Vermont Horse Riding & Winter Horse Drawn Sleigh Rides
January 17, 2013 by Caroline Maffry The sleigh bells at Gentle Giants Sleigh Rides in Stowe, Vermont. If you grew up watching Irvin Berlin's 1954 classic, White Christmas, then you appreciate what I envisioned when a wedding invitation arrived for a winter wedding near Stowe, Vermont. I
Horseback Riding in France – Giving the Mont Back to the Sea – Part 5
April 26, 2011 by Caroline Maffry Learn about the planned pedestrian bridge and future of horseback riding to Mont St. Michel Today the French government is in the process of removing the land bridge that connects Mont St. Michel to the main land,
Great French Cuisine – A Traveler’s Culinary Tour of Northern France
April 26, 2011 by Caroline Maffry Wonderful Foods from France: Paris, Marly-le-Roi, Normandy and Mont St. Michel There are endless reasons to travel to France, from culture to history and horses. Most equestrian and travel enthusiasts like myself would love nothing more than
Horseback Riding in France – Visiting Mont St. Michel – Part 4
April 26, 2011 by Caroline Maffry Visiting Mont St. Michel In order to witness the highest tide of the year come in around the Mont that evening, our hosts, the Jouvins, insisted that we stay an extra night, allowing us to the opportunity
Horseback Riding in France – A Foal from Haras les Pins, a Norman Stud Farm – Part 3
April 26, 2011 by Caroline Maffry A Meeting with a Foal from Haras les Pins After a fascinating and full day of riding, we returned with the two horses to the farm, as Catherine waited by the bay with Chloe for a second
Horseback Riding in France – A Mother / Daughter Weekend at a Working Normandy Horse Farm – Part 1
April 26, 2011 by Caroline Maffry Adventures Horseback Riding in France in This Five Part Series on Normandy Just a few hours from Paris by train, my teenaged daughter Alexis Mozeleski and I were met at the train station in Avranches by Annette