I went to Madeira in March and visited Quinta do Riacho twice.During my first week I did the 1,5 hour ride and on the second week the 3 hour one.I had been there last year and it was so nice to see that everything was fine for Paula,Paulo and the animals.During my rides I saw yet again different kind of... More

I did a 3 hour ride here and it was great. The scenery is magical, people friendly and horses well trainend. You are really well taken care of by people who have a big heart. I highly recomend for experienced riders and beginers. More

Worth the visit. efen though it took a long time to get there the view was worth it all. More

Hopped on a saddle of Aguarela this morning, and got to enjoy the best of Madeira for a while! We took a lovely trail in Lauri Silva- forest with Paula´s and Paulo´s dogs accompanying us. Aguarela was nice to handle and ride and all the other horses seemed calm and well trained for riders. You can easily sense the passion... More

We had a great experience at Quinta do Riacho yesterday. Paula and Paulo picked is up from our hotel in Funchal and we drove up to their stables in the mountain. They are such open and friendly people and knew so much about the island, its history and nature. When we arrived at the stables we were greated by their... More

Me and my partner are very passionate about horseback riding 9 even though i have rarely done it) and we decided to go for it on our first holiday together. all the horses were wonderful and very well behaved! it was an amazing experience and so lovely as it was only us on that ride, i never once felt nervous... More

We were intrigued to see after booking our Holiday in Madeira, that the No.1 activity was riding Horses through the Levadas, so we just had to give it a try. From the previous comments listed and their website it became clear that Paula and Paulo cater for all types of experience but most of the great comments were from novice... More

What a wonderful morning riding in the mountains of Maderia, Pala and Paulo where such wonderful hosts, I was a complete novice but my sister was a more experienced rider. They chose beautiful horses for us to ride which where appropriate to our level of riding, took us in the sand school first for some instruction then up into the... More

Having not really ridden before, myself and my 8 year old daughter were really look after by Paula whose patient instruction were really appreciated and made for a great afternoon. Will call on her again if we ever come back to Maderia (which I hope we do). Steve & Fay More