tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286224782009-07-02T13:43:33.641-05:00Darley Newman is the Emmy nominated host and producer of Equitrekking, the first travel television series to take viewers on horseback riding adventures around the world. Keep checking back, as she shares her travel adventures. Equitrekking is broadcast on PBS and international networks.EquiSearch.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12671815112903432584noreply@blogger.comBlogger206125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28622478.post-54883983488368827782009-07-01T19:31:00.002-05:002009-07-01T19:36:14.635-05:00

During my research on riding in Alberta in preparation for an upcoming Equitrekking film shoot, I was fortunate to be able to speak with Pam Asheton, author of “Alberta Backcountry Equestrian One-Day Trail Guide” and a former British Horse Society certified teacher and rider with over 30 years experience.I just posted my interview with Pam here, Backcountry Riding in Alberta. It has some helpful

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For the past year, we've been giving away free round trip plane tickets to Iceland, courtesy of our sponsor, Icelandair. Well, now it's time to pick the Grand Prize. Only seven days remain until we pick the Grand Prize winner, who receives roundtrip travel on Icelandair to Reykjavik, Iceland (winner and companion - 2 tickets) to ride horses on a Viking Horse Safari for 2 provided by Ishestar, a

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I've heard from Long Riders in the past who have taken amazing treks on horseback. To be in The Long Riders Guild, one has to have "ridden more than 1,000 continuous miles on a single equestrian journey." That's no small feat!Yesterday, a friend emailed me about The Mongol Derby, an extreme horse race this summer (starting Aug 22) in Mongolia. 25 riders are going to race 1000 kilometers through

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Just added new, never before seen Equitrekking bloopers from the PBS series to Equitrekking's YouTube Channel. Check it out. Also, don't forget to follow me on Twitter @DarleyNewman. Tweeting can be addictive.

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Athens, Ohio, tune in all this week at 7:30pm for an Equitrekking marathon on WOUB, Public TV from Ohio University, to watch Equitrekking episodes from Belize, Texas, Southern Quebec, Utah and Costa Rica.

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We've just posted three new video clips on Equitrekking.com including "Dressage in Spain Part 1 and 2, where I had a dressage lesson at Epona in Andalucia with Vivi Garcia. I rode a beautiful white Andalusian horse named Napoleon. It was a challenge, but amazing to feel the movements when I was able to cue Napoleon (with Vivi's help).There's also a video on riding in the Alpujarras, a beautiful

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Equitrekking's season four DVD, featuring horseback riding adventures in Southern Spain, Alaska, Central Turkey, Scotland, Wales and Quebec City and Beyond is now available. You may order online at ShopDarley.com or WMHT's website, a PBS station in New York. It's a two-disc set of beautiful episodes.

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If anyone has had a good experience traveling to Alberta, Canada to ride at a ranch, take a pack trip or ride in a national park, please, please let me know where you went and what you liked about it. I am planning a trip there.Thanks!

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In Washington DC, my home area, this week is DC Week for the Animals. There are over 70 events celebrating animals, including horses! A few notable organizations in the area... ReRun, Inc., which helps rehabilitate ex-racehorses so that they may go on to second careers. On our visit to the Secretariat Center in Kentucky, we were able to learn more about life for Thoroughbreds after they leave the

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Oregonians, please tune in to Equitrekking's new season starting next week on Wednesday 6/10 at 6pm on OPB. If you're watching Equitrekking on OPB now, you're in for Equitrekking's Utah episode tomorrow night at 6pm (Wed 6/3). Bryce Canyon National Park, Snow Canyon State Park, Capitol Reef and Antelope Island are explored.Equitrekking new season includes stunning episodes from Southern Spain (

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Today's Aiken Standard newspaper in my home state of South Carolina features an article by Ben Baugh about Equitrekking's recent Daytime Emmy nominations. Ben Baugh writes, "The small crew has a tremendous work ethic and great confidence in each others abilities and talents." Read more. The article also plugs Equitrekking's 7pm broadcasts on Thursday nights on SCETV. South Carolina friends,

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Taking a break from work to skim through "The Horse," Julie Whitaker's book. I picked it up at The Horse exhibit at the Museum of Natural History in NYC and have been wanting to read it. It's good. Very good horse facts and history. Makes me want to travel to southern France to see the Camaruge horses.Have a great weekend!

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I usually have my riding lessons on Wednesday and for the past few weeks/months, it always seems to rain on Wednesdays. I don't mind riding in the rain so much, but you can only do so much when the footing is bad. I've been working a lot on dressage basics in my lessons, so was overjoyed today to be able to jump.Today I rode Dirk, a horse that I would call the perfect teacher. He is so smart that

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I've just added some fun Behind the Scenes and Bloopers videos to Equitrekking.com and EquitrekkingTV on YouTube. In honor of our Director of Photography Greg Barna getting nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Single Camera Photography for Equitrekking, check out the Greg Barna video on YouTube. You'll see a bit more about how we film Equitrekking on horseback.In Belize, we had an interesting

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We are very excited to announce that Equitrekking on PBS has received two Daytime Emmy nominations! Equitrekking is nominated for Outstanding Special Class Series with Chip Ward as Executive Producer and me, Darley Newman, as Producer and Host. We were also nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Single Camera Photography for the work of our talented cinematographer Greg Barna.Equitrekking is

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In Kentucky, I went trail riding at Shaker Village, the Land Between the Lakes, Barren River State Park and the Big Red Stables. Here's a web only video clip from Equitrekking's Great Trail Rides in Kentucky. Happy Trails!

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The Gower Peninsula in Wales is a really neat place to explore on horseback, as the beaches are very wide and dramatic, surrounding by huge, mossy cliffs. In this short video, Olive Edwards of Parc le Breos and I did some faster riding on Three Cliffs Beach. After that, we visited an old supposedly haunted church and a beautiful old castle, all within riding distance of the beach. This segment

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While lots of people will be tuning into the Kentucky Derby this weekend, there's also the chance to see more horsey programming. The new season of Equitrekking is debuting on PBS stations in cities across the United States. You can check for your local listings on Equitrekking's station finder. Here's a rundown of some areas where you can watch.Alabama Public Television (APT)- Saturdays at 5:

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Here's a video clip from Equitrekking's Quebec City and Beyond episode, part of our new fourth season starting now on PBS. We filmed in Quebec as the leaves were changing, which made for a beautiful ride in the Appalachian Mountains.

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In this video, I went searching for the Loch Ness monster on horseback in Scotland as part of our Equitrekking Scotland episode (on PBS now). The sun was shining. I was on a spirited horse, normally used for endurance riding, and though we didn't see Nessie, I enjoyed this scenic area of Scotland.

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For the past few months, I have been working on developing a very special collection of jewelry designs, inspired by the locations where we travel to film Equitrekking. This 'Darley Collection' available only at ShopDarley.com includes stunning Kentucky, Scotland and Iceland inspired creations, handmade in the U.S.A. Each bracelet includes gemstones native to these locations including Freshwater

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We've posted new video clips from our new episodes from Southern Spain and Wales on Equitrekking.com and on EquirekkingTV on YouTube, but I thought that you might enjoy this clip from the Derwen International Welsh Cob Centre in Wales.Thanks!

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Equitrekking's new season with episodes from Southern Spain, Scotland, Quebec City and Beyond, Central Turkey, Wales and Alaska starts on PBS stations across the nation in April and May. You may watch the video preview above and see more clips from the new season on Equitrekking.com.In New York City, Equitrekking will regularly broadcast on Wednesday nights at 11:30pm starting tonight, April

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We've added lots of great riding vacation destinations to Equitrekking's Travel Guide, which has been featured in the Chicago Tribune and other great media, including many new destinations in Uruguay and Ireland. Equitrekking's Travel Guide and Equitrekking.com, the companion to our PBS series, serve as a resource for travelers who want to try horseback riding on their next vacation. Over the

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This morning the rain subsided at the estancia where we are riding, El Charabon, so we headed out for a cattle drive. I rode a wonderful, smooth Criollo out to the far fields, where we five of us, including Jorge, me, Paola and El Charabon’s gauchos would gather cattle to move them to another pasture. Jorge let me borrow his wool poncho, which is what the gauchos typically wear when it’s cooler

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