Maria's Horse Trekking

TREKKING

Maria’s Horse Trekking is located in Lysos, within the Paphos District of Cyprus, close to the coastal town of Polis.

Our horse treks venture through stunning countryside and pine forests that overlook the sea with breathtaking views. We also ride past old ancient derelict villages in the hills and mountain ranges.

ABOUT OUR HORSES

We have fourteen horses, most of them rescued after their difficult working careers have come to an end, ranging from polo, competition level eventing to horse-racing. These horses had been working very hard and a few of them harshly treated, neglected and even abandoned. Somehow, they have found their way to us and through our love, rehabilitation, retraining program they have grown to become wonderful healthy happy horses again transformed from the damage of their past experiences.

Rescuing these horses is what our team does best. Using patience, kindness, attention and tender loving care, we untrain them from the cruel conditioning programs they have mentally endured and then begin our rehabilitation and gentle retraining of them. In some cases, this is still ongoing, they need regular reassurance, praise, structure and the sense of well-being and safety so that they feel they can begin to trust in humans again.

We have an amazing team of dedicated staff that genuinely care for every one of our horses, taking time to get to know their character, fears, anxieties. They have the experience to know how to teach our riders of all abilities, taking treks out and looking after and service both our horses and riders alike. A fine balance of knowing when the horse is ready for new positive challenges or when to give it more time to adjust.

ABOUT OUR TREKS

Our horses genuinely love trekking with their riders and enjoy a better quality of life. We cater for a wide range of ages and abilities:

All our riders are looked after, instructed and supervised. The trekking groups are small so that riders can be given plenty of equestrian tuition en route while we safely trek across this beautiful landscape. All the horses are suitable for novice riders (young and adult) and for those riders who are intermediate to advanced level.

Our horse treks venture through stunning countryside and pine forests and mountains. Some of our trekking routes overlook the sea with breathtaking views. We also ride past old ancient derelict villages in the hills and mountain ranges.

We advise all riders to wear trousers and trainers or low-heeled boots. Shorts and flip flops or sandals are not suitable for riding.

PRICES FOR TREKKING AND RIDING LESSONS

Prices are per rider and only payable by cash:

SUMMER SEASON - RIDE TIMES

Due to high daytime temperatures in Cyprus, horse treks are only available at theses times. We are OPEN on public holidays.