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Abernathy, Miles |
Ride the Wind - the
amazing true story of the little Abernathy Boys, who made a series of
astonishing journeys in the United States, starting in 1909 when they were
aged five and nine! |
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Barnes, Richard |
Eye on the Hill - This is much
more than just a recollection of this noted traveller’s thousand mile
journey around England, Wales and Scotland. As Barnes' cob Remus takes them
further from home, the author sees the England he loves threatened by the spectre of an ever more aggressive industrialized society. The author turned
Long Rider warns about the loss of Britain’s horse trails and the need to
preserve the country’s endangered equestrian culture.
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Beard, John |
Saddles East -
John Beard determined as a
child that he wanted to see the Wild West from the back of a horse after a
visit to Cody’s legendary Wild West show. Yet it was only in 1948 -
more than sixty years after seeing the flamboyant American showman - that
Beard and his wife Lulu finally set off to follow their dreams. |
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Beker, Ana |
Courage to Ride, The -
Determined to out-do Tschiffely, Beker made a 17,000 mile mounted odyssey
across the Americas in the late 1940s that would fix her place in the annals
of equestrian travel history. |
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Bird, Isabella |
Among the Tibetans - A
rousing adventure, an enchanting travelogue, a forgotten peek at a mountain
kingdom swept away by the waves of time. |
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Bird, Isabella |
Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan
- The superb book about this indomitable horsewoman's mounted
explorations in this once enchanted portion of the world. |
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Bird, Isabella |
Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains, A -
The story of Isabella Bird's adventures during the winter of 1873 when she
explored the magnificent unspoiled wilderness of Colorado and ascended the
highest mountains. Truly a classic. |
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Bird, Isabella |
On Horseback in Hawaii -
The adventures which began this famous Victorian woman's lifetime
love-affair with excitement and danger. |
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Bird, Isabella |
Unbeaten Tracks in Japan -
Volumes One and Two - A 600-mile solo ride through Japan by the
intrepid British traveller. |
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Boniface, Jonathan |
The Cavalry Horse and his
Pack -
This is quite simply the most important book ever
written in the English language by a military man on the subject of
equestrian travel. |
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Bosanquet, Mary |
Saddlebags for Suitcases -
In 1939
Bosanquet set out to ride from Vancouver, Canada, to New York. Along
the way she was wooed by love-struck cowboys, chased by a grizzly bear and
even suspected of being a Nazi spy, scouting out Canada in preparation for a
German invasion. A truly delightful book. |
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Bourboulon, Madame de
(French) |
Shanghaï
à
Moscou -
The account, in French, of a 12,000 mile journey through some of the most
desolate and dangerous portions of Asia from 1859 to 1862. Much of
this story was later plagiarized by Jules Verne for his famed Cossack novel,
“Michael Strogoff.” |
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Brown, Donald |
Journey from the Arctic -
A
truly remarkable account of how Brown, his Danish companion and their two
trusty horses attempt the impossible, to cross the silent Arctic plateaus,
thread their way through the giant Swedish forests, and finally discover a
passage around the treacherous Norwegian marshes. |
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Bruce, Clarence Dalrymple |
In the Hoofprints of Marco Polo
- This is that rare kind of book, one
that reads as fresh today as it did the day Bruce set his pen to paper. Its
pages are full of brave men and braver horses, wild mountains and
picturesque tribesmen. |
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Burnaby, Frederick |
Ride to Khiva, A -
Burnaby fills every page
with a memorable cast of characters, including hard-riding Cossacks, nomadic
Tartars, vodka-guzzling sleigh-drivers and a legion of peasant ruffians. |
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Burnaby, Frederick |
On Horseback through Asia Minor -
Armed
with a rifle, a small stock of medicines, and a single faithful servant, the
equestrian traveler rode through a hotbed of intrigue and high adventure in
wild inhospitable country, encountering Kurds, Circassians, Armenians, and
Persian pashas. |
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Carter, General William |
Horses, Saddles
and Bridles -
This book covers a wide
range of topics including basic training of the horse and care of its
equipment. It also provides a fascinating look back into equestrian
travel history.
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Cayley, George |
Bridle Roads of Spain: A
Journey from Gibraltar to the Pyrenees in 1852 - Quite simply the
best equestrian travel book of the mid-nineteenth century. A brilliant
book and a thrilling read. |
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Chase, J. Smeaton |
California Coast Trails -
This
classic book describes the author's journey from Mexico to Oregon along the
coast of California in the 1890s. Smeaton Chase treats us to a treasure
trove of observations, commenting on subjects as diverse as the architecture
of the Spanish Missions, the hospitality of the people, and the beauties of
a fabled countryside. |
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Chase, J. Smeaton |
California Desert Trails
-
Imagine all the soft places of the world,
the green valleys, the soft beaches, the tranquil islands, the cool
mountains. Now imagine you are on horseback in one of
the harshest deserts in the world – riding alone for two years ! That is what famed British naturalist J.
Smeaton Chase did. He mounted up and rode into the Mojave
Desert to undertake the longest equestrian study of its kind in modern
history. |
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Clark, Leonard |
Marching Wind, The - The
panoramic story of a mounted exploration in the remote and savage heart of
Asia, a place where adventure, danger, and intrigue were the daily backdrop
to wild tribesman and equestrian exploits. |
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Cobbett, William |
Rural Rides, Volumes 1 and 2 -
In the early 1820s Cobbett set out on horseback
to make a series of personal tours through the English countryside.
These books contain what many believe to be the best accounts of rural
England ever written, and remain enduring classics. |
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Codman, John |
Winter Sketches from the Saddle -
This
classic book was first published in 1888. It recommends riding for your
health and describes the septuagenarian author's many equestrian journeys
through New England during the winter of 1887 on his faithful mare, Fanny. |
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Cunninghame Graham, Jean |
Gaucho Laird - The first
family biography of the author's amazing great-uncle, Robert Cunninghame
Graham. Read this vivid account of the man who was
a Member of Parliament, a gaucho in South America, a fencing master, a
founder member of both the Independent Labour Party and the Scottish
National Party, a rancher, horse-trainer, buffalo hunter and Long Rider
through North and South America. |
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Cunninghame Graham, Robert |
Horses of the Conquest
-
Beginning with
Columbus in the late 15th century, Iberian horses accompanied
their riders across turbulent seas, over miles of mountain trails, through
steaming jungles, and into cities of golden splendour. These saddle-borne
conquerors were quick to admit that, after God, they owed their good fortune
to their horses. |
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Cunninghame Graham, Robert |
Mogreb-el-Acksa -
Disillusioned
with politics, the famous horseman sought solace in the saddle. His
mission? To journey across
Morocco in 1897 by riding through the Atlas mountains and reaching the city
of Taroudant. The Sultan had
forbidden outsiders, especially Christians, from going there. Don
Roberto flouted the danger, saddled his Barb horse and galloped straight
into the teeth of one of the greatest desert stories ever told. |
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Cunninghame Graham, Robert |
Rodeo -
This is an
omnibus of the finest work of the man they called “the uncrowned King of
Scotland.” The stories canter across a wide vista, ranging from the rolling
pampas of Argentina to the cruel cities of Europe. They are inhabited by the
characters whom Don Roberto knew, ranging from mysterious Moroccan sherifs
to dying Sioux chiefs. |
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Cunninghame Graham, Robert |
Tales of Horsemen -
Here is a book of
horse stories to discover, buy and cherish. For these tales were penned by
the great “Don Roberto” Cunninghame Graham and they are not to be picked up
and looked at lightly. For equestrian treasures such as these are rare
indeed. |
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Cunninghame Graham, Robert |
Vanished Arcadia -
By the mid-1700s European Jesuit priests had converted an estimated one
hundred thousand Guarani natives and used their labour to organize a vast
theological empire within the borders of Portuguese Brazil. This
book inspired the film "The Mission."
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Daly, H. W. |
Manual of Pack Transportation
- More than a reference book, “The Manual of Pack Transportation” is
also a hands-on time capsule capable of carrying the reader back to the
days when equestrian travel was king. It is amply illustrated with both
photographs and drawings. |
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Darling, Malcolm Lyall |
At Freedom's Door - A Ride
across Northern India in the Winter of 1946-1947 on the eve of Partition.
Darling was an expert on rural Indian society and a
multi-lingual humanist who was reluctantly tolerated by the English
political class. In the winter of 1946-47, with the British set to partition
the subcontinent into the separate nations of India and Pakistan, the author
set off on a dramatic 1,400 mile ride to interview the people about to
undergo this traumatic political upheaval. Thanks to his tolerance and
insight, Darling was able to describe far more than the dusty plains, great
rivers and mighty mountains which the average traveller would have noted.
Instead Rajput and Sikhs confided in him, while Muslims and Hindus provided
him with shelter and secrets. Using his horse as the key to each village,
Darling noted the size of the fields, as well as the fear of the future. For
here was an India, still smiling, but eager for freedom. Darling’s
ride ended at the door of Mahatma Gandhi, where the noted sage reinforced
what the Englishman had learned along the way; blood is the harvest of all
wars and there is an eternal need to esteem humanity above all races, ranks
and religions. |
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Dixie, Lady Florence |
Riding Across Patagonia -
When
asked in 1879 why she wanted to travel to such an outlandish place as
Patagonia, the author replied without hesitation that she was taking to the
saddle in order to flee from the strict confines of polite Victorian
society. This is the story of how the aristocrat successfully traded the
perils of a London parlor for the wind-borne freedom of a wild Patagonian
bronco. |
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Dodwell, Christina |
A Traveller on Horseback in
Eastern Turkey and Iran - The Sunday
Telegraph has described Christina as “a natural nomad” and wrote of “her
courage and insatiable wanderlust.” Christina has the gift to
communicate the zest for adventure, and even the occasional night in an
Iranian police cell cannot dim her sheer delight in travelling to remote and
challenging places. |
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Dodwell, Christina |
Travels in
Papua New Guinea -
The
remarkable tale of a two-year expedition which included an eventful two-week
walk and a thousand-mile journey on a stallion (in a country where almost
nobody knew what a horse was) during which Christina witnessed a tribal
fight with bows and arrows and a pig-killing celebration. She was accosted
by bandits, sank into swamps, fell through rotten bridges and got stuck in a
ravine. |
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Dodwell, Christina |
Travels with
Fortune - The amazing tale of
Christina Dodwell’s first adventure: a three-year journey through Africa.
Recounted with modesty and good humour, it is a story of great tenacity and
incredible courage. Christina travelled by horse, camel, on foot, hitching
lifts from time to time—even hailing passing airplanes out of the sky! |
Ehlers, Otto
(German) |
Im Sattel durch die Fürstenhöfe Indiens
–
In June 1890 the young German adventurer, Ehlers, lay very ill. His doctor
gave him a choice: either go home to Germany or travel to Kashmir. So of
course the Long Rider chose the latter. This is a thrilling yet humorous
book about the author’s adventures. |
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Farson, Negley |
Caucasian Journey -
A thrilling account of a dangerous equestrian
journey made in 1929, this is an amply illustrated adventure classic. |
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Fox, Ernest |
Travels in Afghanistan -
The thrilling tale of a 1937 journey
through the mountains,
valleys, and deserts of this forbidden realm, including visits to such
fabled places as the medieval city of Herat, the towering Hindu Kush
mountains, and the legendary Khyber Pass. |
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Gallard, Babette |
Riding the Milky Way
- a highly entertaining account of the author's ride from her home in France
to Santiago di Compostella in 2005. Packed with sketches and
photographs, this book will inspire even the most timid traveller, while
also giving practical guidance for someone wanting to do a similar journey.
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Galton, Francis |
Art of Travel, The -
Originally published in 1855, this book became an instant classic and was
used by a host of now-famous explorers, including Sir Richard Francis Burton
of Mecca fame. Readers can learn how to ride horses, handle elephants,
avoid cobras, pull teeth, find water in a desert, and construct a sleeping
bag out of fur. |
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Glazier, Willard |
Ocean to Ocean on Horseback -
This
book about the author's journey from New York to the Pacific in 1875
contains every kind of mounted adventure imaginable. Amply illustrated
with pen and ink drawings of the time, the book remains a timeless
equestrian adventure classic.
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Goodwin, Joseph |
Through Mexico on Horseback -
The author and his companion,
Robert Horiguichi, the sophisticated, multi-lingual son of an imperial
Japanese diplomat, set out in 1931 to cross Mexico. They were totally
unprepared for the deserts, quicksand and brigands they were to encounter
during their adventure. |
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Grant, David |
The Wagon
Travel Handbook - This is
the finest book ever penned about modern wagon travel, a volume which
embodies a wealth of hard-earned experience and lore gained by David Grant.
He is the legendary Scottish wagon-master who journeyed around the world
with his family in a horse-drawn wagon, thereby gaining entry into The
Guinness Book of World Records.
Grant has filled The Wagon Travel
Handbook with all the practical information a first time-wagon traveller
will need before setting out, including sections on interior and exterior
wagon design, choice of draught animals, veterinary requirements and
frontier formalities. |
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Hanbury-Tenison, Robin |
Chinese Adventure - This is the story of
a unique journey in which the explorer Robin Hanbury-Tenison and his wife
Louella rode on horseback alongside the Great Wall of China in 1986. |
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Hanbury-Tenison, Robin |
Fragile Eden - The wonderful
story of Robin and Louella Hanbury-Tenison’s exploration of New Zealand on
horseback in 1988. They rode alone together through what they describe as
’some of the most dramatic and exciting country we have ever seen.’ |
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Hanbury-Tenison, Robin |
Spanish Pilgrimage - Robin
Hanbury-Tenison and
his wife
Louella went to Santiago de Compostela
in a traditional way – riding on white horses over long-forgotten tracks. In the process they discovered more about the people and the country
than any conventional traveller would learn. Their adventures are vividly
and entertainingly recounted in this delightful and highly readable book. |
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Hanbury-Tenison, Robin |
White Horses over France -
tells the story of a magical journey and how, in fulfilment of a personal
dream, the first Camargue horses set foot on British soil in the late summer
of 1984. It is also a vigorous celebration of life on horseback, and in
particular a tribute to two enchanting and affectionate characters who, bred
for their stamina, intelligence and skill at working with bulls, proved to
be scared stiff of cows – and even sheep. |
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Haslund, Henning |
Mongolian Adventure -
An epic tale inhabited by a cast of characters
no longer present in this lackluster world, shamans who set themselves on
fire, rebel leaders who sacked towns, and wild horsemen whose ancestors
conquered the world. |
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Heath, Frank |
Forty Million Hoofbeats -
Heath
set out in 1925 to follow his dream of riding to all 48 of the Continental
United States. The journey lasted more than two years, during which time
Heath and his mare, Gypsy Queen, became inseparable companions. |
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Higginbotham, Mary |
In Genuine Cowgirl
Fashion - the life story of Two Gun Nan Aspinwall, the first woman to ride across the United States
alone. Riding from San Francisco to New York City in 1910-11, Nan covered
4,496 miles during 180 days in the saddle. |
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Holt, William |
Ride a White Horse -
After rescuing a cart
horse, Trigger, from slaughter and nursing him back to health, the
67-year-old Holt and his horse set out in 1964 on an incredible 9,000 mile,
non-stop journey through western Europe. |
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Hopkins, Frank T. |
Hidalgo and Other Stories - For the first time in history, here are
the collected writings of Frank T. Hopkins, the counterfeit cowboy whose
endurance racing claims and Old West fantasies have polarized the equestrian
world. |
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James, Jeremy |
Saddletramp -
The classic story of
Jeremy James’ journey from Turkey to Wales, on an unplanned route with an
inaccurate compass, unreadable map and the unfailing aid of villagers who
seemed to have as little sense of direction as he had. |
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James, Jeremy |
Vagabond -
The wonderful tale of the
author's
journey from Bulgaria to
Berlin offers
a refreshing,
witty and often surprising view of Eastern Europe and the collapse of
communism.
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Jebb, Louisa |
By Desert Ways to Baghdad and
Damascus: A Victorian Journey -
The author's beautifully-written
observations about
nomadic freedom
set
this book
apart from other equestrian
travel books.
A fantastic read, both
exciting and philosophical.
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Kluckhohn, Clyde |
To the Foot of the Rainbow - This
is not
just a exciting true tale of equestrian adventure. It is a moving account of
a young man’s search for physical perfection in a desert world still
untouched by the recently-born twentieth century. |
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Lambie, Thomas |
Boots and Saddles in Africa -
Lambie’s story of his equestrian journeys is
told with the grit and realism that marks a true classic. |
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Landor, Henry Savage |
In the Forbidden Land -
Illustrated with hundreds of photographs
and drawings, this blood-chilling account of equestrian adventure makes for
page-turning excitement.
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