I did join the "outlander" Tour this September with Highlands Unbridled. We were touring the whole time so I never saw the stables themselves and therefore cannot give any Review about them. Also the Centre is still in quarantine as they have the stangles there now. But our Trail horses which have not been at the Centre for months were well and healthy. Which leads me to...

The Horses
… are Mainly Highland Ponies. All well cared for: healthy and behaved (mainly) well. Mainly - because, you know, they are living creatures and have good and bad days. But they were never spooked or tried to bolt. Most of them are quite greedy when it comes to food and grazing. This can be a real struggle sometimes.

The Equipment
Honestly, the Equipment was not my taste. I have never seen so much plastic on one horse and personally I would not choose this material. But to be fair, it was all in good condition and very light weight and I think they chose it because it is easy to clean and due to the colour choice easy to distinguish between the different horses gear. English saddles are used and you get big saddle bags to carry everything with you which you might need. Most horses are not shoed. But horse boots are used. They need getting used to. Graham and Jan will show you how to handle them.

The Riding
We were riding Long hours per day (twice up to 8 hours) with only one short lunchbreak (lunch pack included and carried in your saddlebags) per day and every know and then a "bathroom" stop. The tempo is quite slow - but this is normal on Long distance tracks.
The Group only consist of 8 riders (including the guide) which is very pleasant.

The Guides
Jan and Graham are lovely people. They love their horses, their country and their jobs. They know a lot about Scottish history and also about Outlander. I chose the tour because I love riding and Outlander. We got to see many filming Locations but also many places were the book story took place. But Outlander was not present 24/7 which was also very enjoyable.
The only drawback I have to give Jan and Graham, for which I only gave "Very Good" and not "Excellent", is their very slow communication. Eventually you will receive email replies - but with many days waiting for them. This can be very nerve-wracking. Specially when you plan a big trip with flight and other accommodations around the riding trip.

Accommodations
During the trip we stayed in 5 different Hotels. Most were old Cottages which were very cosy. The dinners and breakfasts were ala carte and always very delicious.

Sightseeing Days
Out trip included 3 days without riding but going Sightseeing. Again Jan and Graham are very knowledgeable about history and Outlander and took us to many interesting places and also filming Locations which would have taken us a lot of effort to find ourselves. Or we would have had to join a Special Outlander Bus Tour and we would be packed in a bus full a crazy German ladies for days...

Overall Conclusio
I recommend this trip for experienced riders who do not mind Long days in the saddle and like Outlander.

I had an amazing time riding with Highlands unbridled on their wild west highland trail. The ride took us along lochs, over hills, down mountain sides and across the blooming heather. The horses were well-tempered and the riders were paired with horses that suited their level of experience. The accomondation and food was good. Jan and Graham are such nice people and they take such good care of their horses. I will recommend Highland Unbridled to all my friends and it is a fantastic way to experience the wild part of the highlands.

Similar experience to other reviewer, had booked two treks, one with family and one 2 hour hack for myself (more experienced rider). Both treks were at the end of our holiday and I had been really looking forward to it. Arrived with young children in the car to find the yard closed due to infectious disease. Obviously this is a very difficult time for the business and I hope the horses recover quickly. I would be very sympathetic to this had we been informed in advance but it really isn't acceptable to fail to advise us before we turned up to ride as I believe the yard had been closed for almost two weeks. We had planned the end of our holiday around the hacks and it was too late for me to organise a long ride at such short notice before coming home - if we'd been informed promptly I could have ridden elsewhere.