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.
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.