Week 7 | Mexico a Caballo

by Chris MacLuckie | Jun 23, 2019 | 5001, Audio, Summary, Travel, Video

“There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign” – Robert Louis Stevenson WEEK 7 | México a Caballo Week 7 was terrible, a week heavy in disappointments and endless waiting. But in ended up great! It turned around...

5001 : Mexico a Caballo | SPONSORS

by Chris MacLuckie | Jun 17, 2019 | 5001, Resources, Summary, Tack, Travel

https://5000milesofhope.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/THANK-YOU-SPONSORS.mp3 We are honoured to have these companies, organizations and individuals support us with their products, services and donations. THANK YOU SO MUCH! 5001: Mexico a Caballo is a success...

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 6 | Mexico a Caballo

by Chris MacLuckie | Jun 15, 2019 | 5001, Photos, Reflection, Summary, Travel

“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live” – Albus Dumbledore WEEK 6 | Mexico a Caballo Flores Magon to Tuxtla, Chiapas | 79 kms. All 3 riding days featured group riding. I have a love/ hate relationship with group rides, at least while riding Roxy. It...

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...

Month 1 | Takeaways

by Chris MacLuckie | Jun 1, 2019 | 5001, Summary, Travel

Month 1 Takeaways: 》We finally made it out of San Andres Itzapa! 》I met tons of wonderful people! 》We got into our rhythm after about 21 days. 》I have a newfound appreciation for how important daily turnout is for overall horse health. 》With proper pacing, I...

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...