Hooves Jamaica

We offer beach rides six days a week resting on Sundays.  Operating in partnership with the Jamaica National Heritage Trust on the historic Seville Great House located 15 to 25 minutes from the major hotels and resorts in Ocho Rios and Runaway Ba

Heritage Beach Ride

This ride combines history with fun, the only one of it's kind. Our tour starts at the great house stables where our guides will give you the basics of riding, a safety briefing, and introduce you to your horse for the day.  After we saddle up your adventure begins as your knowledgeable guides lead you around the plantation to rediscover ancient artifacts, Indian villages, and European settlements on your way down to our private beach. 

You will ride through lush wooded areas, where the Taino Indians used to hunt for food. Learn about the culture of these first Islanders, their beliefs, habits and existence, before Columbus landed and the island was colonized under the Spanish flag. Ride through a natural wetland, shaded by almond and coconut trees, and see the excavations carried out by archaeologists, keen to uncover the deep rooted history of this area. 

On arrival at the beach, refreshments are served in our jungle beach hut, before we strip down to our bathing suits, for a dash through the waves on horseback. For your safety, we keep the saddles on, so you don’t have to worry about staying on!!! Our return ride takes you along the deserted beach, where herons and other waterbirds fish in the shallow waters. Through the mangroves, which hide the remains of an eighteenth century warehouse, and by an ancient waterwheel which powered the old sugar mill on this former sugar plantation.

A history lesson and beach ride in one!