4 Horse Shows & Riding on the Costa del Sol Worth Booking

1.Fuengirola: Spanish Horse Show with Optional Dinner/Flamenco

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 249 reviews · from $40Our pick

At Finca El Cartujano, Salvador Sanchez presents more than 15 Cartujano horses in dressage, sevillanas, tandem work, and doma vaquera. Add a homemade paella dinner and 55-minute flamenco show with live music. Horse-only and flamenco-only options are also available.

“A real highlight of our holiday. The horse show kept our 6 and 4 year old entertained throughout and they loved popping into the stables afterwards to pet the horses. Food and flamenco show were very traditional and the overall experience good value. Well worth the short taxi from Benalmedena resort!”

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2.Horse and Flamenco Show in Malaga

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 125 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $41

At Club Hípico El Ranchito, watch 20 trained horses perform classical and vaquera dressage to Spanish music, with a flamenco dance woven into the 90-minute show. José Carlos González Guerrero directs the equestrian ballet, held Wednesdays at 17:45 since 1992.

“It was a tad difficult to find, but once there the show was amazing. The horses were gorgeous. A wonderful spectacle for any horse lover!”

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3.Visita Entre Toros y Caballos

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 120 reviews · 1 hour 10 minutes (approx.) · from $36Best value

Visit Reservatauro Ronda, a 500-acre working ranch near Ronda, to see fighting bulls and Andalusian horses in open pasture. Your guide explains breeding, bullfighting, and ranch life, then shows you the stables, testing ring, practice arena, and traditional capote and muleta techniques.

“La guía de la excursión la cual se llamaba paqui ha sido maravillosa y la visita a la ganadería brava nos ha encantado. Muy recomendable.”

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4.Torremolinos: Spanish horse show and flamenco with dinner option

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 28 reviews · from $38

At El Ranchito in Torremolinos, you’ll watch 90 minutes of Spanish horse work, classical dressage, cowboy skills, and flamenco. Add a guided stable visit, dinner with buffet drinks, and a one-hour flamenco show. Pickup is available from Málaga, Torremolinos, Benalmádena Costa, and Fuengirola.

“Access for disabled people is completely unsuitable. There is a glass panel at the bottom of the stands, meaning that people in wheelchairs can see almost nothing. We managed to get into the stands with great difficulty. Some people were paralyzed on one side. Signaling difficult access for people with reduced mobility is not optional.”

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