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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BIG POST- Part 1: My Time in Guatemala
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 next year;...
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THE EDIBLE GARDENING GUIDEBOOK
Your One Stop Guide to Growing Food in Small Spaces!!!
By Chris MacLuckie
* Monthly routines
* 100 plant by plant growing tips
* Learn how to make a worm composter
* Make the world’s smallest heated mobile backyard greenhouse. DIY instructions.
* Bonus section on homesteading.
SABESA saddle bags, creams and workshops
I went to drop off my saddle bags with my friend Otto at SABESA...He's a farrier, trimmer, leather worker and saddle maker. He made these saddle bags for me but now we are going to get some new logos put into the leather. [gallery...
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Chasing Green Grass
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...
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5000 Miles of Hope Store Launch -April 12, 2019.
In the last couple weeks it all came together for me. I realized the best way for me to ride AND write is to focus on short, medium, and full length digital files. I can make them well when I have the time and roll them out on an ongoing basis, without having to worry...
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Kickstarter Campaign Summary
I want to start by thanking everyone who ordered, read, shared and was part of our campaign. In terms of raising funds for printing professional photo books of our yearlong journey by horse we did not succeed. HOWEVER, the campaign was super successful in terms of...
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Sacrifices
All of us make sacrifices for the lives we choose to live. My long ride from Canada to Guatemala has been chapter after chapter of sacrifices. Sacrifices I willingly made so I could reap the rewards... Before, during and after the ride many people have...
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10 days left in our Kickstarter campaign
TENEMOS 10 Días Para Que termine la campana del pedal de Arranque, y ... Estoy muy contento con Todo el Entusiasmo y El Interés en mis Últimos Artículos Publicados en Facebook. Una gran Cantidad de gente this gustando la idea de los Libros, los Temas y El viaje Nos...
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Feeding on a Long Ride
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...
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Taking off in the morning: ROADS
From our upcoming book: Taking off in the morning is sweet. The road ahead beckons. You know you and your horse can do it.... Once you're on the road the day is wide open. I usually started by walking beside Roxy. I'd walk to loosen up the beast, and see how...
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“Connectivity” and social media
I spent the 5 and a half years before our trip living in areas with really poor cell reception, or none at all. Rural Canada is notoriously bad for service. The 2 years before take off I lived without a phone number in a little cabin homestead with some farm...
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The Beginning
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 Roxy...
read moreKickstarter is LIVE! OUR BOOKS ARE ON SPECIAL…
Follow this LINK to our Kickstarter campaign. Take advantage of major savings from February 23 to March 25th. We are offering limited half price specials for the first 10 days. THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND INTEREST. ...
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Edited book photos
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 over the next...
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