Category: Horses | 5000 Miles of Hope

BIG POST- Part 2: Our Next Trip

by Chris MacLuckie | Apr 18, 2019 | 5001, Horses, Photos, Travel

PART 2: OUR NEXT TRIP Roxy and I are heading back on the road in May. We’ll be heading north to Mexico where we will ride around for a year or so. 5001 Mexico a Caballo promises a much different ride from our first one. First off, we aren’t going anywhere...

BIG POST- Part 1: My Time in Guatemala

by Chris MacLuckie | Apr 17, 2019 | 5001, Books, Horses, Reflection, Summary, Travel

Part 1: MY TIME IN GUATEMALA Before I set off on my next trip, I thought I share a bit about my backstory. This is a 5 part post about my backstory; what I’ve been up to the last half year since I finished the first long ride. What I’ve got planned for the...

Chasing Green Grass

by Chris MacLuckie | Mar 30, 2019 | 5001, Books, Horses, Roxy, Summary, Tack, Travel

Roxy is rocking it these days. We’ve been doing some short intense rides and we’ve improved her diet since February. We had some poor feed in January and February, but we got a better source of hay in March. We also started adding soy into the Omelina 300...

Feeding on a Long Ride

by Chris MacLuckie | Mar 10, 2019 | Books, Horses, Travel

I have read articles from horse vet experts saying a horse should be introduced to new feed slowly. I also have read books where cavalry men and horse adventurers described all the different things your horse could eat while on the road, and how to do it so as not to...

The Beginning

by Chris MacLuckie | Feb 26, 2019 | Books, Horses, Reflection, Roxy, Summary

I bought my first horse in the summer of 2014, for the trip I just finished last September. I bought Roxy a little over 4 years ago to accompany Jingles. In the beginning, I made so many mistakes with the 2 of them, I’m so glad Jingles was dead broke and...

Edited book photos

by Chris MacLuckie | Feb 21, 2019 | Books, Horses, Photos, Reflection, Resources, Travel

From 10000 trip photos I’ve whittled it down to about 500 of the best. Roxy, people, views, horses, cars and gear, this is what you’ll find in our travel books. Here is a LINK to a SMALL sample photo album with some of our edited photos. I will add to it...

More details on our upcoming books

by Chris MacLuckie | Feb 7, 2019 | Horses, Reflection, Resources, Summary

MORE DETAILS OF OUR UPCOMING BOOKS: 5000 Miles of Hope 250 PHOTOS AND STORIES OF A 375 DAY JOURNEY BY HORSE photos and text by Chris MacLuckie Fans of adventure, travel, horses and photography will resonate with this photo memoir. Most fundamentally, this book is for...

Introducing 5001, La Gran Cabalgata

by Chris MacLuckie | Jan 22, 2019 | 5001, Audio, Horses, Resources, Summary, Travel, Video

Inspired by our first solo horse ride, 5000 miles of hope, it’s now time for: 5001, La Gran Cabalgata In 2018, after successfully completing our 13 month, 5000 mile international horse ride, we are heading back on the road, Roxy leading the way… Long...