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Cross Country Riding with Jose Ortelli
Haras Segundo Ayre is the best place to learn and improve your riding skills for cross country in Buenos Aires. They have all the must of the list. This includes a professional Olympic coach, a cross country training field, and a jumping field with professional jumps. In addition to this, they have their own jumping breed of horses. Finally, they have great and practical accommodation for their guests and it’s all very near the city of Buenos Aires.
There is no other private place to learn and train for this equestrian discipline in Argentina. It’s a unique opportunity to integrate training, horses and holidays. The place is perfect for enjoying the typical Pampa and farm region but also for training hard with one of the best in the field. Guests can relax going for an afternoon horse ride and having some drinks by the swimming pool while watching the sunset. At the same time, they will be experiencing an intense one-week cross country training program.
Just imagine waking up in a nice cozy house and watching through the window beside your bed how grooms are preparing the horses, the foals eating the morning food, the jumping field waiting for you and the horses grazing… It’s the ultimate place for horse lovers!
Haras Segundo Ayre has a super fun field to practice cross country. Jumps are easy for beginners and also high difficulty for advanced riders. Moreover, the jumps go around the whole place, so riders can do a long or short cross. Joe is an amazing coach; he loves teaching and showing his method for training and jumping horses. This is based on safe horses. He understands that cross country is a risk activity and therefore he tries his best to have the safest horses. To do this, he takes a long time training them and developing the correct musculation for each horse.
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Departure
Buenos Aires
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AccomodationAdvancedAlcoholic DrinksBreakfastCaballos de equitaciónDinnerEquipmentFull Board AccomodationIntermediateJumping HorsesLunchRiding HorsesTransport
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BeginnerEconomicEndurance HorsesGimnasioHalf Board AccomodationLocal ToursLuxuryPolo Horsesprivate GuidesSpaTickets to National Parks
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Itinerary
- Pick up & drop off at Ezeiza airport or hotel in the city.
- Welcome picada & wine reception at the main guest house where riders will meet with the Haras Segundo Ayre family.
- Guided tour around the ranch where guests will learn about the breeds, the history of the place and about their horses.
- Accomodation (guest cottage and main house)
- Food & Gastronomy: Full board included during the whole stay. Highlights: “asado” & picada, greens from the vegetable garden, visit to traditional restaurants in the nearby rural towns.
- Horses: Haras Segundo Ayre has been breeding and producing jumping horses since 1990, they have breeds of famous stallions and have got excellents results. JOS CASSIUS & JOS ATUEL DE CALVARO (both competed and had excellents performances in the Pan American games) are results of the exceptional work of Joe and his staff.
- Lessons during the morning and afternoon. Joe will show you his path to success when training his horses. He will teach you the way he works the muscles of the horses and the voice commands he uses in order to produce safe and competitive horses. During this time guests will be able to jump and try different horses.
- Trail rides with criollos horses by the rural roads that follow the old train rails.
- At the end of the stay Haras Segundo Ayre will organize a mini CROSS COUNTRY tournament (dressage, cross country and jumping in the field) with prizes and after jumping drinks! Swimming pool & bikes.
- Includes a special tour to Buenos Aires city. Tango show last night.
Location
Haras Segundo Ayre is located in the area near by Villa Ruiz town, near Lujan (93km away from Buenos Aires city)
Other activities for riders and non riders companions
Haras Segundo Ayre has a unique location due to its closeness to Buenos Aires City and the area of Pilar, but it is also surrounded by small rural towns that offer nice traditional places to visit.
Lujan city is also very close to Haras Segundo Ayre. This is a very important religious city and one of the most well-known pilgrimage centers of Argentina. Of Course, the Basilica de Nuestra Señora de Luján stands out proudly in front the Belgrano square. The Basilica's architecture is mostly neo gothic and it is among the most important religious buildings of the country. It was built in honor to the Virgin of Lujan, who is also the patron saint of Argentina. Inside the Basilica is the statue of the virgin, which is very important because of the miracles that happened around it. Each year, during the first weekend of October there is a pilgrimage from different areas of Buenos Aires to the Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Luján. Many people do it by horse, which is why during this time of the year it is very common to see people riding by the roads that go to Lujan city.
Carlos Keen is a small rural town placed very close to Haras Segundo Ayre. This charming town used to be very important because it was one of the stops of the railway track that joined Pergamino and Lujan city. During the end of the XIX century Argentina was considered the “barn of the world” due to its agricultural production. Grains had to be moved from all around the country to the main ports, and the best way of doing that during those days was by train, which is why the railway construction had a lot of relevance during the XIX and XX centuries. Towns that were part of the railway stops acquired substantial importance. Carlos Keen is a popular gastronomic destination in Buenos Aires province. It is a must to visit its old “bodegones” restaurants.
