Equitrekking

- Season 4

(2009)

Host Darley Newman explores Southern Spain on horseback, traveling to the Alpujarras in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, historic haciendas in Seville's countryside and the beaches of Doñana National Park in Equitrekking Southern Spain. Darley takes a challenging lesson in dressage on an Andalusian horse, before heading to the fields to learn how olives get from the trees to the table.

Travel expert Darley Newman travels from Scotland's Highlands down to the Scottish Borders to experience horses, adventure, history and culture in Equitrekking Scotland. In the Highlands, Darley rides strong Highland ponies through the romantic and heather covered mountains at Blair Castle and searches for the Loch Ness Monster on horseback and by boat at Loch Ness.

Travel expert Darley Newman views the changing leaves of autumn in Quebec on horseback, travels to Quebec City and the village of St. Fabien, visits the artist area of Charlevoix to enjoy riding in the forest and rock climbing and traverses rivers and streams to pan for gold in the Appalachian Mountains. In Quebec City, Darley takes a break from the saddle to shop for organic food at the Old Port.

In Cappadocia in Central Turkey, Equitrekking's host Darley Newman and local Ahmet Diler of Kirkit Voyage explore underground cities, ancient churches, unusual rock formations called fairy chimneys and historic villages on horseback. On foot, they trek through the colorful Avanos market and visit a master potter, before meeting a local family and trying ayran and Turkish tea.

host Darley Newman gallops on wide, dramatic beaches to Neolithic tombs, castles and the pilgrimage site of King Arthur's Stone on the Gower Peninsula, viewing wild Welsh Mountain ponies and staying at Parc le Breos, a historic 19th century hunting lodge. In West Wales, Darley learns about life in this rural section of Wales from her local guide from Cae Iago.

Travel expert Darley Newman explores the great outdoors of Alaska on the Kenai Peninsula and around Denali National Park in Equitrekking Alaska. With local guides in each destination, she'll view wildlife on horseback in Seward, take in gold rush history and the Chugach National Forest on horseback in Cooper Landing, boat the Kenai Fjords National Park to see whales, puffin and glaciers.