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Joy Rides Coaching Helping people discover inspiration, joy and adventure through horses, nature and travel.

Blue Skies on Skye!
06/23/2026

Blue Skies on Skye!

I saw some absolutely gorgeous tapestry sewing in Inverness today! Who’s out there that knows how to do this?
06/22/2026

I saw some absolutely gorgeous tapestry sewing in Inverness today! Who’s out there that knows how to do this?

Doesn’t this just look and sound like a place where you’d like to go work out?It feels so nice to be in a country where ...
06/19/2026

Doesn’t this just look and sound like a place where you’d like to go work out?

It feels so nice to be in a country where the local folks are so friendly and seem genuinely happy to meet and talk with you. And even though it’s rainy and chilly here a lot, everyone is so cheerful.

I think it has a lot to do with the strong sense of community and pride in country. I’m taking notes for life back home!

From sunny, hot Portugal to cloudy, chilly Edinburgh - quite the change! I love how easy and quick it is to jump around...
06/15/2026

From sunny, hot Portugal to cloudy, chilly Edinburgh - quite the change! I love how easy and quick it is to jump around from one country and culture to another.

No horse rides here this time, but the weather looks rainy and cold all week so I’m happy to do some hiking to keep warm and then sit in a cozy pub afterwards! It feels like the right thing to do in Scotland!

I think I’ll also scout out some places to do a long hike. If anyone’s interested in joining me on a trip here, let me know!

It’s always a hard thing coming back to the city after a week in the countryside with the horses. It’s an immediate exc...
06/14/2026

It’s always a hard thing coming back to the city after a week in the countryside with the horses.

It’s an immediate exchange of quiet and serenity for bustle and busy.

But, if you have to come back the city, Lisbon isn’t such a bad place to hang out for another day!

Our last day of riding. So lovely.
06/13/2026

Our last day of riding. So lovely.

Another long, wonderful beach day in Portugal. 1/2 of it with the horses and 1/2 of it without. Just about the perfect ...
06/12/2026

Another long, wonderful beach day in Portugal. 1/2 of it with the horses and 1/2 of it without.

Just about the perfect day and lucky me, it’s my birthday and I got to spend it doing my favorite things.

We’ll top it off with a lovely dinner, a glass of wine or two and a yummy dessert.

Can’t get much better.

I have lots of woman that come on a trip with me as a birthday present to themselves. Why not let that be you?

Adventures in Portugal. Or more aptly titled: “when your day of rest becomes a hell of a lot of work”.If you’ve never b...
06/11/2026

Adventures in Portugal. Or more aptly titled: “when your day of rest becomes a hell of a lot of work”.

If you’ve never been in the saddle for 6 hours a day for consecutive days, you probably don’t realize how taxing it is on your body. Most things are stiff and sore and having a day in the middle of the week to take a break is always a welcome relief.

Of course that is not the decision I made today. I decided to get out one of the old bikes from the inn and head down to the beach. Only 5 miles there - no big deal.

Well, Google Maps did eventually get me there after many wrong directions. And it kindly steered me off of all the main roads and down these little paths that looked more like driveways than actually roads.

It was rural and beautiful and I didn’t see a soul the whole time, but surprise, biking in deep sand was not actually that fun.

Getting to the beach was all the more rewarding though. Biking back was not!

06/10/2026

Can you smell the salt?

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