Liberty Trails feature in Horse and Hound

Liberty Trails feature in July’s Horse & Hound

Lucy Higginson, Editor of Horse & Hound tells of her Liberty Trails experience earlier this year.

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By Elaine Prior|2019-09-27T11:01:48+00:00June 26th, 2014|0 Comments

2 weeks ago

WHAT A WAY TO KICK off our first formal guest visit of the season..
HOW much fun it was to welcome first-time Liberty Trails guests Charlotte and Laura to ride with us this weekend. Staying at a lovely Dartmoor cottage and catered for by one of our favourite local chefs, they rode 15 miles or so a day with us taking in some of our favourite stretches of the moors..
Starting near Horndon, we headed out over the ranges and stopped for a superb picnic set out by the river Lyd. On the second day we upped the pace further (both are lovely riders as you can see from these photos), rounding Cox Tor and skirting Baggator before having lunch near White Tor with just GLORIOUS views to soak up as they ate. Then we cantered across wide open moor taking in stone circles and Roos Tor before dropping into the valley for a river crossing and long gallop up to Great and Little Mis tors.
We toasted the ride's end with some bubbly and — as you can see — Charlotte and Laura smiled non stop. BRILLIANT to start the season with two such lovely, fun guests.. and we're thrilled you are already plotting a return trip.
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2 weeks ago

WE'RE JUST A LITTLE BIT EXCITED!
We welcome some of our very first guests tomorrow and just LOOK at this part of the moors we're planning to show them...
Since Dartmoor has now had a little bit of long-overdue rain since we took this video a couple of days ago, we can see the colour returning to the grass and new growth developing everywhere.
It's a pretty perfect view - just missing two pricked ears to frame it!
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3 weeks ago

An especially magical moment on the moors...
ANYONE who has ridden with Liberty Trails knows how important our ground crews are to our operation. Headed by the brilliant Bob, our ground crews carry not only drinks (hot and cold), suncream, spare kit and a cracking lunch, we can also appear with linen table cloths, chairs and chilled bubbly...

SO when Dan contacted us to ask if we could help him deliver his dream marriage proposal to his girlfriend Rachel, he little imagined he'd hit the VERY man for the job in Bob.

Saturday was the big day, and Bob had arranged the perfect venue for the couple to 'chance upon' a glorious sit down picnic during an afternoon on their weekend away on Dartmoor. Bob had meanwhile set up his portable 'kitchen' (Freeze box, picnic basket and primus) round the corner.

Feasting on local cheeses, olives etc in glorious sunshine, we're thrilled to say it was a 'Yes!' from Rachel, and Bob even captured the event with his camera (taking photos of guests on their adventures also being part of the Bob service)
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Congratulations Dan and Rachel, what a fabulous way to get engaged, and all of us on Dartmoor wish you every possible happiness together and many return visits to Devon!

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4 weeks ago

AND WE'RE OFF!!!
With holiday cottages able to welcome guests for the first time this month we have been thrilled finally to get our Liberty Trails colours out on the moor at last!
Our first 'client' was actually one of our own, Lucy, who works remotely for us on a part time basis helping with communications, media coverage, trip development and more. We take all the credit for her family's now ingrained Dartmoor addiction and make sure she enjoys the full Liberty Trails experience for a day or two whenever she visits with her family.

We've used our down time to recce new routes and areas of Dartmoor, check out new and refurbished accommodation and think about exciting new offerings we plan to launch.
Meanwhile Bob has been adapting his Land Rover for ground crewing this season - what do you think of his marvellous fold down tea-tray shelf?
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1 month ago

IT'S NOT (quite!) TOO LATE to book a riding trip with us this August...
While we have very few spaces remaining on our group rides this season, we DO have availability in August to take a family or group of friends out riding on the moors..
Why not allow us to organise your accommodation at the beautifully and newly refurbished The Arundell (a true Devon sporting hotel where no one bats an eyelid at breeches in the bar), and set up a few days of SUPERB guided riding?
Liberty Trails will match you with a superb horse, or arrange first-rate accommodation for your own if you'd like to bring it.

We'll discuss how many hours riding you would like to do each day, and plan a route that suits you. We collect you after breakfast and take you to the ride starting point to enjoy mile upon mile of glorious scenery, native ponies, buzzards, fast canters, standing stones and more in company with an expert local guide. As with all our trips, you have a ground support crew too, there for your safety and comfort but who also lays out a brilliant lunch in a local beauty spot and takes photos of you as you ride..
Sounds brilliant? It really is! Which is why we've won multiple travel awards. Find out more at our website www.liberty-trails.com or email us at enquiries@libertytrails.co.uk with dates and group size so we can give you a quotation.. We'd LOVE to welcome you to Dartmoor; it's the perfect pandemic antidote. ... See MoreSee Less

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Fantastic couple of days. Far exceeded our expectations. We can't thank you enough Elaine. Next time can't come quickly enough:)

Val, Maizie, Emma & David, Herefordshire

Thank you so much for giving us the opportunity to experience the magic of Dartmoor; you've created memories that we will keep forever. You have shared Dartmoor's unique beauty and your knowledge and kindness have exposed us to a fantastic riding experience. The horses you provided were absolutely beautiful and were a pleasure to ride. You have enabled us to enjoy a breathtaking experience that we can only hope to revisit in the future.

Chrissy, Lin, Jane and Glen, Gloucestershire

Thanks to all for a great couple of days riding, great horses, people and organisation and of course the weather was perfect. Not sitting on a horse until Friday so hopefully the bits that matter will have recovered by then. I fancy some cattle mustering next year and will definitely be back.

Clive Edwards, Leicestershire

Thank you all for a fantastic weekend. Not only did we enjoy our riding adventure but the horses seemed to thoroughly enjoy the peace and quiet of your yards. The dawn- break ride was inspired and one we always remember. Special thanks to Bob for the hearty breakfasts.

Anne & Lesley, Cirencester

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