Horseback Adventures in Latin America

Authentic Original Rides and Stays

A specialty of Saddle Sojourn Travel

  • A woman riding a dark horse through a grassy landscape with rolling hills in the background.

    Estancia Los Potreros

    Calling all riders, non-riders, families, and solo-travellers who are searching for a laid-back, hospitality-first estancia in Argentina’s Sierras Chicas mountains.

  • Two people riding horses along a rocky shoreline by a body of water with mountains in the background under a cloudy sky, accompanied by small dogs.

    Estancia Mercedes

    Authenticity seekers? This one’s for you.

  • Two riders on horseback crossing a shallow water body in a grassy field under a partly cloudy sky.

    The Gaucho Trail

    Long days in the saddle, endless green hills made for cantering, a warm Brazilian welcome - what else could you want?

  • Two people on horseback are looking at a large, red rock formation with numerous holes on its surface.

    The Salta Ride

    Journey from Salta city to tropical jungle to desert plains and multi-hued rocks while eating your weight in empanadas

  • A woman riding a horse along a dirt path in a green mountainous landscape with cliffs and a cloudy sky in the background.

    The Quilotoa Loop

    Wide valleys, grass-covered mountains, eucalyptus forests, volcanoes, green-blue lakes, canyons, and cloud forest. Could it get more diverse?

  • Aerial view of a beach with sand and ocean, featuring four people on horseback riding along the shoreline.

    The Coconut Trail

    No description needed. Literal paradise.

  • A yellow two-story hacienda house with large windows and decorative white columns, surrounded by lush greenery and blooming plants, with a stone fountain in the front yard.

    Hacienda La Alegria

    Spend your days exploring neighboring farms, mountains, and valleys and your evenings dining in a historic hacienda and relaxing in the hot-tub. Only 1 hour from Quito.

  • A man wearing a sombrero and traditional Mexican attire riding a white horse, with a red stucco building, plants, and green cacti in the background.

    Mexican Revolution Trail

    Eat tacos, drink margaritas, explore historic towns, and ride quarter horses! You’ll become an authentic Charro!

  • Person riding a horse through a lush, green pasture with other riders in the background, surrounded by trees and rolling hills under a cloudy sky at sunset.

    The Coffee Trail

    “Colombia, el unico riesgo es que te quieras quedar”  meaning; “Colombia, the only risk is that you want to stay”!

View from horseback riding in a green landscape with mountains and clouds in the background.
An outdoor swimming pool with lounge chairs around it, overlooking a landscape of rolling hills and partly cloudy sky.
A group of people riding horses through green grassland with mountain ranges in the background under a cloudy sky.
Two men riding horses along a rocky path beside a body of water, with mountainous terrain and a partly cloudy sky in the background.
A yellow two-story house with white decorative columns and a balcony, surrounded by green bushes and trees. The house has black window frames and a colorful stained glass door. In front, a stone fountain is present on a cobblestone pathway.
A man wearing a red cape and black hat riding a brown horse across a grassy field with hills in the background.
A scenic landscape with a brown horse grazing on the grass near a body of water, trees, mountains with some snow, and a cloudy sky in the background.
A large herd of black cattle grazing in a grassy field with two cowboys on horseback in the background.
Four people riding horses across a lush green field with rolling hills and cows grazing in the background.
Two people riding horses on a trail in front of a red sandstone rock formation with numerous small holes.
A person walking beside a horse along a mountain road near a sign that reads 'Los Alpes'. The rider wears a wide-brimmed hat and has long blond hair. Green hills surround the road.
A person pouring a glass of white wine in a glass with a pink and purple patterned cloth underneath.
A hilly landscape with sparse greenery, small trees and shrubs, and a cloudy sky.
Two people riding horses along a rocky shoreline with a body of water and mountains in the background, under a cloudy sky.
Swimming pool with lounge chairs on a tiled deck, surrounded by a scenic landscape of rolling hills and cloudy sky.
Two people riding horses through an open grassy field under a partly cloudy sky.
Two horseback riders and a dog herding cattle across a grassy hillside with scattered rocks and bushes under a cloudy sky.
Person riding a horse on top of a waterfall with lush greenery surrounding.
Group of people horseback riding through grassy meadow near water, surrounded by trees and distant mountains under cloudy sky.
Group of people riding horses on a paved road in a rural area with hills, houses, and open land in the background.
Group of people playing polo on horseback, wearing helmets and casual sportswear, on a grassy field with trees and hills in the background.
People riding horses on a grassy field with trees and houses in the background.

Why Our Rides?

I have travelled around the world on horseback, experiencing different cultures, riding styles, and landscapes, but something always draws me back to Latin America. Is it the always welcoming locals? The diversity of landscapes? Maybe it’s the cuisine? Or the exceptional horses?

Latin America has a strange ability to grab hold of your imagination and run with it. My rides are hand selected, personally experienced, and tested regularly for strict standards of horse care, accommodations, food, and hospitality. My rides are in exceptionally beautiful regions that are generally off the beaten track - no large groups of tourists (or potentially no tourists at all). If rugged terrain, long morning rides, picnic lunches, cozy beds, and fit, local horses are what you are looking for, you’re in the right place.

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Field Note: Estancia Mercedes II “Mornings started slowly, settling into the pace of the estancia before heading out to ride through the surrounding landscape, often with a goal or purpose in mind. There was an ease to everything—the kin
Field Note: Estancia Mercedes I “Some places feel made for riding. Estancia Mercedes is one of them — where the landscape shifts from open bays and pebble beaches to centuries old forests and snow capped mountains. Days are shaped by t
morning round up //
lazy mornings give you time to doze or visit the horses before a ride into Lago Puelo National Park, exploring mountain miradors, lakes, and forests — take a picnic lunch along or amble back to the house for a home cooked (and usually homegrown
a picnic in the shade surrounded by horses after a morning of working cows - sign me up! shot for @estancialospotreros photography @bykatieroberts
Deserts, forests, rivers, mountains, towns, corn fields - you name it, you’ll see it on the Salta ride astride your trusty Peruvian Paso // shot for @ampascachi photography @bykatieroberts
On the ridges of the Sierra Baguales // shot for @estancias_patagonia photography @bykatieroberts
Scenes from around camp // shot for @cabalgatas_lago_puelo photography @bykatieroberts