My husband and I took in May 2010 led to a ride in some pilgrims over 9 days on the Camino Lahn in Germany. The slow ride began walking behind Wetzlar. All luggage we had with the horses. Thus, it was to confine itself to consistently little baggage. We used to a pilgrim guide that his recommendations on the necessary equipment supplied. We washed the clothes almost daily, so we did not have several days in his sweaty things go. That worked very well. It was once a valuable experience, with how little you can certainly get by for a period of 9 days.
different pilgrims with a horse is much of a common trail ride. First once there is a slow ride that many sections with the simple guiding the horse is handled. So one can assume that presupposing physically in any case should be fit. It is longer paths that will rise as in sometimes very rough terrain walked or ridden. The horse must be very resilient and strong nerves.
A pure outdoor experience with a spiritual background
pilgrims with a horse, if it is well prepared and organized, a uniquely beautiful and profound experience for humans and animals. Authentic on the move. Well, not every section of the marked trail along the James River Lahn in Germany be mounted on horseback. Sometimes you can lead the horse, sometimes you have to plan detours. But in principle are the signs of the pilgrimage only approximate directions. If one keeps in the direction that it is the path. The personal pilgrimage in each case.
pilgrims with horse sense is not free of timeframes, as it should create the planned road sections already. In this respect, realistic planning and preparation is essential. There are close to the Lahn-Camino a variety of horse facilities, hiking and horse riding stables stations, an on-time shelter very easy to be scheduled. May make sense even at those stations concentrate purchases be, so you need not carry the entire concentrate.
pilgrimage sites in the Lahn - Camino
Unfortunately, we had the bad luck that the turnaround times on our ride pilgrims were not planned realisitisch enough. So we had only slight chance to go to spiritual places and enjoy. From this experience can only advise, if possible distances of max. to plan 10 km of the day. This leaves enough time for relaxing breaks.
Furthermore the pilgrims ride early in the day to continue, so that you can later than Losreiten against 10 clock. We are let loose on most days too late, often only between 12 - 14 clock started the pilgrimage route. Thus, the end of the day quite stressful and we were often finished first against 20 clock.
Our original goal Lahnstein, we did not make it. But at least found the monastery at Nassau a worthy end goal. We had booked the pilgrimage as a package deal. Thus, including all meals, horse and equipment. It has been shown that it would be quite the experience immensely better to pay to ride this side of the pilgrims themselves. Otherwise you are just depending on the individual absolutely right otherwise supported ideas of the leader of catering and accommodation.
conclusion of the pilgrimage with horse
We would always like to make a pilgrimage on horseback. But this year from our experiences out with very different approaches. We would complete the pilgrimage with their own horses or horses rented flat without a guide. Us the roads and the Board to organize itself. We must make a pilgrimage really and we do not have rumhetzen uncoordinated in the area.
slowness and tranquility of a pilgrim Ritts are unforgettable. But such a company should not be the incompetence and financial greed overshadowed by people with the pilgrims in the strict sense did not care much about. Pilgrims should remain individual and are not subject to profiteering.
We have seen how beautiful and how such projects can be stressful. Less Trust and more to do test and demands in the run would have simplified the matter. Nevertheless, pilgrims with a journey to the horse itself, which gives the reader an insight that could have been another way not won as an ultimatum. And for the horses it is a natural way, on the way to be.
The binding that can occur between animals and humans in that time is precious and beautiful. My biggest wish would be to replicate these pilgrims ride again with their own horse.
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