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Bank holidays cause commercial chaos and carnage in Spain.
Most Brits will be accustomed to UK bank holidays which generally serve to form a relaxing long weekend, and on which it can be relied upon that stores will open, restaurants will still be serving food, and life generally runs as usual, except that most of the population doesn´t need to go to work – fabulous!
When I heard about all the holidays in Spain, it sounded like such fun and a genuine reason (excuse!) to fully immerse myself into the Spanish system fiesta-style. Mmmm, not quite.
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Riding on the coast or owning a horse in sunny Spain is some people’s idea of paradise, and in many cases it is. Riding on the long stretches of beach, swimming in the sea with your horse, galloping along river beds as the sun sets behind the mountains, what more could you ask for?
There are many stables and equestrian centres in Spain, some of a very high standard, approved by the British Horse Society. They offer wide ranges of riding from dressage to show jumping, hacking, trekking, Spanish, Portuguese, doma vaquera and lots more, depending on where in Spain. I have owned horses for the years that I have been living in Spain and it has been a joy, every step of the way.
