WE RIDE FOR EQUINE THERAPY IN MEXICO

by Chris MacLuckie | Jun 16, 2019 | 5001, Horses, Resources, Travel

WE RIDE FOR AND RAISE AWARENESS FOR EQUINE THERAPY IN MEXICO. Red de Terapias Ecuestres Mexico is an umbrella organization representing over 150 Equine Therapy Centers nationwide. As we ride across Mexico we are visiting centers, learning and sharing their...

Week 5 | 5001: México a Caballo

by Chris MacLuckie | Jun 7, 2019 | 5001, Audio, Horses, Photos, Summary, Travel, Video

“Traveling is a brutality. It forces you to trust strangers and to lose sight of all that familiar comfort of home and friends. You are constantly off balance. Nothing is yours except the essential things: air, sleep, dreams, sea, the sky – all things tending towards...

WEEK 4 | 5001: México a Caballo

by Chris MacLuckie | May 30, 2019 | 5001, Audio, Horses, Photos, Reflection, Travel, Video

“Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends” – Maya Angelou WEEK 4 | 5001: México a Caballo La Mesilla,...

WEEK 3 | 5001: México a Caballo

by Chris MacLuckie | May 24, 2019 | 5001, Audio, Horses, Photos, Reflection, Summary, Travel, Video

“Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and on your body. You take...

WEEK 2 | 5001: Mexico a Caballo

by Chris MacLuckie | May 18, 2019 | 5001, Audio, Horses, Photos, Reflection, Travel, Video

“To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries” – Aldous Huxley WEEK 2 | 5001: Mexico a Caballo Chiche to Huehuetenango, Guatemala As I write this 15 days into our journey north to Mexico, l lie in my hammock wondering if the guard...

WEEK 1 | 5001: Mexico a Caballo

by Chris MacLuckie | May 11, 2019 | 5001, Audio, Horses, Photos, Reflection, Summary, Travel

“Not all those who wander are lost.” – J.R.R. Tolkien ROUTE San Andres Itzapa, Chimaltenango TO Santa Cruz del Quiché, Quiché GUATEMALA. 5 days riding: 113kms. 3 days off. Very hilly | Quite hard start. Taking off from San Andres Itzapa two Fridays ago was...

Thank You MAD BARN!!!

by Chris MacLuckie | May 1, 2019 | 5001, Horses, Mad Barn, Resources, Roxy, Travel

THANK YOU MAD BARN! Your supplements keep Roxy walking on strong!!! Contact Scott to find out how he can help you with your performance horse. 5000 Miles of Hope IF YOUR DREAM IS TO RIDE - LET'S GO! We are an authentic source for solo horse travel...

The Complete 1st Collection – in English

by Chris MacLuckie | Apr 24, 2019 | Books, Easyboot, Horses, Resources, Travel

These 5 books complete the 1st collection of Horse Travel Books from 5000 Miles of Hope Press. Spanish versions are forthcoming. SADDLING THE SOLO TRAVEL HORSE FEEDING THE ROAD HORSE HOOFCARE FOR THE BAREFOOT TRAVEL HORSE GETTING DOWN THE ROAD BY...