2019 》》》2020 – Wishing you the Best!
As the year nears the end, and the weather is cool or downright cold, it's the time for taking stock of what passed while setting sights on the year ahead. 2019 was pretty great for Roxy and I. After we managed to make it out of Guatemala, we began our second long...
5000 MILES OF HOPE
Month 6 | THE LAST MONTH
Month 6 | THE LAST MONTH of 5001: Mexico a Caballo I'm putting the 4 weeks of Month 6 together because they are the final four weeks of our second solo journey. 4 weeks spent resting Roxy and getting set up with an English teaching job. I rode very little for these...
Preparation and Persistence
"Stretch your mind |Adapt |Hang loose and be ready...Otherwise get left behind..." Chris MacLuckie This was the first day of my first journey by horse. But it was 3 years after dedicating myself completely to learning what I needed to endure a year long ride. I made...
Month 5 | Takeaways
Here are my 5 takeaways from Month 5: *Mexican Horse culture *Cities and Towns *Hoof care *Teaching English *Team Mexican Horse culture The horse culture in Mexico is pretty substantial. As I reached the Mexican altiplano, the ranch horses of the coast were...
UNAM Equine Reproduction Campus | Profile and Interview
Welcome to UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México) Equine Reproduction Facility, located in Santillan, Queretaro, México.
WEEK 22 | Mexico a Caballo
"But what is liberty without wisdom, and without virtue? It is the greatest of all possible evils; for it is folly, vice, and madness, without tuition or restraint". Edmund Burke WEEK 22 | Mexico a Caballo El Milagro, Queretaro to San Juan del Río |3 days...
WEEK 21 | Mexico a Caballo
"All cities are mad: but the madness is gallant. All cities are beautiful: but the beauty is grim." Christopher Morley WEEK 21 | Mexico a Caballo https://www.facebook.com/631168160342702/posts/2300373276755507/?app=fbl ...
Javier Perez Rocha | Profile and Interview
Javier Perez Rocha is the owner of Rancho Santa Marina, an organic sheep cheese farm, located just west of Atongo, Queretaro. When Javier was a boy his father bought the farm and since 1983 it had seen many iterations: cattle, hay, asparagus, mixed vegetables. Now, since 2009, it produces organic sheep cheese.
WEEK 20 | Mexico a Caballo
"Sometimes our power resides not in what we do, but in what we don't do." Paulo Coelho WEEK 20 | Mexico a Caballo Huichapan, Hidalgo to Colón, Queretaro | 3 days riding, 65 kms. https://www.facebook.com/631168160342702/posts/2279847852141383/?app=fbl...
WEEK 19 | México a Caballo
"We can move water easily with plastic pipes. We can move shade around with nursery cloth like a tinker toy for animals and plants. Yet we have developed this necessity to grow food with chemical fertiliser because we have forgotten the magic of manure." Joel Salatin...
WEEK 18 | Mexico a Caballo
"Stand straight, walk proud, have a little faith." Garth Brooks https://www.facebook.com/631168160342702/posts/2233982176727951/?app=fbl https://soundcloud.com/5000milesofhope/day-137-good-news-bad-news-mp3 Week 18 was a 5 day push retracing last year's...
Ivan Chavez | Profile and Interview | DAY 128
Ivan Chavez is a horse lover as well a materials specialist. He lives in Mexico City.
Ivan is a man of knowledge and skill and he was a great help to our long ride. Thank you Ivan.
Above is an audio file of my interview with him. You can download the file and share it with your friends!
WEEK 17 | Mexico a Caballo
"If patience is worth anything, it must endure to the end of time. And a living faith will last in the midst of the blackest storm." Mahatma Gandhi https://www.facebook.com/631168160342702/posts/2233982176727951/?app=fbl ...
Carlos Mancera Esquivel | Profile and Interview
Here you find an interview with Mexican horse trainer Carlos Mancera Esquivel. IN ENGLISH. Carlos is based out of Pachuca de Soto, Hidalgo, and combines Classical Equitation with Natural Horsemanship.
La Terraza HM | Profile and Interview
Jessica Mata is an Escaramuza who began designing clothing in 2011, when finishing her university degree. She is based out of Apizaco, Tlaxcala, Mexico. She makes custom outfits for Escaramuzas, Charros, and Mariachis.
Month 4 | Takeaways
Here are my 5 takeaways from Month 4: *Mistakes and Lessons *Higher ground *The beginning of the end *Old friends *Integrity and values Mistakes and Lessons Mistakes *Trusting the wrong people *Accepting offers from people when I shouldn't have. *Operating on low for...
WEEK 16 | 5001: Mexico a Caballo
"Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it." Bruce Lee WEEK 16 | 5001: Mexico a Caballo WEEK 16 was by far the best week of 5001 : Mexico a Caballo ...