Which is the best horseback riding trip in Ireland?

There was one in County Clare that took in part of the Burren. Try the Irish tourist board website at www.discoverireland.ie.

I've recently begun planning the same thing!! The site I used so far is www.ehi.ie (Equestrian Holidays Ireland), Maybe you've used it already. I've been advanced-intermediate English rider in the long-ago past, and am currently working back to intermediate after many years of being away from it regularly. I did two rides in the Killarney area, as far as riding in Ireland, but they were just for an hour or two. The first one the guide and I had a great chat while she took me to some ruins on one of the lakes at Killarney. We did some good canters, too! I also joined a ride out of the other stable in the area, a little farther away from the lakes and Killarney proper. It was a group that seemed to mostly meet at that time but all are welcome. We went through fields mostly what I remember, and also had a couple of good canters. You can't get that on trail rides in California, don't know about the rest of the States. The ehi.ie website only mentions one of the Killarney stables and I'm pretty sure it was the first one I mentioned, being near the Killarney National Park. Nice area of the country. http://ehi.ie/killarney-riding-stables.html One of the places I saw is in Dunfanaghy in the far north, as I stayed across the street during one of my "driving to wherever" trips and found myself in that part of the island, and noticed the signs and later looked it up. The wind was fierce, though, along the beach where I walked and where they ride, so may be a deterrent. It's a place that Olivia Newton John went and there are videos with her riding and being around the horses. They have traditional sessions (music) at night part of the year, which is great entertainment. You would have to get up that far north probably with a car from Belfast or Dublin. The drive from Dublin to Belfast is pretty easy and only about two hours but then this place is way past Belfast! http://ehi.ie/arnolds-hotel-a-riding-stables.html I'm thinking of the more lush areas of Ireland, am looking for something along rivers and some forests. There are several places that feature beach rides if that's what you want; you probably have seen all that. ;-) The coastline is for the most part unbeatable and unbelievably unspoiled. The ehi.ie site has a great interactive map, and some details you want to pay attention to like whether the facility provides helmets, or will pick you up at the airport or help with transport or whatever. There are also user reviews for many of the facilities covered in the site, and that might be enough to sway a decision if the reviews are enthusiastic vs. lukewarm! I'm also considering a Scottish farm that has rides across Scotland in several directions, one of them is for 15 days! http://www.highlandsunbridled.co.uk/ of good stuff to chose from. Good luck, have a blast, I hope it all works out for both our plans!!

I've recently begun planning the same thing!! The site I used so far is www.ehi.ie (Equestrian Holidays Ireland), Maybe you've used it already. I've been advanced-intermediate English rider in the long-ago past, and am currently working back to intermediate after many years of being away from it regularly. I did two rides in the Killarney area, as far as riding in Ireland, but they were just for an hour or two. The first one the guide and I had a great chat while she took me to some ruins on one of the lakes at Killarney. We did some good canters, too! I also joined a ride out of the other stable in the area, a little farther away from the lakes and Killarney proper. It was a group that seemed to mostly meet at that time but all are welcome. We went through fields mostly what I remember, and also had a couple of good canters. You can't get that on trail rides in California, don't know about the rest of the States. The ehi.ie website only mentions one of the Killarney stables and I'm pretty sure it was the first one I mentioned, being near the Killarney National Park. Nice area of the country. http://ehi.ie/killarney-riding-stables.html One of the places I saw is in Dunfanaghy in the far north, as I stayed across the street during one of my "driving to wherever" trips and found myself in that part of the island, and noticed the signs and later looked it up. The wind was fierce, though, along the beach where I walked and where they ride, so may be a deterrent. It's a place that Olivia Newton John went and there are videos with her riding and being around the horses. They have traditional sessions (music) at night part of the year, which is great entertainment. You would have to get up that far north probably with a car from Belfast or Dublin. The drive from Dublin to Belfast is pretty easy and only about two hours but then this place is way past Belfast! http://ehi.ie/arnolds-hotel-a-riding-stables.html I'm thinking of the more lush areas of Ireland, am looking for something along rivers and some forests. There are several places that feature beach rides if that's what you want; you probably have seen all that. ;-) The coastline is for the most part unbeatable and unbelievably unspoiled. The ehi.ie site has a great interactive map, and some details you want to pay attention to like whether the facility provides helmets, or will pick you up at the airport or help with transport or whatever. There are also user reviews for many of the facilities covered in the site, and that might be enough to sway a decision if the reviews are enthusiastic vs. lukewarm! I'm also considering a Scottish farm that has rides across Scotland in several directions, one of them is for 15 days! http://www.highlandsunbridled.co.uk/ of good stuff to chose from. Good luck, have a blast, I hope it all works out for both our plans!!