Western Horse riding holidays in the Yorkshire Dales

all about pony and horse riding treks with Swaledale Ponies

Yorkshires first Western riding centre is situated at the top of Swaledale, 20 miles from Richmond, 25 miles from the A1 and 35 from the M6. It is surrounded by some of the most spectacular countryside in England, all of which can be reached by the network of bridleways close-by. Swaledale is one of the most beautiful valleys in the Yorkshire Dales. It remains unspoilt, relatively unchanged since its days as a thriving lead mining community, the ruins of which still remain today. It is famous for its Swaledale sheep and hill farming, boasts England's highest pub, the Tan Hill Inn, and its moors have a wealth of wildlife. Tan Hill is a major route through the Pennine Way and Coast to Coast walk. Named after the river Swale which can be traced from its source to Richmond, Swaledale is an exceptional stretch of countryside.

Skeb Skeugh Farm

Martin 'Django' Kiss

Swaledale Ponies is owned and run by Martin 'Django' Kiss, a horseman who specialises in Western riding. Django has spent the last eight years riding and training horses for riding and driving. For a year and a half he travelled round the U.K. on his horse Gypsy, riding for an average of 25 miles a day on public roads and bridleways. He is well known all over the U.K. for his natural ability with horses.

Interested in Western Riding? e-mail or phone Django for more information.

Contact Details:

Martin 'Django' Kiss	Telephone 01748 886 682
Swaledale Ponies
Skeb Skeugh Farm	Mobile: 07813 715 120
Angram Lane
Angram	e-mail django@swaledaleponies.com
Nr Richmond
North Yorkshire	website: www.swaledaleponies.com
DL11 6DT

How to get here:

Area map showing the M6 to the west, A1 to the east and A66 to the North. Swaledale Ponies is within 1hr of all major link roads, 50 minutes from Teeside Airport and less than 2 hours from Manchester Airport. Skeb Skeugh Farm is at the top of Swaledale, between Muker and Keld on the B6270. Hawes is less than 20 minutes away over 'Buttertubs Pass', recently voted Gt.Britain's most stunning mountain pass.

click HERE to open a detailed map of the area in a new window courtesy of MultiMap.com

Local Weather:

click HERE for the BBC local weekly forecast for the Swaledale area.

Links

A list of Internet sites of local interest to wet your appetite for the area around Swaledale Ponies. (open in a new window)

FREE Equestrian Classified Ads at The Horse Exchange - Free horses and ponies for sale ads - also Loans and Hire as well as Equine Products and Services - UK and Worldwide - Free Photos - Free Hyperlinks.

http://www.tourityorkshire.com/ - Tour the North Yorkshire National Parks on DVD.
http://www.swaledale.net/ - Upper Swaledale & Arkengarthdale are highlights of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
http://www.richmond.org.uk/mnpge.html - A town of unique character and beauty which has changed little through the centuries.
http://www.touruk.co.uk/nyorks/nyorks_hawes.htm - Hawes, in Upper Wensleydale, popular in summer with walkers and visitors driving through the Dales, almost the main centre in the Dales themselves.
http://www.wensleydale.org/index.shtml - ...in Upper Wensleydale, heartland of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. An ideal holiday base for lovers of hills and dales, water and wildness, villages with markets and small speciality shops.
http://www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/ - The 1769 square kilometres of the Yorkshire Dales National Park has been described in many different ways; as wild, expansive, tranquil and at times awesome and bleak.
http://www.tanhillinn.com - Tan Hill Inn is indeed an oasis from the daily grind of life and well worth a detour from the beaten track.
http://www.yorkshire-tour.co.uk/yt/reeth.htm - Another picturesque village is Reeth, which in Saxon times was only a settlement on the forest edge, but by the time of the Norman Conquest it had grown sufficiently in importance to be noted in the Doomsday Book.
http://www.yorkshire-dales.com/welcome.html - The Yorkshire Dales is an area of great natural beauty in northern England, a large part of which has been designated as one of England and Wales' protected national parks.

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