People always talk about ‘their journey’, it is an overused phrase these days but like a lot of horse owners, I have been on a lifelong journey of discovery. My love of horses started as a child, where, like most …
Ceramica El Jaral – try your hand at pottery!
Last week Clive and I paid a visit to Ceramica El Jaral, just a 15 minute drive in the village of Villanueva del Rosario. What a lovely morning we had, messing around with clay, with coffee , beer and tapas. …
Skiing in the Sierra Nevadas
Did you know that if you are on holiday with us between the end of November and the end of April you could have a day on the slopes? Just an easy 1 1/2 hour drive away, the Sierra Nevada …
Producing our own organic olive oil
When we first moved here in March 2000 our garden and pool area was just a field. The only trees we had were our big pine tree by the car park and the Ash tree in the communal courtyard area. …
A roof top view of the horses and mountains
While up on a roof doing some painting on a beautiful January morning I took this birds eye view of the horses and mountains.
Today Clive and I rode the river route for the first time!
Having tried the new river walk on foot we decided to give it a go on horses this morning. I took Scarlett and Clive took Leo. It is often difficult for horses to do a route they are not familiar …
Fantastic new river walk or ride!
We have a very exciting new route for riding and walking, following the river from the Los Cien Caños water pipes all the way to the village and beyond. It is a new initiative created by the Junta de Andalucia, …
25 year old rescue horse Irene learning to follow a target
Who says you can’t teach an old horse new tricks.
Why bitless?
If you have had a chance to read about the horses, you may have read ‘Capri’s story’. As explained in her story , she was the start of our bitless and barefoot journey and thanks to her, we have changed …
Vegans and vegetarians
Vegan or Vegetarian Holidays at Cortijo Los Lobos At Cortijo Los Lobos, our mountain retreat in malaga, we specialize in providing exceptional vegan or vegetarian holiday experiences for guests on their riding holidays in Spain. Your host, June, works tirelessly …
A taste of Cortijo Los Lobos
Food is our passion. We love preparing home cooked, healthy meals from fresh ingredients, locally and organically sourced where possible . We are lucky to have freshly laid eggs from our own hens and seasonal fruits from our garden depending …
Therapeutic riding holidays
Here at Cortijo Los Lobos we can cater for a diverse range of skills, abilities and disabilities. Horse riding and being with these beautiful animals provides a very beneficial, therapeutic recreational activity. We can provide private and small group horse …
R.i.p beautiful Lucy
A very sad morning for us – we have just had our beautiful Lucy put to sleep. She has been suffering for a few years now from arthritis and just lately she seemed to be in a lot of pain, …
El Granero Viejo has a new kitchen
The El Granero cottage kitchen has just been updated with new work tops, curtains and electric oven with gas hob, plus some pretty tiles to finish it off – we think you will like it
R.I.P Beautiful Flamenca
Devastatingly I found Flamenca dead in her stable this morning. She had colic yesterday but when the vet left last night she seemed totally fine. The vet said it was most likely due to the terrible dust storms we are …
R.I.P our beautiful old Irene
Our beautiful, sweet and stubborn old lady Irene had to be put to sleep yesterday. When I went down to do the evening feed, she was laying down and I couldn’t get her up. It was obviously her time to …
Sierra’s story
Sierra can be ridden by all abilities Born April 2003 Sierra was very head shy when she arrived in February 2016. She was also a bit aggressive towards other horses, putting her head down and charging towards them, though fortunately …