B.C. Horse Vacations - Where Adventure & Luxury Meet
Meet the Horses
"The air of heaven is that which blows between a horse's ears."
BC Horse Vacations caters their rides for small groups of 1 to 6 people, in order to offer the most personal service possible. These smaller groups are delightful for the guests, but as importantly, they help our equine business partners maintain a fresh and willing attitude. Each horse is hand picked for cooperative attitude and ability. They are energetic, nicely trained and well suited for their work in the mountains. The horses you ride will be carefully selected with your experience level and preferences in mind.
An amazing group of horses have found their way into our little herd. We have a wonderful mixed selection of registered and cross-bred Quarterhorses, Paints, Morgans, Percherons, Tennesse Walkers & Belgians all with great work ethics, sure footed, cheerful and willing partners in your ride.
Slick - Mustang
Straycat - Tennessee Walker / Haflinger / Paint X
Jessie (We' Ispringtime Wimpy) - Registered Quarter Horse
Scully (Just a Ghost) - Registered Paint
Bo - Clydesdale / Quarter Horse X
Winston - Belgian / Quarter Horse X
Mackenzie King (Tank) - Percheron / Morgan X
Saxon - Belgian / Quarter Horse X
Logan - Quarter Horse / Tennessee Walker X
Big Guy - Percheron
Celeste - Percheron / Appendix Quarter Horse X
Jack (Caveats Jegged Turn LA) - Double Registered Part-Arab/Pinto
About horses...
At BCHV we look at horses as our friends and business partners, and our herd is here to stay. We like to say, “The horses always get paid first.” as without them, we’d be out of business. This means they’re well fed, shod, rested, groomed, vetted, supplemented and loved.
We encourage our guests to develop a soft feel for the horses they’re riding, and to use subtle aides. Many guests have come away commenting on their improved seat and communication, just from the great fun of riding a good horse in mountain terrain.
Learning, laughing, there’s always more…
If you’re interested, there are always coaching opportunities out the trail and it can be a wonderfully light-hearted learning environment for strengthening your skills. Your guide spends hundreds of hours each season in the saddle in all kinds of situations. She knows each individual horse implicitly, and is a keen student and teacher of riding and horse/human relationships.
And on another level…
Truly knowing horses comes from immersion in their lives, and working towards the empathy and understanding of these incredible animals whose thought processes are so different from our own. For those who wish to further strengthen their horsemanship skills, this can be an opportunity to learn about horses on a deeper level.
There is far more to horses than just riding – understanding their body language, how our own body language affects them, our personal attitudes, beliefs and energy on any given day can deeply effect interactions with horses. If you find this way of being with horses interesting, it may be a relief to find a horseback riding business congruent with your own understanding of horses as intelligent and sentient creatures.
Questions?
Email info@bchorsevacations.ca or call (250) 295-7432, we'd love to hear from you!
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