Our stables were born in the 2000s from a common wish of Sophie and Ken to offer 100% pleasure riding experience to riders of all over the world. Making them discover the wonders of France wirh our horses not just as means of transportation but as true partners.
Wellfare and respect for people and horses are our commitments.
Choosing Equinature, you choose :
- Exclusive itinerary discovering beautiful landscapes of France, cantering on our good sand paths and meeting the french fauna and flora.
- High quality accomodation chosen by Sophie and Ken for their comfort and service. We are proud to offer the best quality-price ratio in our region.
- Professionalism at every moment. Sharing and hospitality are the heart of our job and we love it !
- And the best are for the end : our lovely horses : well raised, healthy in mind and spirit thanks to horsemanship methods.
We pay a special attention to the good health and treatment of our trail horses, providing them :
- Social interactions, including the box staying time where they can touch and groom each other thanks to lower walls. We even choose the attribution of horse boxes according to their friendships.
- 80% fiber diet with hay or grass on-demand because are made for eating 18h a day.
- 24/7 freedom from Spring to Winter. Outings in Winter as often as possible according to the weather.
A professionnal and friendly team.
Some good horses, well teached, with all natural needed respected.
A large offer of accomodation, from guest-house to premium hotel.
Every special request are considered. Trails created and personalized according to your wishes.
Equinature is above all a passionate team ready to do everything to make you spend the best time ever in France.
Ken first worked as an equine osteopath and dentist. In 2004, he choose to prepare the french teaching diploma wich he will be granted in 2006.
In parallel, he found his passion in TREC wich he has been practicing in high level until 2006. He won the World Championship in particular and and has been selectionned for French team several times.
Also passionate for driving, he praticed with our Franches-Montagnes stallion until he retired.
From 2015, he decidades himself to the accompagnying or our rides, and our teaching program for future french riding guides
In 2019, he gets the national diploma "Guide de Tourisme Equestre" wich is a reward for the quality of his professionnal skills.
Always smiling and passionate, Ken feeds on sharing and meeting on our every tour.
Sophie always loved education and horse behaviour. Holder of the french teaching diploma, she also graduated in La Cense horsmanship teaching program in 2014.
Such as Ken, she found his passion in TREC wich she has been practicing in high level until 2018. She won the silver medal in European Championship and has been selectionned for French team several times.
From 2015, she decided to increase her knowledge by learning Shiatsu, Chinese Medecine and Naturopathy. From 2012 to 2014, she also followed special formation in Animal Communication with Dr. Anna Evans or Gilles Goncalves, she uses every days with our horses.
She is in charge of the technic and pedagogic content in our guides teaching program, along with our breeding activities.
Rigorous, friendly and organized, she will do everything to make your trip unforgetable.
HORSE TRAIL KILOMETERS IN 2018
TRAINING COURSES DAY IN 2018
GUIDES TEACHED
HORSES IN THE STABLES
Because your satisfaction is the best reward.
I spent 3 unforgetable days on horse trail. Everything was perfect : the team, the horses, the visit of the castles. What a chance to arrive in Chambord path on a horse. Horses were kind and generous. Cantering in the Sologne forest will stay a wonderful memory.
A wonderful horse trail ! 4 unforgetable days. Sophie and Ken are true professionnals, who pay attention to the welfare and education of their horses, so as the pleasure of their customers. A superb experience, avec lovely and volonteer horses. I highly recommand Equinature.
Beautiful itinerary and castle, lovely horses, long cantering on good paths and animals along the trip (deers, wild boars...etc). 5 stars for welcoming and organization. Thank you Sophie, Alice and Ken for these three wonderful days.
We spent 3 days visiting the chateaux of the Loire. Excellent moments spent with Ken as our guide and Sophie at stewarship. Horses were awesome and Sophie a fine cook. A very hearty welcome and a wonderful memory ! A high quality trip with true professionals. Highly recommand.
At 4 - 8 Mai we participated in Loire castles riding program. We concider that it was our best travel. Much thanks to Sophie and Ken, much thanks to all riders in the group.
I had a really good time with horses. 6 days riding + castles are really my recommendation.
EQUINATURE
Family horse riding tour center since 2006, you are welcome in a friendly atmosphere in the heart or the Loire Valley, to visite the chateaux of the Loire or the lovely Sancerre region.
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La Cufelière
41230 Courmemin
FRANCE
(+33)06 72 77 34 95
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