Konna Baza Sakar is a horse riding centre located in the beautiful and unexplored Sakar Mountain region of South East Bulgaria.
Run by a group of family and friends, we believe horse riding experiences and holidays can not only be ‘once-in-a-lifetime,’ experiences, where people connect with their horse and the nature around them- but ethical too.
We’re passionate about our horses, our local environment and community and about ensuring your time with us, where that’s a half hour lesson or a full week of riding and rural adventures- is memorable, educational, ethical and of course, REALLY great fun!
Our Horses
We specialise in offering affordable horse riding holidays and experiences for those who want a relaxing equestrian holiday. For people who don’t want to just jump on and charge to the next guesthouse, but want to choose their pace, enjoy the incredible nature reserve setting and really get to know their horse.
Our horses are calm and responsive and love getting a fuss made of them! We actively encourage our riders to get involved not just riding, but helping us groom, feed and learning about their care.
For experienced riders, they’ll canter and even ‘pop’ a small jump, yet for beginners they’ll happily walk the entire trip. This means we can specialise in those who are over 50 or under 10 years old, those just starting their equestrian journey and those who want to improve their riding confidence.
With several horses built like proverbial ‘tanks,’ we can also offer affordable and enjoyable riding to those over 95kgs, (in fact, up to 105Kgs), we believe, currently the only horse riding centre in Bulgaria to do so.
Our Commitment to Our Horses
It is an exciting time to be in the equestrian industry, the equestrian world is finally beginning to move away from the idea of blindly following, ‘what has always been done’ to horse-keeping based on scientific findings. Although we’re small, (or maybe because we are?), we’re continually reading, researching and implementing, the philosophy of science-backed natural horse keeping when ever we can, given the resources we have.
To date we have:
- Ensured every horse is barefoot
- Ensured horses live as a herd- and out 24/7 with optional shelter should they need it
- Sourced natural and highly diverse meadow forages with no pesticide/herbicide/insecticide residue all from local suppliers
- Continually trialing slow feeding mechanisms (a long process with our fatties!)
- Practicing rotational, mob and track systems to ensure movement of horses and protect our nature reserve indigenous grasslands
