Horseback Riding in Kamloops, British Columbia

Horseback riding can be both relaxing and exciting depending on the adventure chosen. Most riding stables and ranches have guides that will take visitors on favourite trails suited to skill levels. One to two hours rides can be planned to make an enjoyable afternoon.

Some great horseback riding professionals include:

| Jandana Ranch: 250-573-5800

| Erin Valley Stables: 250-573-5442

| Mile High Rides: 250-682-5453

Horse Whispering in Kamloops, British Columbia

The modern term for Horse Whispering is Natural Horsemanship. Natural Horsemanship helps the rider develop trust, leadership and respect with a horse. A horse is a prey animal and programmed by Mother Nature to flee from danger and as with most prey animals, horses are also herd animals. By instinct, they want to be a with a group to be safe, usually relying on the Alpha horse for leadership. Humans, however, function with very predatory actions and the predator/prey animal barrier must be brought down to prove to the horse that humans can be trusted as a viable leader.

Jandana Ranch is the biggest centre in Western Canada using the Natural Horsemanship influence with their horses and hosts many international guests who specially come to learn the practice. Guests can contact Jandana Ranch for a tutorial on Natural Horsemanship and how it is used. Additionally, whenever a trail ride is hosted, the guest are educated on Natural Horsemanship, as every horse that is a part of the Jandana Ranch has been trained using this process.