MEXICO

Pilates for Riders at

Hacienda Sepulveda 

April 1-9, 2006

A retreat combining a specific Pilates course for riders with daily riding programs at a beautifully restored 17^th Century Hacienda located 30mn outside the colonial city of Lagos de Moreno in the Province of Jalisco.

Hacienda Sepulveda

This rural mansion belonging to the Serrano family for three generations, has been a labor of love for Juan Antonio Serrano who has spent the last 10 years preparing it for its new role as a privately-owned managed boutique hotel (11 suites) offering the most authentic hospitality experiences.  Here horseback riding is one of the main attractions with hours of trail-rides through the estate (includs its own lake).

A newly opened Spa (2005) has been designed in what was once the hay-room located within the walls of a historic building dating from 1890, and where a central temazcal-pre-hispanic therapeutic steam room is the focal point.  

Other facilities and activities include a swimming pool, canoeing, mountain biking, fishing, hiking, billiards, visits to neighboring haciendas… Dining here is a rare opportunity to sample original Mexican recipes passed down over generations. The hacienda's cocinera, fondly known as Mariquita, has been with the Serrano family for 30 years.

Hacienda Sepulveda (member of Boutique Hotels of Mexico) is a destination unto itself that rekindles memories of a past era.

Pilates Clinic for Riders with Daniel Loigerot over numerous scenic trails will be available in the afternoons to implement the knowledge acquired during Dan Loigerot’s Pilates courses.

Logistics

Situation

A 30/40 minute drive from Leon International Airport, or about an hour and a half from Guadalajara, Lagos de Moreno is both centrally and strategically well located.  There are daily flights into Leon from the US on American Airlines www.AA.com  (out of Dallas) and Continental www.Continental.com (out of Houston) or Delta www.Delta.com (via Mexico City).

The Program Package

includes 8 nights accommodation (arriving Saturday April 1^st & departing Sunday, April 9^th  2006), full board  (breakfast, lunch, dinner); 6 days of a 3 hour-daily Pilates instruction (April 3^rd  through April 8^th), 2h/3h riding in the afternoons, and/or any other activities offered at the Hacienda, including a Charreada  (Mexican rodeo & equestrian display) at a neighboring Hacienda, and all airport transfers.

Does not include

International flights, alcoholic beverages, expenses of a personal nature (spa treatments, telephone, laundry …).

Horses

A selection of well trained and well-mannered Arabians, Thoroughbred and Quarter horses.

Saddles are charreada saddles (western Mexican style) with sheepskins. They are extremely comfortable.