Horse riding holidays
Riding in the Andes of Chile near Santiago: What to wear/bring
This is a list for people who come riding with us, via www.horseridingchile.com, but will be useful for anyone thinking of riding in the Andes.
1. For a one day ride you need to wear a long-sleeved cotton shirt and jeans, trousers or jodhpurs. A wide brimmed hat, gloves if you like, and most important of all, sunbloc and sunglasses. Trainers or boots are good footwear. A jersey or jacket in winter.
2. For a longer ride there are all kinds of extras. Some people like to wear padded pants, such as bicyclists wear, to stop the potential soreness. Also chaps for leg protection. A t-shirt under your long-sleeved shirt as we ride high and it is sometimes cold. Swimming things. Lots of warm clothes for the night – long johns, vest, jersey, fleece, parka, woolly hat and scarf, plus a high quality sleeping bag and an air mattress such as a Thermarest. Some change of clothes but not too many as it is easy to wash and dry things very quickly.
Cold-wash liquid – ecological if possible. A water bottle. Your own personal items and medicines but remember we have a good first aid box with everything except specific medicaments which you personally are taking. There is no need for everyone to duplicate all the standard remedies.
That is really enough. All the silly things on many of the riding holiday lists are unnecessary unless you have a particular condition or requirement.
Some people like to wear hard hats – riding helmets. These are not available in Chile as wide-brimmed hats against the sun are more usual, but you can bring your own.
For more details, or to go Back to http://www.horseridingchile.com
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