
The Connemara Trail

Connemara

Connemara Trail

Willie Leahy
leading the group through the surf of Mweenish Island

Connemara Ponies

Beach Fun
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Horse Riding Ireland
"It´s
difficult to translate the charm and magic of Ireland on horseback"
Willie Leahy
In the heart
of a contrasted landscape, where the mountains meet the sea, and
green land surrounds the lakes, you will find one of Ireland's most
unusual regions. Connemara, a land both wild and tame.
The Connemara
Trail is not just for riders, but for anyone who enjoys other
activities in a peaceful Irish atmosphere. Connemara a vast region
where you will meet a man with a very original personality : Willie
Leahy; the very incarnation of an Irish horseman, who will be
your guide during a week or more of trekking through the gaelic
West.
For beginners and experienced riders alike, Willie Leahy
provides the suitable horse and leads you to the discovery of the Connemara Trail and Coast Trail.
Six days or
more of exciting and relaxing holidays, where, after you
spending four to six hours a day on horseback, you are accommodated
in luxurious hotels or guesthouses while the horses graze freely
in a nearby field.
Guided by this
friendly centaur, you cross the wild green hills, the rust
coloured bogs through which, alone an experienced man knows his
way. Among castle and manor ruins and along mountain
paths, there is a picnic stop.
Your luggage
is brought by car from accommodation to accommodation, while the
catering problems are taken care of by the Connemara Trail's
dynamic team.
The Trails are
not confined to horse lovers. On demand, many activities such
as river fishing and deep-sea fishing, golf, cycling, mountain
climbing or walking the little deserted roads, swimming etc. can be organised. Non-riders will meet their riding
Partners every evening to share their daily experience in the hotel
pub.
At the end
of this adventure, the Atlantic coast spreads out before
you : you feel a fresh and salty breeze, while you gallop along the white sand of these endless beaches: you
are then overcome by an impalpable Sensation ; close your eyes...
Connemara, there you are.
"The thunder
of galloping hoofs broke the silence of a serene mountain valley.
A flock of sheep stopped grazing to watch our posse churn across
the landscape, a blur of manes and tails and determined, red-cheeked
faces - This is the Wild West of Ireland.
Aille
Cross Equestrian Centre
Connemara Trails
Loughrea,
Co. Galway
Ireland
Dartfield Equestrian Centre
Horse Museum
Kilrickle, Loughrea, Co. Galway
Ireland
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From
Europe: |
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00353
91 843968 |
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00353
91 843969 |
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From
U.S. and
Canada: |
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011
353 91 843968 |
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353 91 843969 |
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Aille
Cross is a member of the
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