{"id":35352,"date":"2019-04-22T10:09:34","date_gmt":"2019-04-22T10:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/desarrollo.pilgrim.es\/planificar\/how-to-do-the-way-on-horseback\/"},"modified":"2025-03-26T09:19:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T09:19:14","slug":"on-horseback","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pilgrim.es\/en\/plan-your-way\/on-horseback\/","title":{"rendered":"Camino de Santiago on horseback"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"planifyPage\">\n    <section>\n        <h1>Camino de Santiago on horseback<\/h1>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <div class=\"planify-content\">\n        <section class=\"planify-content__hero\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/caballo1.jpg\" alt=\"Camino de Santiago on horseback\" \/>\n            <div class=\"planner\"><div\r\n  class=\"p-col-span-1 p-rounded-lg p-px-5 p-h-full\"\r\n  style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/cdn.pilgrim.es\/web\/pilgrim-planner\/bg-plugin-planificador.webp')\"\r\n  rel=\"preload\"\r\n  fetchpriority=\"high\"\r\n  >\r\n    <div class=\"p-text-center p-pt-5 p-text-white p-text-2xl p-font-semibold\">\r\n      Plan your journey    <\/div>\r\n    <div\r\n            id='primary-app'\r\n            data-name='banner'\r\n            data-api='https:\/\/pathfinder.pilgrim.es\/api\/pathfinder\/v2'\r\n            data-mode='normal'\r\n            data-lang='en'\r\n            data-route='1'\r\n            data-destiny='https:\/\/planificador.pilgrim.es'\r\n            data-modality='1'\r\n            data-inline=''\r\n        ><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/section>\n\n        <section class=\"planify-content__content\">\n            <section>\n                <h3>index<\/h3>\n                <ul>\n                    <li><a href=\"#Planificacion\">Planning<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#El-Caballo\">The horseback<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#Equipamiento\">Equipment<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#Organizarlo\">Organization<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"#Etapas\">Stages<\/a><\/li>\n                <\/ul>\n            <\/section>\n\n            <section>\n                <p>Doing the Camino de Santiago on horseback is an option that <strong>has been gaining more and more followers<\/strong> during the last years.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>This tradition has been maintained since the Middle Ages, when some pilgrims began to walk to Santiago in this way.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<h4>You may also be interested in: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pilgrim.es\/ruta-elegir-camino-santiago\/\">Which route of the Camino de Santiago do I choose? (Spanish)<\/a><\/h4>\n            <\/section>\n\n            <section id=\"Planificacion\">\n\n                <h2>Planning<\/h2>\n                <p>Unlike the other ways of making the Way, this requires much more meticulous planning in advance.<\/p>\n\t<p><strong>It needs a more in-depth planning<\/strong>than other ways of transport. Previous horse riding skills are\n\t\ta must, otherwise, it\u2019s quite easy to get injured.<\/p>\n\n            <\/section>\n\n            <section id=\"El-Caballo\">\n\n                <h2>About the horse<\/h2>\n                <p>The most recommendable thing is doing the way horseback with your own horse or with a horse that is accustomed to\n                    you, but this is not the most important thing. <strong>Avoid using a skittish horse<\/strong> because you will\n                    find vehicles along the way<\/p>\n                <p>Go in a queue near the hard shoulder to avoid accidents.<\/p>\n                <p>Be easily seen by the others, especially by cars Wear a helmet.<\/p>\n            <\/section>\n\n            <section id=\"Equipamiento\">\n\n                <h2>Equipment<\/h2>\n                <p>Regarding the necessary material that every good horseback pilgrim must carry, it is included:<\/p>\n\t<ul>\n\t\t<li><strong>Riding saddle<\/strong> and the blanket<\/li>\n\t\t<li><strong>The stirrups<\/strong><\/li>\n\t\t<li>The <strong>bit<\/strong><\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t<p>You should also take a little \u201cfirst-aid kit\u201d with tar for the hoofs and some other materials for prevention.<\/p>\n\t<p>The rider should always wear a reflecting vest and a helmet. You should also wear appropriate clothes for riding\n\t\ta horse and also gloves and a raincoat. It is advisable to wear suitable riding clothes, as well as gloves and a\n\t\traincoat.<\/p>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/caballo2.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Way of Santiago on horseback\">\n            <\/section>\n\n            <section id=\"Organizarlo\">\n\n                <h2>Organization<\/h2>\n                <p>The best thing is to hire an organized trip. It is very difficult to find lodgings with stables or, if you find\n                    it, they will be far away from where the riders should sleep.<\/p>\n                <p>In recent years several posts have been built between stages, especially on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pilgrim.es\/en\/french-way\/\">French\n                        Way,<\/a> where you can rest next to your horse.<\/p>\n                <p>If you need more information about doing the Camino on horseback, please contact us. In the meantime, we leave\n                    you the stages that cover the main stretch that exists for horseback riding.<\/p>\n                <h3>Stages of the French Way on Horseback<\/h3>\n                <div class=\"table-responsive\">\n                    <table class=\"table\">\n                        <thead>\n                            <tr>\n                                <th scope=\"col\">Stages<\/th>\n                                <th scope=\"col\">Begging<\/th>\n                                <th scope=\"col\">Ending<\/th>\n                            <\/tr>\n                        <\/thead>\n                        <tbody>\n                            <tr>\n                                <th scope=\"row\">Stage 1<\/th>\n                                <td>O Cebreiro<\/td>\n                                <td>Samos \u2013 Sarria<\/td>\n                            <\/tr>\n                            <tr>\n                                <th scope=\"row\">Stage 2<\/th>\n                                <td>Sarria<\/td>\n                                <td>Portomar\u00edn<\/td>\n                            <\/tr>\n                            <tr>\n                                <th scope=\"row\">Stage 3<\/th>\n                                <td>Portomar\u00edn<\/td>\n                                <td>Palas de Rei<\/td>\n                            <\/tr>\n                            <tr>\n                                <th scope=\"row\">Stage 4<\/th>\n                                <td>Palas de Rei<\/td>\n                                <td>Arzua<\/td>\n                            <\/tr>\n                            <tr>\n                                <th scope=\"row\">Stage 5<\/th>\n                                <td>Arzua<\/td>\n                                <td>Santiago de Compostela<\/td>\n                            <\/tr>\n                        <\/tbody>\n                    <\/table>\n                <\/div>\n                <button class=\"p-self-center p-text-center p-mt-10\">\n                    <a class=\"hover:p-text-light btn--primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pilgrim.es\/experiencias\/camino-frances-a-caballo-desde-o-cebreiro\/\">French Way on Horseback<\/a>\n                <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n    <\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Camino de Santiago on horseback index Planning The horseback Equipment Organization Stages Doing the Camino de Santiago on horseback is an option that has been gaining more and more followers during the last years. This tradition has been maintained since the Middle Ages, when some pilgrims began to walk to Santiago in this way. You &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read_more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pilgrim.es\/en\/plan-your-way\/on-horseback\/\">Leer m\u00e1s<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":12304,"parent":35116,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"views\/template-new-web-design.blade.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35352","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Camino de Santiago on Horseback | Spain Pilgrim Guide<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Camino de Santiago routes (Way of St James) on Horseback, a unique way to complete this pilgrimage route. Tips for horse riding the Camino Frances. 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