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28 February 2024

6x the best farm holidays with horses

Is your daughter or son also totally crazy about ponies, horses and everything that comes with it? Riding lessons at the equestrian center, wallpapering a room with horse posters, wanting to pet every pony you meet or even enjoying having a horse of your own? Or are you just real animal lovers and just want to explore the world of horses and ponies. In both cases you have come to the right place at FarmCamps. Because we have the recipe for a vacation with children full of vitamin P!

We have a lot of farms where pony lovers can enjoy themselves. The best horses are not in stables but at FarmCamps!

Our horses and ponies are eager to meet you!

At all of our horse farms you can enjoy the farm life, with those sweet ponies nearby. Sleep in a luxurious, cozy and fully equipped glamping tent. Our luxury tents are fully equipped. Nice beds, a lovely couch and a kitchen with a gas stove and an espresso machine.

During the day the kids can help the farmer feed the ponies and take them out to pasture and in the evening of course back to the stable. Our ponies are all used to handling children and love to be cuddled, brushed and pampered. Braiding their manes, endless brushing and cuddling. But also a nice hike with a sweet pony, pampering care ponies or horseback riding for adults are among the possibilities! On this page you can read what is possible.

Care pony
Have you always wanted to have your “own” pony? At two of our farms you can experience what it's like to have your own pony. During the vacations your own grooming pony, how cool is that! Every day you can ride and of course brush and cuddle them whenever you want. 

Riding lessons
Always wanted riding lessons? On some of our farms you can take riding lessons from our riders, who are also certified instructors. Both experienced and non-experienced riders can improve their riding skills at FarmCamps.

A real animal mess
On our horse farms live not only horses and ponies, of course, but also many other animals. There is plenty to cuddle with rabbits, kittens and goats. Actually, on every FarmCamps farm it is always a real animal mess. But don't forget to play on the swings, race on the go-karts, jump on the trampolines or mess around with water and sand. Useful for when brother or sister get tired of the horse obsession for a while ;-)

Our 6 favorite horse farms

FarmCamps Holzik Stables
A stone's throw from the German border lies this beautiful farm. At this five-star FNRS stables it is a Valhalla for horse fans. Here you can participate in riding lessons from Monday to Saturday, both group lessons and private lessons. Here you can also participate in pony games or rent a walking pony. There is also a catering service with a small menu at this farm. Read more about this riding school in Enschede here.

FarmCamps Breehees
Brabant cosiness in abundance at Breehees with farmer Carolien and farmer Huub. Brabanders at heart. On the farm you can work with the horses and ponies every day. Carolien gives pony riding lessons and regularly organizes fun games with the ponies or beautiful rides in the area. On the farm you will also find a lovely eatery with a covered farm terrace and an extensive menu. So enjoy a cup of coffee with a piece of cake, or a cold glass of beer, while the kids are busy with the ponies or playing in the playground. Read more about this horse pension in Goirle here.

FarmCamps De Bosrand
At this beautiful location in the woods of Drenthe, farmer Martijn, farmer's wife Naduah and their son Dayo live together with a lot of animals. No less than 30 ponies live at FarmCamps De Bosrand, but there are also alpacas, donkeys, deer, cats and rabbits. Every day you can help take care of the animals, but the real pony lovers can also enjoy themselves here. Take a pony walk through the woods or choose a pony riding lesson, outdoor ride or your “own” cuddly pony during the vacations. That and much more is possible here! Read more about this farm in Ellertshaar here. 

FarmCamps De Verloren Kost
A piece of foreign country in the Netherlands. That is the best way to describe the beautiful hilly landscape in South Limburg. Hidden between the rolling hills around Gulpen lies farm De Verloren Kost. At this small horse pension everything revolves around the great passion of farmer Annemarie: horses and ponies. Annemarie gives almost daily riding lessons to the kids and organizes all kinds of fun things with the ponies. For example, you can pimp your favorite pony here and decorate him all fancy, or get creative and decorate horseshoes. This farm is also home to many other animals, which of course need to be fed and cared for daily. You can help farmer Annemarie and farmer Sherman with that, too. Read more about this farm in beautiful Gulpen here.

FarmCamps De Smulhoeve
Not everything in Kaatsheuvel is a fairy tale, because this incredibly beautiful and cozy horse boarding house really exists! Here lives farmer Karin Smulders with her family and a large herd of horses, ponies and Shetlanders. The Shetlanders are reliable and sweet ponies that are used to being around children. At this farm, you rent your “own” grooming pony and can ride and groom your pony to your heart's content. There is also plenty to play and a lot of soccer, because the Smulders family is fans of that too! Read all about this horse farm in Kaatsheuvel in Brabant here.

FarmCamps Fleur Stables
Are you crazy about horses and a real beach lover? Then FarmCamps Fleur Stables is the ideal place! At this horse pension 50 horses and ponies “live”. The pension is located less than 10 km from the North Holland seaside resort Callantsoog. With farmer Jan and farmer's wife Saskia, children can cuddle ponies all day and take care of the rabbits, sheep and goats. It is even possible to have your own pony during the vacations or to get riding lessons from instructor Thirza. Moreover, farmer Jan always comes up with something fun to do with the guests. Read more about this horse pension in Oudesluis here .

Even more horses...

Activities with horses and ponies are not only organized on our horse farms. Many of our other farms also have ponies that love to be brushed and cuddled. For example, at FarmCamps De Buitenhoeve you can take a pony walk, just like at FarmCamps Five Star. Also at FarmCamps Den Branderhorst, 't Looveld, De Bonte Fries, De Geele Bosch, Op Flakkee, Hoeve Sonneclaer, Hoeve Luyterheyde there are ponies that love to be pampered and regular pony rides are organized.

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