This is your chance to learn the elegant sport of the royal families. Come enjoy a fun day understanding the elegant animals and ride them in the stunning landscape. Our horses and ponies have won many prestigious prizes and competitions. The stable provides riding classes and facilities for beginners from holding the reins, walking, and trotting to advanced levels of canter and jumping.

Both group and private lessons are provided. Our group lessons are all tailored to the ability of the participants; there will always be a group suitable for your age and skill level. Our group lessons are usually limited to a maximum of six riders. Private lessons with a single instructor allow a session to be tailored to a person’s specific level or requirements. We also offer semi-private lessons involving two riders and one instructor.

The experience will start with a stable tour, where you will be taught the basics of horse care and stable management, get a chance to meet some of Cappadocia’s top ex-racehorses. You will enjoy grooming and tack up your horse before your lesson. The horse riding lesson will be taught by a qualified equestrian instructor who will offer you both the chance to learn the basics in horse riding if you are a beginner or to reach the next level if you are not.

Option A: “2 Hour ride”

You will travel through some of the most beautiful valleys in Cappadocia – Swords Valley, Meskendir Valley, Rose Valley and Love Valley. Ride among the apple, apricot, walnut and quince orchards as well as the grape vines used for local wines.

Option B: “4 Hour ride”

These tours visit the valleys listed above but also include the beautiful Pigeon, White and Zemi Valleys.

Important

All participants must be aged 6 years or above and weigh under 90 kg. The participants’ blood alcohol level must be 0. No prior experience is required but kindly inform us about your prior horseback riding experience during the booking for us to find a suitable horse and instructor. Any health issues should be discussed at the time of booking. Upon arrival, you will be required to sign an acknowledgment of risk form.

Pricing

2 Hour ride: 65 EUR / 75$ per person
4 Hour ride: 105 EUR / 120$ per person

For both 2 and 4 hour tours, we will need minimum of 2 people. It is not possible to arrange the tours for 1 person.

We will pick you up at your hotel in Goreme or Urgup and deliver you to the ranch located near the Goreme Open Air Museum.

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