Horse Lovers Vacation Guide (Paperback)

~ Lynne D. Johnson (Author), Lynn D. Johnson (Author) "Your vacation starts long before you actually leave home..." (more)
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Product Description

The Horse Lovers Vacation Guide, brings over 25 categories of riding vacations to the traveller so they can easily find sites all over North America. Hundreds of listings in categories such as - Annual Trail Rides, Bed & Breakfasts, Cattle Drives, Camps, Campgrounds, Christian Destinations, Corporate & Family Retreats, Country Inns, Dude & Guest Ranches, Experienced Rider Adventures, Horse Farms & Ranches, Horse Trekking, Hunting and Fishing Guides, Learning Vacations, Museums, Libraries and Attractions, Overnight Stabling, Pack Trips & Base Camps, Rental Cabins, Resorts, Riding Stables, Tours, Trail Riding Vacations, Wagon Trains, Wildlife Observations, Working Ranches, and more. Each listing offers contact information plus a descriptive writeup of the site. Easy to see symbols show whether the site offers Western or English riding on their horses, or if they have stabling for guests to bring their own horses. Informative chapters discuss planning the horseback v! acation, what it is like to vacation on a dude ranch, wilderness pack trip, or working cattle ranch. How to pack for a pack trip with a professional outfitter. For those who have their own horses a chapter describes taking their own horse along and back country horse packing. The reference section lists U.S. Trail systems in all 50 states, and professional associations for ranches, B&B's and outfitters. Horse Lovers pertain to anyone who would like to spend their vacation riding. From the complete novice to the horse owner. This is the ninth edition.

About the Author

Finding riding vacations with other riders who really wanted to spend some time in the saddle was the main reason Lynne Johnson started planning and researching horseback vacations. Since 1975 she has helped thousands of people find great horseback vacations. As a travel consultant she travels across the country to view hundreds of sites each year. A lifetime rider and horse owner, she has always searched for the best vacation sites offering riding.

Product Details

• Paperback: 152 pages
• Publisher: Riding Vacations, Incorporated (January 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0965633314
• ISBN-13: 978-0965633314
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,482,064 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

36 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I have used former editions of this book to plan my vacation, January 22, 1999

By A Customer

My trips to Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Vermont were wonderful. If I had not found this book, I would never have found out about these places. I love to ride horses as I can see an area so much more close up. There are so many choices out there, the different categories of horseback vacations that the sites are listed under helped too. I had no idea there were so many ways to enjoy horses on vacation. Even when I have had non-rider companions we have found places where we all had a great time. Also there were good travel planning tips in the book.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money!, June 12, 2006

By	Jim's Books "Book Review" (boston, ma) - See all my reviews

Having invested (and wasted) money on this shallow, terribly written and inaccurate book, I would advise anyone considering purchasing it to buy Gene Kilgore's Vacation book, which I found out regrettably to late, is considered the bible of the industry.