Did you know that if you are on holiday with us between the end of November and the end of April you could have a day on the slopes? Just an easy 1 1/2 hour drive away, the Sierra Nevada …
Riding Scarlett
Born 24th March 1999 Scarlett is suitable for all abilities in walk only Scarlett is a pure bred Andalusian horse. She is stunningly beautiful and she knows it!. She originally came to us on livery, owned by a friend, but …
Producing our own organic olive oil
When we first moved here in March 2000 our garden and pool area was just a field. The only trees we had were our big pine tree by the car park and the Ash tree in the communal courtyard area. …
A roof top view of the horses and mountains
While up on a roof doing some painting on a beautiful January morning I took this birds eye view of the horses and mountains.
Today Clive and I rode the river route for the first time!
Having tried the new river walk on foot we decided to give it a go on horses this morning. I took Scarlett and Clive took Leo. It is often difficult for horses to do a route they are not familiar …
Fantastic new river walk or ride!
We have a very exciting new route for riding and walking, following the river from the Los Cien Caños water pipes all the way to the village and beyond. It is a new initiative created by the Junta de Andalucia, …
25 year old rescue horse Irene learning to follow a target
Who says you can’t teach an old horse new tricks.
Why bitless?
If you have had a chance to read about the horses, you may have read ‘Capri’s story’. As explained in her story , she was the start of our bitless and barefoot journey and thanks to her, we have changed …
Vegans and vegetarians
We love to cater for Vegans and Vegetarians here at Cortijo Los Lobos. We work hard to serve interesting, freshly cooked meals to cater for all tastes. We also realise that some Vegans do not agree with riding horses, so …
A taste of Cortijo Los Lobos
Food is our passion. We love preparing home cooked, healthy meals from fresh ingredients, locally and organically sourced where possible . We are lucky to have freshly laid eggs from our own hens and seasonal fruits from our garden depending …
Therapeutic riding holidays
Here at Cortijo Los Lobos we can cater for a diverse range of skills, abilities and disabilities. Horse riding and being with these beautiful animals provides a very beneficial, therapeutic recreational activity. We can provide private and small group horse …
R.i.p beautiful Lucy
A very sad morning for us – we have just had our beautiful Lucy put to sleep. She has been suffering for a few years now from arthritis and just lately she seemed to be in a lot of pain, …
El Granero Viejo has a new kitchen
The El Granero cottage kitchen has just been updated with new work tops, curtains and electric oven with gas hob, plus some pretty tiles to finish it off – we think you will like it
Flamenca’s story
Date of birth January 2008 Flamenca was 8 when she came to us. We agreed to take her on in August 2017, when her previous owner explained that she had terrible sweet itch and needed to live somewhere away from …
Irene’s story
Date of birth 1995 (approx) We are not 100% sure of Irene’s age as her paperwork was renewed when she was rescued, but when she came to live with us in the autumn of 2014 we were told she was …
Sierra’s story
Sierra can be ridden by all abilities Born April 2003 Sierra was very head shy when she arrived in February 2016. She was also a bit aggressive towards other horses, putting her head down and charging towards them, though fortunately …
Goodbye Caña
It has been nearly 6 months since the sad death of our beloved Caña. I finally feel stong enough to write about her, though I will never forget her Caña came to us in January 2016 along with another horse, …
Scarlett , bitless, barefoot and bareback – after a lot of patience she is finally getting there :)
In April this year (2017), Scarlett had an operation to remove her ovaries . She had been suffering terribly with hormonal problems and was causing herself injury, as well as disrupting the herd. Luckily for us, our vet was able …