close to Galway. Days are spent traversing the bare, wildflower-covered hills of the National Park or cantering along the beach and swimming the horses in the bay. For those who want the experience, there are stone fences to jump." (by Viginia Westbury)

Aille Cross Country Trail
Ireland's winter climate is idealy suited for cross country riding.
The Aille Cross Cross-Country Ride provides cross country jumping and trail riding at a pace that can be varied to suit riders of different abilities.
The ride will take you cross country from one farm to another , and at each farm, if you wish, there will be opportunities to jump a variety of very varied cross-country courses.

Hunting
Ireland is known the world over for its hunting. Aille Cross is in the Galway Blazers country. This is ideal hunting country, open, level going divided by the stone walls for which the hunt is so famous.
The Irish hunting horse is as unique as the country itself.
We pride ourselves on being able to match your ability to one of our horses to ensure that your hunting holiday is the experience of a lifetime.
Aille Cross offers riders, experienced or novice, the opportunity to hunt in the Galway countryside. Willie Leahy, your host at Aille Cross, is the Fieldmaster of the Galway Blazers Hunt.

Aille Cross Equestrian Centre
Connemara Trails
Loughrea, Co. Galway
Ireland

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