
About Chris MacLuckie
Chris MacLuckie is a humanitarian, environmentalist, author, farmer and animal lover. Animals have always been part of his life. Riding horses, however is relatively new for him. After deciding in 2014 that he wanted to return to Guatemala, Chris went about getting 2...
read moreWatch “World Horse Welfare workshop with Concho Hernandez, Chimachoy, Guatemala” on YouTube
My Mexican friend Dr J Concepción Hernandez Ramirez showing how to make rope halters at a World Horse Welfare workshop in Chimachoy, Guatemala. November 16, 2018. I met Concho in México in June 2018 while riding south. He knows a lot about horse health....A 4th...
read moreWatch “Riding Roxy thru Guatemalan town -5000 miles of hope Long Ride” on YouTube
https://youtu.be/NIJUs9O0mXE This is the kind of riding we did throughout the trip. But Guatemala was the hairiest!
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Guatemalan Work Horses
Most of the horses I've seen in Guatemala have been work horses. A cargo/ riding hybrid. I have seen very fine horses at the horse parades I've attended, but these horses came from all over the country and are owned by very wealthy people. Day to day, as I rode thru...
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Resources and Support from the Long Riders Guild
www.thelongridersguild.com The Long Riders Guild is the go to resource site for support and information regarding horse travel and long distance expeditions. FacebookTwitterLinkedInWhatsAppFacebook MessengerShare The Long Riders Guild is your go to resource for long...
read moreWatch “5000 miles of hope” on YouTube
This is my YouTube Channel 5000 miles of hope I also have a video gallery page here on our site, called 5000 videos https://5000milesofhope.org/5000-videos/ I hope you enjoy the videos, I will be uploading many...
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San Martin Jilotepeque Magno Desfile Hipico
I rode with the Cuadra San Martin in the Zaragoza horse parade in October. https://5000milesofhope.org/the-zaragoza-horse-parade/ And as they invited me to their horse parade 3 weeks later, I HAD to say yes. I mapped out a route, then I mapped...
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We used hoof boots by Easycare our whole trip…here’s why.
The #1 horse issue I saw while travelling thru Canada, USA, Mexico and Guatemala was OVERRUN HOOVES, EITHER SHOD OR BAREFOOT. It was obvious wherever I went that most horse owners were not reshoeing their horses feet every 6 to 8 weeks. And I saw this at all kinds of...
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Mad Barn Supplements Worked For Us!
We used a custom Mad Barn product for 9 of the 13 months we rode from Canada to Guatemala. www.madbarn.com Last December Scott made us a custom product that was highly concentrated. I asked for a mix specifically for hooves, joints and digestion. Something I could...
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Sneak Peak of the San Martin Horse Parade
November 3rd, 2018. Also my dad's birthday. Happy Birthday...
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5000 Miles of Hope Links and Sponsors
Roxy and I made it to San Andres Itzapa, home of Maya Pedal, in September 2018. Over 375 days, we travelled 6700 kms by horse and 1100 kms in trailer. It was a blast. That's the 4 word summary! If you like nature photos spend some time checking out this site. There...
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The Zaragoza Horse Parade
El desfile hípica de Zaragoza en espanol. Zaragoza is known as the little Spain of Guatemala. The streets are laid out in grid formation like nearby Antigua. The Catholic Church is massive and beautiful. I heard about the parade thru my new friends at SABESA/ World...
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5000 miles of hope trip summary
In a nutshell, it was pretty awesome... More than anything, I learned what a truly extraordinary horse will do for you, and that extraordinary horses are the stuff of legends. I prepared for 3 years before setting off. I bought 2 horses specifically for the trip but I...
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Riding around San Andres Itzapa
As Roxy healed up, I settled into town and life here. I started walking Roxy... Then I started riding her. It took 6 weeks for the wound to completely heal, and 3 weeks for it to heal enough to ride. It's luck and a blessing that nothing worse than this happened. Here...
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Getting Roxy Tired Part 3
Roxy got tired in Oaxaca. We rode 672 kilometers in 30 days from the top to the bottom of that Mexican state. Many days were above 35c by noon, and hardly went below 30c at night. The feed was bad, the pavement hard, the miles long, the temperature hot. Roxy got...
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Hello from San Andres Itzapa
In the last 3 months I didn't post much on the blog. There are a few reasons for this: 1. Riding thru Oaxaca took all of my energy. 2. It also took all of Roxy's energy, resulting in time off for some slight lameness to subside. 3. I was finishing my online TEFL...
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The Guatemalan border to San Andres Itzapa, home of Maya Pedal
Our first night in Guatemala was kind of sketchy. We were staying in a cheap hotel that had some grass in the yard. The next morning we left El Carmen and rode to Malacatan. This was Roxy's first ride since getting the hoof inflammation 2 weeks earlier. It was an easy...
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Morgan Mares !!!
This is when I get to brag about my horse. A purebred registered MORGAN mare. NOT a mustang... A tough as nails, easy keeping, hard hooved, forward going horse from SHOW lines. A horse whose ancestry shone thru the recent breedings. A horse that screamed: MORGAN TOUGH...
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