Excellent views of the North Shore, a killer ab workout and learning from a polo player-slash-referee are only a few of the reasons we shouldn’t miss out on such an awesome outdoor activity.
Gif: Katie Kenny
ACTIVITY: Horse riding
COMPANY NAME: Happy Trails Hawai‘i
FOR THE ADVENTURER who loves animals, beautiful vistas and learning random facts and history about Pūpūkea and Waimea. Also, it is a great way to squeeze in a solid core workout outside of gym monotony.
LENGTH: Choice of a one-and-a-half hour or two-hour ride.
FEE: $99—$119
WHERE: Pūpūkea, North Shore
It’s been a long time since I’d ridden but after the lesson and five minutes on the Scenic trail, I could relax and just enjoy the surroundings. Photo: Becca Gomez
THE EXPERIENCE
Safety first! Each ride starts with a briefing and lesson so that everyone is more comfortable while riding their selected (by the instructors) horse. The animals we saw were sweet and obeyed all of the commands given, as long as the orders were delivered correctly and with confidence.
Lesson time with my guide, Becca. Video: Katie Kenny
Professionally, Katie Kenny is a digital content producer, social media manager and lifestyle writer from Hong Kong. Outside the office, she has a love of adventure travel, medium rare steak and suspenseful TV shows, consumes way too much Italian wine and is shamelessly obsessed with her ridiculous rescue dog named Lily.
Katie made the big move to O‘ahu in March of 2018 and started working at HONOLULU Magazine as the digital editorial specialist that July. During her four years with the company, she managed digital editorial content, SEO and all of HONOLULU’s, HONOLULU Family’s and Frolic Hawai‘i’s website functionality and day-to-day management, recorded data, tracked progress, studied trends, worked on overall strategy, and also rounded up the best events for both the print issues and online.
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