{"id":948,"date":"2025-06-06T10:57:29","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T10:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.horseholidays.nl\/?p=948"},"modified":"2025-06-06T10:57:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T10:57:34","slug":"reisblog-girlsweek-te-paard-in-portugal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.horseholidays.nl\/en\/reisblog-girlsweek-te-paard-in-portugal\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel blog - Girlsweek on horseback in Portugal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Girlsweek on horseback in Portugal<\/strong>
\nA dream holiday on the back of a Lusitano<\/em><\/p>\n

Horse riding has been much more than a hobby for me for years. Every week I enjoy riding at a riding school in the middle of the woods in Brabant near the Belgian border, where I cherish not only the contact with the horses, but also the friendships that have been made through this sport. Together with a group of girlfriends - all equally fond of horses - it has now become a regular social moment in my week.<\/p>\n

One of those friends, Anita, has turned her passion into her job. She is now a trainer at Cosmic Horsemanship and came into contact with Floor from Global Horse Holidays through her network. Floor organises special horse-riding holidays, including in Portugal - the land of the graceful and powerful Lusitano. Both Anita and Floor love this breed, and by now I totally understand why: this holiday has made me fall in love with these beautiful horses myself!<\/p>\n

When Anita suggested booking a riding holiday in Portugal in autumn 2024, I didn't have to think for a second. Combine horse riding with holidaying in my favourite country? Of course I was immediately excited!<\/p>\n

And so our Girlsweek<\/em> born: a tailor-made horse riding trip from 12 to 18 May 2025. A week full of unforgettable experiences: breathtaking outdoor rides on impressive Lusitanos through the enchanting Portuguese countryside combined with a visit to wine farm Casal das Freiras, private lessons in dressage and Working Equitation as well as a stay a typical Portuguese farmhouse.<\/p>\n

We visited renowned breeding farms such as those of Jo\u00e3o Pedro Rodrigues and Veiga Horses, and discovered the special towns of Tomar and Goleg\u00e3, where life is closely linked to the beautiful Lusitano. An absolute highlight in Goleg\u00e3 during xxv Expo \u00c9gua was our meeting with Gilberto Filipe, twice world champion Working Equitation, who warmly welcomed us to his stable and introduced us to his horses.<\/p>\n

The hospitality of Pedro, Rui and his partner and the whole team at the Quinta were heartwarming. But especially the involvement of Floor, who managed to translate our wishes perfectly into a unique week's programme, made this trip unforgettable. It was not just a holiday, but an intense experience that will stay with me for a long time - and which only increased my love for both horses and Portugal.<\/p>\n

D\u00e9sir\u00e9e Proost<\/p>\n

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Girlsweek te paard in Portugal Een droomvakantie op de rug van een Lusitano Paardrijden is voor mij al jaren veel meer dan een hobby. Elke week rijd ik met plezier op een manege midden in de bossen in Brabant nabij de Belgische grens, waar ik niet alleen het contact met de paarden koester, maar ook […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":890,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-niet-gecategoriseerd"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.horseholidays.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.horseholidays.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.horseholidays.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.horseholidays.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.horseholidays.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=948"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.horseholidays.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/948\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":950,"href":"https:\/\/www.horseholidays.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/948\/revisions\/950"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.horseholidays.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.horseholidays.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.horseholidays.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.horseholidays.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}