The Willamette Valley is where we will start and end the week. And that is pronounced: wil-lam-ette – an easy and somewhat satirical rhyme we locals use to help people remember is: “Wil-lam-ette Damn it!” The Willamette Coast Ride experience is a little bit of Ireland on the west coast of America. A European feel from your host and the horses, with the west coast sense of adventure.

Riding the Willamette Coast Ride is a real ride, a ride for intermediate to advanced level riders. Ability to canter is required. The week is both rewarding in the riding that we do, but also grounding, for spending time in nature and with our equine athletes gives us time and place to feel part of the natural world, to appreciate its awesomeness, to let go of our man-made stress and high connectivity and reconnect with the land, the forest, the surf. Whether it be introspective or removal from the daily stress every rider gains some sort of perspective on the ride.