Horse Riding on the Beach for a good cause

By Rupi Mangat  

Published: Saturday Nation magazine: 10 April 2025

Kenya’s South Coast boasts one of the world’s most beautiful beaches with powder white sands and the tropical blue waters of the Indian Ocean. Protected by a stunning reef that’s rich with colourful corals and marine life, it’s paradise for beach lovers who love to walk barefoot on the beach, snorkel, scuba dive, deep sea fishing and kite surfing. Added now to the list is horse riding, a new adventure even for those who have never sat on a horse. 

Clients riding on the beach at Diani on Kenya South Coast. Courtesy Sheila Somaia

“Everybody wants to ride on the beach,” states the Kenyan-born Sheila, patting one of her horses at the stable near the beach. “We ride between 7.30 a.m. and 9.30 a.m. and then in the evening between 4.30 p.m. and 6.30 p.m.,” tells the horse woman who fell in love with horses as a child, a passion that’s not waned six decades on. “It’s cooler for the horses before the sun turns on its heat,” she continues. “Horse welfare is the number one priority at this stable”.

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