A new intern has arrived at Serendipity Adventures in Costa Rica! My name is Julian Sieling and I come from Germany. I am 21 years old and I study International Tourism Management at the University of Applied Science in Heide, a small town near Hamburg. Right now I am doing an eight-week-internship at Serendipity Adventures to gather experiences for my studies and my life.
Last instructions before the first ride
On my fourth weekend, Serendipity Adventures gave me the chance to take part on an adventure weekend. One of the many highlights of our trip was horseback riding.
I must confess that I have never been on a horse in my whole life before this weekend. The main reason for this is the fact that I never got the chance in Germany, but honestly I also did not look for it.
When I and my colleagues arrived at the beautiful property in Centaura, I was a little bit scared awaiting my first horse ride. But I also noticed that the horses were very neat and beautiful animals. After a few jokes that I would be supposed to take the wildest one of the horses, they gave me their calmest horse in the end. It was no problem to get on the horse and the explanations of our fulminate guide Esteban sounded quite simple.
The first meters on a horse
I was really impressed how easy it was to lead the horse. Every time I wanted to turn right or left, the horse followed, just in consequence of little moves with the rein.
Horseback riding Centaura Serendipity Adventures
Typical for Serendipity Adventures, our ride was not a usual ride on fields. No, it was a ride over mountains and hills, culminating in the passing of courses of rivers. Sometimes we also stopped and I saw sugar fields for instance. But I did not only see them, our guide just chopped a sugar crop and gave me the chance to taste it – it was really sweet but special.
During the time, it got easier for me to trust the horse. It did its job really well! Nevertheless, there were a few moments when I got really scared because from time to time my horse decided to go faster. The gallop may have been fun for it, but not for me! As I was consequently jumping up and down in the saddle, I was really glad when I convinced the horse to go slower.
After almost one and a half hour we arrived at the stables in Centaura and I was really proud that I did this adventure. All in all, it was a really safe and well-organized ride. Now I can tell my friends that I have been on a horse – and that I did not fall off!
Passing a river