In Transylvania, central Romania, not far from the town of Brasov. Rides are organised from stables at Korospatak, which was the centre of the Kalnoky family’s country estate, owned by Count Tibor Kalnoky and his wife Anna.
A trip back into the past, to a wonderfully unspoilt horse-drawn rural society that has scarcely changed in generations. The region you visit is Sekler country, an area settled by the Hungarian army centuries ago, where Hungarian is still the most widely spoken language. It is rural, open and unspoilt with forested hills that are still home to bears, wolves, deer and a great variety of birds. There are also some wonderful medieval Saxon villages, established in the 14th and 15th Centuries, close by and a day or two visiting these makes a great addition to your ride.
Riding is aimed at confident intermediate riders. Routes are across country, riding from village to village so there is a fixed distance to cover each day and the area is rural and unsophisticated. You need to embrace simple living, varied weather and limitations of a slow-paced rural lifestyle. There’s a good mix of horses to suit riders of different abilities and non-riders are welcome to join on a self-drive (or self-cycle) basis, meeting riders in the evenings, or staying at the main base where there are opportunities for walking, birdwatching and some relaxed sightseeing.
A chance to see rural Romania before it catches up with the 21st Century! And what better way than on a horse, with very few fences or tarmac roads – just bucolic grassy meadows and peaceful country scenes that are like stepping back in time.
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