Agriturismo Cornacchino
Castell'Azzara, 58034

Tel: +39.0564.951582

E-Mail: info@cornacchino.it

Ranch Week

Riding like the cowboys and cowgirls do. Enjoy a glimps of a cowboys life in our "Working Ranch Week". Learn how to work with a horse as your partner and how to overcome seemingly difficult tasks together. At the end of the week come together with us to move a group of foals into a new pasture at the "Horse Drive".

Working Ranch Week

Ride like the cowboys and cowgirls do. Enjoy a whiff of cowboy atmosphere in our "Working Ranch Week". Learn how to work with a horse as your partner and how to cope with even at first glance seemingly difficult tasks together. At the end of the week come together with us on the "Horse Drive"...

Ranch Work - what does that actually mean? In this week we would like to give you an understanding of the basic works at a horse ranch. At Cornacchino we are keeping, breeding and training horses for more than 20 years. Our land consists of more than 100 hectare and is home to about 50 horses in small droves in broad meadows with natural streams, small forests and scattered rock formations. Our youngest ones were just born last year and our oldest horse counts already 34 years.

These surroundings are a perfect setting to show you the daily chores as well as the special works at a horse ranch.

In this week we will, amongst other things, learn how to supply and saddle our workhorse, we will practice the one-handed riding, open and close gates from the horseback, drive horse herds and we will lern how to manage a "hand horse" also in rough terrain.

At the end of the week we go together on the "Horse Drive" - we drive together one of our herds to their new grassland. With us our "hand horse", whichever are carrying the supplies for our BBQ.
Estimated course of events:

    Saturday: Arrival and dinner
    Sunday: Informal meeting and theory lesson (et al. Horsemanship, herd behavior)
    Monday: One-handed westernriding; Neck reigning; firm control of your horse with only one hand
    Tuesday: Trail riding; Opening gates, move your horses sideways over obstacle... etc.
    Wednesday: Team penning with horses
    Thursday: Riding with other horses beside
    Friday: "Horse Drive", day trip with BBQ
    Saturday: Breakfast and departure

You will be guided personally by Fabio Tascone. Fabio is one of the owners of Cornacchino and has been breeding, training and working with horses for over more than 30 years. He made a name for himself with the training of colts and the correction of so- called horses with problems. He is specialised in outdoor westernriding.


The program may be modified at any time due to prevailing weather conditions or for technical reasons.

2025

  • April 26, 2025 - May 03, 2025
  • July 26, 2025 - August 02, 2025
  • August 16, 2025 - August 23, 2025
  • October 11, 2025 - October 18, 2025

Course and full board

  • 8 Days / 7 Nights
  • Accommodation in Double Room Full board
  • 5 half-day course (2 hours theory and 10 hours practice)
  • Horses and equipment for the practical part
  • 1 riding day with picnic

Prices 2025:

  • € 1140,00 per person, course + full board in double room.
  • € 972,00 per person, course + full board in Tepee.
  • € 923,00 per person, course + full board in tent.
  • Half-board price on request.

*Not included: Transfer and personal insurance

In the afternoon, you may take part in our riding-outs (not included).

Number of participants:

min. 4 max. 6

Languages:

Italian & English

Difficulty:

medium

Experience required:

To be able to manage trot, gallop and canter outside

Working Ranch Week

Ride like the cowboys and cowgirls do. Enjoy a whiff of cowboy atmosphere in our "Working Ranch Week". Learn how to work with a horse as your partner and how to cope with even at first glance seemingly difficult tasks together. At the end of the week come together with us on the "Horse Drive"...

Ranch Work - what does that actually mean? In this week we would like to give you an understanding of the basic works at a horse ranch. At Cornacchino we are keeping, breeding and training horses for more than 20 years. Our land consists of more than 100 hectare and is home to about 50 horses in small droves in broad meadows with natural streams, small forests and scattered rock formations. Our youngest ones were just born last year and our oldest horse counts already 34 years.

These surroundings are a perfect setting to show you the daily chores as well as the special works at a horse ranch.

In this week we will, amongst other things, learn how to supply and saddle our workhorse, we will practice the one-handed riding, open and close gates from the horseback, drive horse herds and we will lern how to manage a "hand horse" also in rough terrain.

At the end of the week we go together on the "Horse Drive" - we drive together one of our herds to their new grassland. With us our "hand horse", whichever are carrying the supplies for our BBQ.
Estimated course of events:

    Saturday: Arrival and dinner
    Sunday: Informal meeting and theory lesson (et al. Horsemanship, herd behavior)
    Monday: One-handed westernriding; Neck reigning; firm control of your horse with only one hand
    Tuesday: Trail riding; Opening gates, move your horses sideways over obstacle... etc.
    Wednesday: Team penning with horses
    Thursday: Riding with other horses beside
    Friday: "Horse Drive", day trip with BBQ
    Saturday: Breakfast and departure

You will be guided personally by Fabio Tascone. Fabio is one of the owners of Cornacchino and has been breeding, training and working with horses for over more than 30 years. He made a name for himself with the training of colts and the correction of so- called horses with problems. He is specialised in outdoor westernriding.


The program may be modified at any time due to prevailing weather conditions or for technical reasons.

2025

Course and full board

  • 8 Days / 7 Nights
  • Accommodation in Double Room Full board
  • 5 half-day course (2 hours theory and 10 hours practice)
  • Horses and equipment for the practical part
  • 1 riding day with picnic

Prices 2025:

  • € 1140,00 per person, course + full board in double room.
  • € 972,00 per person, course + full board in Tepee.
  • € 923,00 per person, course + full board in tent.
  • Half-board price on request.

*Not included: Transfer and personal insurance

In the afternoon, you may take part in our riding-outs (not included).

Number of participants:

min. 4 max. 6

Languages:

Italian & English

Difficulty:

medium

Experience required:

To be able to manage trot, gallop and canter outside

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Contacts

Agriturismo Cornacchino
Castell'Azzara, 58034

Tel: +39.0564.951582