Camping with our horses

Camping with our horses

Sometimes our horses need a fresh environment, fresh grass, fresh air - and sometimes humans and animals are infecting each other. Why sleep in the bed when the mountains of Tuscany also offer sleeping places in the green? No sooner said than done. 

As the day drew to a close, the sun turned the evening red and the birds started their songs of the night, our two "presidents of age" of the stable were saddled and provided with bags. At a leisurely pace, the ride into the evening mood began, past our paddocks, together with greeting horses, splashing streams and passing roe deer. The fresh air of the evening was pleasantly cool and provided an excellent change to the day's events. On the meadow of a small hill, with a view in all directions, surrounded by the panorama of the Maremman hills, the night camp for man and animal should be spread out. While the horses were plucking the first flowers, we positioned our tent, got out of the riders' clothes and draped the blankets of the horses for our night camp. When the crickets started singing, lit our small campfire and we watched the sunset with a glass of wine, a pleasant silence lay over man and rider. Our Hotel Rifugio Prategiano, on the slopes of Poggio di Montieri, shone lonely and quietly. Between grunting, nocturnal friends, rustling surprises and Tuscan birdsong, we finally found a restful sleep. There is something special about sticking your head out of the tent, breathing in the fresh morning air, seeing the mist climb up the mountains and riding your horse to work. Sometimes you have to leave, sometimes the change of wallpaper can also be done without wallpaper. Only recommended and possible here, in the Maremma-Tuscany.