Since the days of the Spanish conquest and the colonial society in our country, the horse was a vital transport for the communication and the economy of the residents. All the activities needed this animal as a transport for people or things, especially in the field area.

Of this ancestral tradition, the country properties, the properties and the towns far from the rural populations, have maintained intact the habit of moving ridding a horse.
Nowadays, this habit is an attractive for every body that wants to enjoy the nature in a different way.

In the Ecuadorian coast, most of lodges and hostels in the route of the sun, they offer horseback riding tours across the white beaches and the incredible tropical dry forest. On the back of our animals we enjoy the heat and the wind of the equatorial coast.

Depending on the tourist motivation, trips of 1 and 2 hours up to full day trips can be arranged, going into the natural formations and forests of the area.
In the serranía, horseback riding adventures are all across the Andes.
From the cold paramos, the slopes of Cotopaxi, Antisana, Illnizas, Chimborazo, Tungurahua and Sangay are perfect adventures for the lovers of the horses. Routes like Sangay ride takes up to 5 days to arrive the slopes of this volcano. In the highlands, the horses of the country properties of the area are our trip partners.

Several towns have developed this activity and they offer several tracks and tours for horseback riding. In the city of Baños, the journey of several cascades, routes toward the slopes of the volcano and thermal waters are some of the options that you can enjoy around this town.
From the city of Otavalo, to the north of the country, the journeys to horse are frequent.
Scenarios like the lake San Pablo and the indigenous communities are perfect places to travel in company of specialized guides.
From the city of Quito it is possible to consent stables where is possible to take horsemanship classes and also you may found excellent animal to explore the surroundings. Pasochoa, cayambe and papallacta are great routes.

In the high areas of the serranía, the country properties and hostels are starting points for horseback riding tours. The tour begins in the same country properties, which provide of the animals for the journey.

The options are many; almost all the places in the serranía of Ecuador are ideal places to ride. The tours are abundant. There is a great offer and demand of horseback ridding tours. In the cities like Quito, Guayaquil, Baños, Riobamba is possible to find tour operators that offer this service. It can combine this adventure with mountain cycling, trekking, climbing or rafting in packages of several days of duration.