Week 7 | Mexico a Caballo
“There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign” – Robert Louis Stevenson WEEK 7 | México a Caballo https://youtu.be/60F8iNTW2yw https://soundcloud.com/5000milesofhope/day-46-hurry-up-and-wait-mp3 ...
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5001 : Mexico a Caballo | SPONSORS
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 because of it's support team! ...
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WE RIDE FOR EQUINE THERAPY IN MEXICO
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...
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Week 6 | Mexico a Caballo
“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. https://youtu.be/mgV31D6VOJE https://youtu.be/pCsgpgr7isg...
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Week 5 | 5001: México a Caballo
“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...
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Month 1 | Takeaways
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...
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WEEK 4 | 5001: México a Caballo
“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,...
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WEEK 3 | 5001: México a Caballo
“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...
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WEEK 2 | 5001: Mexico a Caballo
"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 dog...
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WEEK 1 | 5001: Mexico a Caballo
“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...
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TAKEOFF | 5001: Mexico a Caballo
DAY 1: TAKEOFF! “The gladdest moment in human life is a departure into unknown lands.” – Sir Richard Burton DAY 1. San Andres Itzapa TO San Martin Jilotepeque GUATEMALA. 25 kms | 830 to 130 pm | 9km walking. AUDIO: Day 1 and Introduction to our second journey,...
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About our Long Rides
Hi guys. Welcome to 5000 Miles of Hope! 5000 Miles of Hope is pretty simple. It's one unshod horse and her guide and rider. Morgan mare Roxy and Canadian Chris MacLuckie. We travel solo with no vehicle support. We find our places to stay, and our food and feed - as...
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The Complete 1st Collection – in English
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...
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BIG POST- Part 5: Future Projects and Teaching
Part 5: FUTURE PROJECTS AND TEACHING Wherever and whenever I finish Trip #2, I look forward to teaching English and deepening my role as an educator. I want to teach somewhere where I can have nice stables or pasture for Roxy and nearby students for classes. I will...
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BIG POST- Part 4: Making my Dream Real
PART 4: MAKING THE DREAM REAL To make this long forgotten dream of shooting and sharing come true I need to up my device game. I've been shooting with an old Galaxy S5, the camera is decent but it's not a pro set up by ANY means! The other day I bought a plug...
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PART 3- Reclaiming my dream
PART 3: RECLAIMING MY DREAM I'm setting up my next journey into being the ride of my life. An opportunity of a lifetime to ride and write, shoot and share. My first ride was all about getting down to Guatemala. We were on a mission to get there as fast as possible -by...
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BIG POST- Part 2: Our Next Trip
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 in...
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