By Taing Rinith
March 27, 2020

A Stable Out of Sight

To escape the air pollution and the clamorous neighbours in Phnom Penh, six expats who share a love of horse riding founded their own stable in Arey Ksat, just a ferry ride across the Chaktomuk River from the centre of Phnom Pen

The stable was originally owned by a French entrepreneur who could not make a successful business out of it. When it was closed around three years ago, six regular visitors − four from France, one from the UK and one from Germany − decided to buy it so that they could continue using it.

Currently, the only way to reach Arey Ksat from Phnom Penh is by ferry, or a circuitous road trip using the Prek Tamak Bridge, about 15 kilometres north of the capital.

Several times a week, Elsa leaves her apartment in Phnom Penh with James, her pet Dalmatian, boards the ferry at Koh Pich and heads toward the stable to ride Sambo, her brown horse. For hours, she will go on a hack along Mekong River bank under the shade of mango trees.

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Most of the time the pollution over there is worse than in PP near the riverside. Lots of burning going on, could hardly breathe the last time I was there.