Epona Spain

31/10/2024

We are receiving many concerned messages from Epona guests, family and friends.

We are happy to say that we are all well, human and animal.

We have experienced torrential rains especially over Tuesday and Wednesday. The access into the farm has been challenging at times as the stream that runs at the bottom of the property became a huge river that overflowed over the top of the bridge like it has never done before, not this high and big!!

However, we have managed to maintain the programmes running as best as possible, so far, only one afternoon ride (which we will try to replace tomorrow) has been missed for some of the riders and we had to cancel the beach ride and did a ride at Epona instead, for obvious reasons...

Today we have had some showers, but nothing like the past days and we even got sun in the afternoon🌤 And finally the forecast looks better for the rest of the week and all the way in to mid November at least!

With all this, and seeing the devastation in Valencia and other parts of Spain, we feel extremely fortunate that we just had a few small incidents to deal with and that everyone, including all our animals are safe.

The storms of these last days have been the worst natural disaster in the country since 1996. More than 100 human lives have been lost, and still many are missing. It is a very sad situation for many , we are still processing the images of what we see🥲‼️Update: The deaths are now over 160 and this disaster is now the worst natural disaster in Spain since there are records‼️

So, a big huge THANK YOU to everyone who has been worried about us and to those that are following the news with great concern about our lovely country🇪🇦🖤

18/10/2024

We got so many lovely photos from the last few weeks, it was hard to make a selection.

The Autumn brought us some storms and much needed rain...

We had such amazing groups of riders, and so many nationalities were represented 🇦🇺 Australian, North American🇺🇲 , Canadian🇨🇦, Dutch 🇳🇱, Japaneese🇯🇵 Korean 🇰🇷, Swiss 🇨🇭, Irish 🇮🇪, German 🇩🇪 , French 🇫🇷 , ...

September , and especially October, are two of our busiest months, we are always greatful to our amazing horses and staff who work hard and well to give our guests the best time possible, and of course, to all the riders who chose to ride with us❤️🇪🇸

15/09/2024

A great start to the season. Wonderful people from all over the world🌍, lovely weather and best of all, our beautiful Andalusian horses.

Looking forward to some more great weeks this Autumn!

By the way, September and October are practically full except for some very few spots here and there due to cancellations and postponements. November and December are also filling up, especially the training programmes, so you should book soon if you have plans to visit us around that time.

Winter is a great time to ride with us, and those months have still plenty of availability😃 Send us an email:
[email protected] or visit our website www.eponaspain.com
📷Dorota, Sherree and Fernando, as always, thank you for the great photos.

24/08/2024

Our lovely working students Hannah, Sarah (who is here for her second summer), Kayla, all 3 from the USA, and Karina from Poland have been helping us "keep up the Fort " during our holidays🤗

12/08/2024

Today we start our usual two week summer break.
This means no guests for the next couple of weeks. Some of our staff are on holidays and the pace will certainly slow down , but with 50 horses, 16 dogs, the crops and everything else that goes on at Epona, we will be keeping ourselves busy! Hopefully not so busy that we can't rest a little and spend some quality family time!

We are sharing some photos of these last few weeks before the summer "holidays".

Our amazing guests joined us all the way from the USA🇺🇲, Canada🇨🇦, the UK 🇬🇧 , Qatar 🇶🇦 France🇫🇷 The Netherlands 🇳🇱, Australia 🇦🇺,...

📷 Thank you Sherree, Doris and Fernando for the lovely photos🤗

20/07/2024

Epona has been a British Horse Society approved riding centre for almost 30 years. We are, presently, the only BHS approved riding centre en Spain.
We receive periodic inspections to make sure that everything is up to standard, the last one took place just a few weeks ago.

The well-being of the horses is obviously the main priority, but the safety of the rider and everyone around the horses, quality of the facilities, professionalism of the staff etc., is also very important.

We are proud to have been a member of the prestigious British Horse Society for almost 3 decades!!!

19/05/2024

We've been so busy the last few weeks, we barely had time to stop and think, between running the various different programmes, including a custom Rafael Soto clinic and the training and schooling of our horses etc, it's just non stop.
Here is a small selection of photos of some of the amazing people that rode with us these few weeks in the various different programmes.

We are, as always, grateful for everyone who chose us, either for the first time, and very especially, to the wonderful repeat guests.

As always, a special thanks to our wonderful staff and working students who always give 100% .
And to our horses🦄🦄🦄🇪🇸

23/04/2024

On Tuesday mornings, our guests go to watch the performance at the Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art in Jerez.
Meantime, back at Epona , we are still busy.

Sharing some photos of our morning at Epona, working students riding our lovely PREs Alacrán and Naipe in a lesson, Sherree schooling PRE stallion Hornillo. And we also received a visit from Epona former instructor Karin, who many of you will remember. Today she rode our stallion Pérgamo.
Karin is like part of the family to us, so it's always a happy day when she comes to visit🤗

Photos by Fernando García

14/04/2024

It was such a wonderful group of riders (and non riders) who joined us this past week. As always a big thank you for choosing us!!🤗🇪🇸🦄
The weather was warm and sunny and all the spring flowers in full bloom!!

Our riders joined us from the USA 🇺🇸, the UK🇬🇧, Australia🇦🇺 and Denmark, and participated in the "Train & Trail" , "Intensive Training", " Classical dressage and High School Training" and the "Andalusia Horse and Culture" programmes.

📷Sherree and Doris

07/04/2024

This past week, as every 2 years, we recieved the students from the College Pierre Aguito in Brécey (France). This special dressage course that we prepare for a rather large group of students, ran simultaneously with another group on our Train & Trail programme.
Thanks to our wornderful (and many!) horses, and our oustanding , hard working and graceful team, we managed to make it another succesful week!!👌🏼💃🦄

Thank you Johnny, Abi, Sherree, Doris, Mariluz, Chami , Rosario and the rest of the team for giving more than 100% this week!!😛

27/03/2024

The Month of May (one of our most popular months) has been fully booked up for a really long time and we have been turning reservetions away😬
Unfortunately , we have received a few cancellations in the last couple of weeks, so if you fancy a horsey holiday with us during this lovely month, please contact us: [email protected] or visit our web www.eponaspain.com

The weeks with cancellations that now have spaces are 5th May (2 spots), 12th May (3 spots) and 26th May (1 spot)

22/03/2024

We are sharing some lovely images of our amazing Doñana Adventure ride which took place last week.

Everyone was thrilled with the experience, we always get such great reviews from this ride☺️
The weather was amazing, the horses were stars, it was peaceful and relaxing in the park with lots of sightings of the wildlife, including the endangered Iberian Lynx, not so easy to spot! How exciting!!

Our next schedule dates for this ride are: 20-26 October and 3-9 November 2024

For groups of 4 or more, please contact us to organise tailored dates
https://eponaspain.com/heart-andalusia-nature-ride-donana-adventure/

07/03/2024

What a lovely review we just received from the lovely Sonia who rode with us this week. Thank you sooo much!!❤️🤗

And we are also sharing images of the past month of February. Thank you to everyone who rode with us!!🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼❤️🇪🇸🦄
"I’ve had a super 3 days boosting my confidence with beauties Tamboril & Aladdin. Vivi matched me up well and they both took great care of me as well as teaching me gently.

You’ve probably heard this many times over the years but Epona is a very special place. It has an energy about it that is so welcoming and magical.

Everyone in the team was a delight to chat to, from the girls on the yard to the amazing Jonathan who was my very patient coach.

Together with Fernando and your family you have been on an incredible journey. I’m not doubting it’s been challenging at times but what an incredible haven you have created for others to enjoy.

Thank you so much for fitting me in last minute for the short break. I will certainly be back and already looking at future times I can escape the uk rat race!

Thank you to all your team from the lovely polite Spanish ladies who prepared our delicious lunches to Raphael, Vivi , Abigail, Jonathan , Fernando, Doris and all the team on the yard. Not forgetting the lovely gang of rescue dogs 🐕 who I enjoyed lots of cuddles with.

Very best wishes

Sonia"

25/02/2024

Anticipation of Spring

17/02/2024

Great photos taken by one of our lovely guests from last week of Instructor Johnny while working in-hand with Cariñoso (PRE)🇪🇸

03/02/2024

Aside from our usual programmes, this month we also ran a special course for the most lovely group of Irish teenagers😊🇨🇮
This special course includes spanish language tuition, stable management lectures, and cultural visits, aside from daily dressage lessons. The course is designed for keen young riders from Ireland during their "Transition Year" , and allows them to focus on their sport, improve their spanish language level, learn about another culture and get a little feel of being independent from their families, while staying in the safe environment of our family run business.
This programme can be booked through Zara's planet www.zarasplanet.com

26/01/2024

Here is a lovely testimonial from our lovely repeat guest Carole Lotts from the UK , who has ridden with as at Epona many times and who tried out our New ride last year for the first time! 😊

Our next confirmed date is for the 10th to the 16th of March 2024 and we've still got several spots available. Please find all the details in our website www.eponaspain.com under the programme "Heart of Andalusia nature ride: The Doñana Adventure". It doesn't have to be just a dream. Book now!!

"My experience of the Donana Adventure:

If all you want to do is get away, empty your mind and ride a magnificent Andalusian horse…. This is the place to go.. with beautiful scenery to behold exclusively for you and your party, travel daily along wonderful sandy tracks so scenic and peaceful you’ll feel like your intruding. This is the real, unspoiled experience, riding your horse each day to a different location, having lunch on a picnic bench in the most natural protected Coto de Donana National Park, your horses tethered to a tree and grazing whilst you enjoy the home cooked picnic delivered personally every day, then mounting up for the afternoon ride in the traditional vaquero saddle, soaking up the beautiful ambiance with nothing to worry about but what you would like for dinner. Each day you are catered for meeting your horses already tacked up and ready to go and each night they are taken to the local stables to rest in readiness for tomorrows adventures whilst you enjoy the luxury of the beautiful hotels organised for you on your journey. Besides the millionaires horse riding experience, you can enjoy staying within the white village of El Rocio, where you can walk your horse up to the specialised local bar for a cool drink and immerse yourself with the wonderful surroundings of this unique village with the feel of an old cowboy filmset, where riding horses is preferred over motorised vehicles in the streets of sand and wooden buildings. Have your photo taken on horseback on the front steps of the White Church in the centre of this town or be amazed by the sight of the wild horses grazing at the side of the Lake or the Pink Flamingos who frequent this area each year in the Summer, this really is an absolute must and an experienced not to be missed. The last day of this wonderful holiday is the beach ride, where you can canter for miles on the edge of the beach with the sea splashing against the shore blowing away the last of the cobwebs which you came on this holiday to forget about"

Carole Lotts

12/01/2024

Photo by Fernando

08/01/2024

Good morning

27/12/2023

Thank you Jane Gordon❤️

Dreaming of an equestrian holiday in Spain?

We take a look back at Stephanie Abbott's fantastic holiday at Epona Equestrian Center, which has a wonderful 'train and trail' program, stables and of course beautiful Spanish horses...

Read more: http://www.equestrianlife.com.au/articles/Hola-Andelusia

📷 Stephanie Abbott

31/10/2023

Sharing some images from last week🤗🦄🇪🇸♥️

It was a busy week with one group away doing the Doñana adventure ride and a large group here at Epona all participating on different programmes ,like the "Classical Dressage and High School training", "Intensive Training", "Train and Trail" AND the "Happy trails".
The group was so awesome and our team did SUCH and amazing job, we think no one even noticed we were one instructor short!🤣🤦🏼‍♀️

What a great week! Everyone was super happy and several of the participants are already making plans to come back.

Huge thank you to our 3 girls in the stables, Paulin🇩🇪, Nadine🇨🇭and Grazia🇮🇹, who worked so hard to bring all the horses out on time and perfectly turned out, and to our amazing instructors Johnny🇪🇸 and Sherree🇬🇧, for their hard work and permanent good humour❤️🤗. Of course, huge thanks to our wonderful cook Rosario for the delicious food she serves every day and to our housekeeper Gracia and everyone else at Epona.
And most especially, to our wonderful horses, who really are the stars of the show every time!!

To all the participants, it was a true pleasure and hope that we will meet again!!