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 Portugal by horse

Our Rides & Activities 2012


Lessons
Hour rides
weekend on our farm
Tailor made programme
Natural horsemanship course

 Massages
 Mountain bike

 Guided walking tours

Yoga

Quinta da Alegria:Holiday houses
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            All prices as mentioned are:

  • Exclusive: Insurance! Transfer from Porto/Lisbon/Santa Comba Dão/Oliveira do Hospital to Midões and banking costs, extra costs  for a single room and all extras like: drinks apart from meals .

The horse rides will be modified in case of bad weather or availability.






Example  weekend on our farm
3 nights spent on our farm

2 horse riding days. Inclusive: Rent of the horses, over nights in guest house, food, drinks with meals.

Price
€ 450€/2 persons
Friday Arrival on  Quinta D´Alegria in the afternoon . Dinner is served by the host or restaurant.
Saturday and Sunday Two different rides in the valleys of rio dos cavalos and surroundings. Beautiful sights, long gallops, visiting little authentic villages with always their friendly people. The rides are about 3 hours each.
Monday Leaving after a nice breakfast...









Tailor made programme

You can make your own fun programme!
You can choose the number of over nights and riding days or hours yourself. Together with you we can
also create  your own fantastic program.
 We also give riding lessons in our open air school,only for beginners.
                   Prices  :

1 hour private lesson

(30 min.riding lesson+ first contact with the horses: getting your horse out of the field , brushing and saddling your horse)

Children  -12 : 13€   

Adults +12 : 14 €

Hour rides

40 min.ride outside accompanied on reins: 13 € 

1 hour ride(with experience): € 14
1 hour ride outside accompanied on reins: € 16

1€ discount for children! 
(under 12 years) 

Toque (riding helmets available...)









Natural horsemanship course
From 2009 we are organising Natural Horsemanship courses with Adam Shereston.
www.adamshereston.com
www.equus-connection.com
Adam is a well respected Horse Whisperer from the UK. You will learn to understand your horse better and be able to communicate better with your friend, from the ground and in the saddle.You can choose to join a workshop of 2 days or do a  combination of a workshop and a beautiful holiday on our farm -with horse riding- whilst visiting  the most beautiful places in Portugal as well. The number of over nights and riding days or hours can be tailor maid. Maybe you would even want some private lessons with Adam? Anything  is possible here at Portugal by horse!

Prices :   

Workshop 2 days+demo:

190€/person
  (Max.4 people)

*Inclusive: Lunch(2x)

*Exclusive: Stay in  guest house, dinner and drinks, rent of horse.Pension for your horse .

Pension for your horse : 6€ /day
Renting a horse : 40€/course               (30 € for people who stay in the apartments or in a room)

*Every participant has 4 to 6 hours private lesson in 2 days, the demonstration is on the 1st day in the afternoon  after all participants have arrived(around 17.30h.). The course starts on the 2nd day.If you want you can stay longer for more holidays and have extra private lessons .

Workshop 2 days+demo all in:

425€/person  (Max.4 people)

*Inclusive: Rent of the horses  (when you don't bring your own horse), 3x over nights in guest house , food, drinks with meals, training.(3x breakfast, 3x lunch, 3x dinner)
For your horse(when you bring your own horse): Stable and hay.

Extra private lessons on the farm: 
30€ for participants of the course,
40€ for other people.

Spectators: 0€/person for demo
10€/person for clinic
 

children under 16 years : Free 

Dates courses 2012

1-3 juni

4-6 juni

8-10 juni
       
participants
(max 4 pers.)

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Want to see Adam Shereston's work?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmodWoMst6k






 
Mountain bike

Blood sweat and tears...For the active sport people among us and those who love to challange themselves, we have mountain bikes. There are 5 VIPER semi professional mountain bikes and 1 Silvex mountain bike for rent at Quinta da Alegria,Portugal by horse.We have drinking bottles and helmets available. The mountain bikes are well taken care and checked before your trip  so you will only have fun and joy while biking around. There are maps from the region available for the adventurers or you can have your personal guide Rob Horree. He can show you the most beautiful spots  in the environment. You can choose the number of over nights and biking days or hours yourself. 
    Prices  :   
The mountain bikes are  for rent for a day or for a whole week!

€15 /day/person
€80/week/person

When you wish Rob to guide you through the region:

7.50€ / person  / 1 hour
Maximum 4 hours.
Exclusive :Insurance!

Al damage caused to the mountain bikes, will be paid by the person who rents!

Helmets are available!











 Massages
1994 Liesje got her diploma for 1º Thai massage in Thailand. She combines it with Swedish massage in a compact 45minutes to give you total relaxation of neck, shoulders, back and lower back. She uses home made  massage oils. If you want a complete body massage it takes 2 hours or more with a fantastic final result. 
  Prices:

Normal massage 30-60 min: 15€

Full Body massage: 10€/30 minutes.








 Hiking tours
Leen Van Melle, a friend from the family, takes you to the most beautiful spots in the Serra da Estrela or in the neighbourhood. You can choose for a walking tour taking a couple of hours or a hiking tour of a couple of days with camping outside. There are walks for beginners and  experienced hikers.
example of a walking  tour
“ WALK ON THE ROOF OF PORTUGAL”
We begin at the reservoir at the "Vale Rossim",a lovely swimming spot. Walking along the river, we are led to the “Roof of Portugal”, where the views are spectacular and breathtaking. Along the way to the “Roof” you will encounter many species of beautiful flora and fauna, enjoy and feel free to admire your colourful surroundings. This is an easy and gently rising path, where we get the sense of the freedom of flight! Halfway along the walk we come to a rock 
which we could climb, if you so wish. After our climb we begin to descend, criss crossing through the bush (Mato) back down to reservoir.

This is approximately a 4 hour hike.

hiking-portugal-mountains
Food and transport not included!
  Prices:

40€/day for 4 persons

60€/day from 5 persons on








Yoga


Martina is German and living in Portugal for many years. She is looking forward to offer Yoga classes at 
" Quinta da Alegria" beginning in 2012. Martina is a qualified teacher in "Ashtana Vinyasa" Yoga in  tradition of "Sri Krichnamacharya /Patthabi Sri Jois". She has been both fascinated by it and teaching it for years to groups and individuals in her own local yoga studio and workshops at other places. The lessons consist of the first series "Yoga Chikitsa" (Yoga Therapy), where the "Asanas" (poses) are performed in a given order and are connected by"Vinyasas"(dynamic movements with synchronised breathing). Each session begins with the Sun salutations A and B followed by a series of "Asanas" and ends with a relaxation sequence. The lessons are designed so
that each participant can develop their individual practice according to their own capabilities.

 
                   Prices  : Individual lessons:
15€ /1 hour

Group lessons:
 
10€ /1.5 hour/ person
 

having fun on horseback

Having fun on horseback

galop

Canter

horse riding in beautiful Portugal

Horse riding in beautiful nature

Safe horseriding

Safe horse riding

horse riding lesson for the little ones

Riding lesson for the young ones
 learning to take care of a horse

Learning to take care of a horse

Adam in action

Adam and Luceiro first contact

demonstration natural horsmanship

Demonstration natural horsemanship

result of natural horsemanship

Result of natural horsemanship

horse riding in Midões

Chantal and Christel Horse Riding in Midões

horse riding in april

Horse ride in April

Mountainbiking in Portugal

Mountainbiking in Portugal

Mountain Bike  fun

Mountain Bike fun

massage room

Massage room

Mix of Thai and Swedish Massage...Just Relaxing

Mix of Thai and Swedish Massage...Just Relaxing

hiking tour 
Hike in the Serra da Estrela

 With Leen on a hiking tour

With Leen on a Hiking tour 

Yoga with Martina

Yoga with Martina


Martina

Martina