Horses – La Donaira

A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF LA DONAIRA’S VOLUNTEERS

A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF LA DONAIRA’S VOLUNTEERS

February 16th, 2019|Categories: Wwoofers|Tags: Eco-luxe, El Gastor, Horses, Hotel, La Donaira, Lusitano, Málaga, Nature, Ronda, Serranía de Ronda, Spain, Volunteers|

This year has been very rich within the volunteer community at La Donaira. In “the Nido” on the farm lives a dynamic team of 8 to 12 volunteers, more commonly referred to as “the Woofers”, a bunch of [...]

HOW TO GENTLE A NEWBORN HORSE

HOW TO GENTLE A NEWBORN HORSE

February 9th, 2019|Categories: Horses|Tags: Eco-luxe, El Gastor, Horses, Hotel, La Donaira, Lusitano, Málaga, Nature, Ronda, Serranía de Ronda, Spain|

Whilst most westerners talk about “breaking” a horse to describe the process of training it for work with humans, Native Americans described the same process as “gentling” it: reflecting a world of difference between an attitude aimed at [...]