Summer Ranch Camp — Why I Am Taking My Horses to the Volta

By Marie, Founder of Horse Riding XP Ghana

This is not the first time I have taken my horses on the road.

Last year I packed up the whole team and took the horses to Nsawam for what was supposed to be a family trip. A chance to breathe, ride somewhere new, and just be with the horses outside of Accra for a while.

What I found when I got there was fourteen other horses living in complete neglect.

I could not ignore it. I never can. I started talking to the owner. We began working on a project to improve things for the horses there. And then slowly, quietly, things went wrong. The project collapsed. We were essentially bullied out of the place.

I came back to Accra with a lesson I will not forget.

Every time I go somewhere to do something for myself, I end up doing it for someone else. And as much as that comes from a place of genuine care — I cannot keep giving what I do not have. I have five horses of my own who need me. And if I am going to take them somewhere this summer it is going to be for us. Just us. The horses, the team, and the places we choose to go to.

That is what Summer Ranch Camp is.

How horse riding works in Ghana right now

For most people in Ghana, horse riding means one thing. A quick ride on the beach. You pay, you get on, you go up and down for ten minutes, you get off. Nobody tells you anything about the horse underneath you. Nobody checks if the equipment fits. Nobody asks if you are okay.

That has always bothered me.

At Horse Riding XP Ghana we have spent years trying to show that there is another way. Through Accra Riding Club we have built a community of people who come to ride every Saturday — not just for the experience but for the connection. Through Bridging the Gap we have worked directly with beach horse operators to support them and the horses in their care. Through Ghana on Horseback we launched an immersive historically guided tour through Accra on horseback.

We have been building something. Quietly. Consistently. On the ground.

And this summer we are taking it somewhere new.

Why the Volta

I have been to Sogakope. I have seen the river at golden hour. I have seen the trails that run along the bank through vegetation that belongs in a film. And I have thought — somebody should be riding horses through this.

That somebody is us.

Summer Ranch Camp is a real immersive horse riding experience in one of the most beautiful parts of Ghana — where guests stay on the Volta river, spend time with horses, and ride through terrain that has never been mapped on horseback before.

And I want to be honest about something. Horse travel — taking horses to new places, scouting trails, building experiences around movement and terrain — is not something that is regularly done. Not just in Ghana. Anywhere. What we are doing this summer is genuinely groundbreaking. And I do not say that lightly.

What Summer Ranch Camp actually is

From June 15 to August 15 our horses will be based at a guesthouse in Sogakope. We have six rooms available for guests who want to come and be part of this.

You can come for a night or stay for a week. Breakfast is included. The horses are right there. Hang out time with them is part of the experience.

If you want to ride — a beginner session is 200 GHS. A full trail riding experience along the Volta is 600 GHS for two to three hours.

We also have a special offer for Accra Riding Club members who want to be more hands on with the horses and join us for trail rides. That is something we are keeping exclusive to our community.

And for one experienced rider who wants to be part of something historic — there is a spot available for the full two months at $1,200. You will be scouting trails, training horses, and helping write the first chapter of horse travel in Ghana.

Why this is part of Road to Sunflower Beach

Summer Ranch Camp does not exist in isolation. It is part of Road to Sunflower Beach — our campaign to get five horses healthy, trained, and ready for a community event at Sunflower Beach Resort in Accra.

The Volta is where the horses get ready. The training we do there, the trails we scout, the fitness we build — all of it is preparation for Sunflower Beach. And every guest who comes to Sogakope this summer is part of making that happen.

You are not just booking a room on the Volta river. You are part of the story.

Come and find us

Six rooms. Two months. One river. Five horses.

📩 +233 26 988 2134

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