Please call for further details on the other adventurous rides, the Connemara and Coastal Trails, run by the same outfitter during the summer months. There are 25 miles of varied cross-country courses with prepared fences and natural obstacles such as rivers, ditches, fallen tree trunks, hedges, stone walls, drops and banks in many shapes and sizes. This equestrian center is a wonderful place to build jumping skills at varying levels. The jumps can always be discreetly avoided. Ireland s mild climate allows for riding year round.
Riders stay in a large gothic style hunting lodge, which has recently been modernized.
The Markree Castle Trail offers a week in the luxury of this grand old castle. It will give you the feel of how enjoyable and gracious life was for the Irish aristocrats in good times. While being pampered at your home in the castle without the need to pack and move, you can see much of the West Coast of Ireland immortalized by the writings of W. B. Yeats. It is a wonderful opportunity to indulge your riding desires in the mountains, valleys, pine forests and beaches of this romantic island. The itinerary is flexible and there will be an opportunity during the week to visit places of historical interest and a crystal factory.