GREEN TOURISM ON HORSEBACK IN THE PULULAHUA CRATER

The Green Horse Ranch is a German operated horse ranch, located at the bottom of a volcanic crater close to Quito, capital of Ecuador. We specialize on trail-rides through the Western Andes since 1995 and therefor are one of the oldest horseride operators in the country. Astrid Müller, owner of the ranch, lives in Ecuador since 1990 and went after her childhood-dream working with horses.
All of our knowledgable international and local staff has life-long riding experience, wishing to make your holiday most enjoyable.

Our ranch is situated in the middle of the 6-kilometer-wide crater, on the equator - in middle-earth. All around the globe the equator line runs mainly through water and primeval forests. Besides Kenya it is the only country where it crosses rich and various hilly areas. You can find any type of climate and vegetation from eternal snows to virgin rain forest.

The landscape is as diverse, breathtaking and dramatical, as only described in the sceneries of Tolkien’s novel „Lord of the Rings“. Though it was filmed on the southern island of New Zealand, the story plays in middle-earth and our riders consistently seem to discover the landscapes of the book during our rides.

Sometimes lovely and pictorial as in the Shire, sometimes mystical and mysterious as in Fagorn Forest, sometimes luminous and moving as in Rivendell, but also as cliffy, scant and eldritch as Moria.

Therefore, they all are to be found with us: the Hobbits and Magicians, the Elves and Fairies, the Lords of Gondor and the Folk of Riders, the Dwarfs and Gnomes. They live in the names of our 30 horses whose characters are as different as the heroes of the story. Passionately, we always do our very best to choose the suitable horse for each of our guests.

To support these rides and the everyday work on our ranch, since 15 years we regularly look for horse-experienced trainees who would like to work with us for a couple of months. For more information see trainee_offer.pdf. .

The Green Horse Ranch
Astrid Müller
Casilla 17-12-602
Quito - Ecuador
Mobil international: ++ 593 86 125433
Mobil national: 086 125433
E-Mail: ranch@gmx.net