Day 4 - Day ride with fast galop

Today we went for a full day ride, with lunch out there in the jungle. We would only return back home in the evening. For this trip we would visit a local village and have some nice long canters (fast galop). The group was excited and the energy was intense. We truly start to feel like a family all together with Owen and Bianca, so smiles were everywhere.

Owen’s horse is the leading horse with usually the fastest pace in galop. The horse is so fast, that almost nobody can outrun him. Expect 1 horse: the horse of Jasmine. During the long galop roads, all reins were loose and horses went full speed! Owen could not believe he was being passed by Jasmine’s horse. We had a good laugh. In between canters, I swopped horses with Jess because my horse Sunday is quite young so not very fast on sandy roads. Jess’ horse (aka “Barbie” because of her beautiful white coat) “Shenanigan” is very fast, so I had the chance to enjoy some good galops in front of the group as well. Lovely feeling!

For Lunch, we stopped at a small farm with beautiful lodges. They all looked amazing, so we truly felt at home in these luxurious jungle places. Bryan went by to drop off his amazing Lunch, and we enjoyed some delicious cyder beers.

After lunch, Lydia the South-African massage lady passed by, for all who were dreaming about relaxing body massage. 30min was about 300ZAR or a small €20, so we decided with 5 of the group to have a relaxing oil treatment for our muscles. I must say that the saddles are very comfortable, so I didn’t really feel any muscles pain. However, some people are more prone to horse riding muscle pain, so then it might help to bring some anti-inflammatory gel (eg. Voltare gel).

In the afternoon, we saw our gracious friends the giraffes again and enjoyed our walk alongside their cantering. Absolutely amazing!

Tip: You don’t need to bring cash money for the massage, because Horizon will keep track of the people and allow you to pay when leaving for Botswana (by cash or card).Read more