{"id":180,"date":"2025-10-30T13:00:37","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T13:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pilates4fitness.com\/virtual\/?p=180"},"modified":"2026-01-31T13:23:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T13:23:35","slug":"sun-saddles-and-soul-in-portugal-the-movement-excursion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pilates4fitness.com\/virtual\/2025\/10\/30\/sun-saddles-and-soul-in-portugal-the-movement-excursion\/","title":{"rendered":"Into the Wild Horseback Riding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\u200bOne of the absolute highlights of the week was the early morning ride thru sandy trails lined with cedar and eucalyptus trees. Fragrant and peaceful, and absolutely magical.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Trotting through the eucalyptus trees. The smell of the woods and the sound of hooves was therapeutic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Some of us were a little more free and fluid than others and I really got a kick out of traipsing thru the woods and into the arenas, feeling completely disconnected from the stress of daily life and fully connected to nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the leader. A beautiful day for a ride in the arena.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u200bAfter the ride, we had some time to chat with the instructors and just hang out at the stables. It\u2019s these little in-between moments\u2014laughing after a ride, taking off the helmets\u2014that stick with you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A fabulous morning “hugging that midline.”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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