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Langlet, Valdemar (Swedish)	Till Häst genom Ryssland - Denna reseskildring rymmer många ögonblicksbilder av möten med människor, från morgonbad med Lev Tolstoi till samtal med Tartarer och fotografering av fagra skördeflickor. Rikt illustrerad med foto och teckningar.
Leigh, Margaret	My Kingdom for a Horse - In the autumn of 1939 the author rode from Cornwall to Scotland, resulting in one of the most delightful equestrian journeys of the early twentieth century. This book is full of keen observations of a rural England that no longer exists.
Lester, Mary	A Lady's Ride Across Spanish Honduras in 1881 - This is a gem of a book, with its entertaining account of the author’s vivid, day to day life in the saddle. The hardy amateur author was a keen observer who noted the exotic animal life, social customs, and political conditions of a jungle-trail-world that belonged to that simpler age.
Maillart, Ella	Turkestan Solo - A vivid account of a 1930s journey through this wonderful, mysterious and dangerous portion of the world, complete with its Kirghiz eagle hunters, lurking Soviet secret police, and the timeless nomads that still inhabited the desolate steppes of Central Asia.
Marcy, Randolph	Prairie Traveler, The - There were a lot of things you packed into your saddlebags or the wagon before setting off to cross the North American wilderness in the 1850s. A gun and an axe were obvious necessities. Yet many pioneers were just as adamant about placing a copy of Captain Randolph Marcy's classic book close at hand.
MacCann, William (Spanish)	Viaje a Caballo - Spanish-language edition of the author's equestrian journey around Argentina in 1848.
Marsden, Kate	Riding through Siberia - This immensely readable book is a mixture of adventure, extreme hardship and compassion as the author travels the Great Siberian Post Road in 1891.
Marsh, Hippisley Cunliffe	A Ride Through Islam - A British officer rides through Persia and Afghanistan to India in 1873.
Meline, James	Two Thousand Miles on Horseback - Kansas to Santa Fé in 1866 - The author was an educated New York journalist, turned pony soldier, who had fought for the Union during the recent Civil War. He decided to partake of one last mounted adventure before he hung up his spurs. This book is a beautifully written, eye witness account of a United States that is no more.
Muir Watson, Sharon	Colour of Courage, The - The remarkable true story of the epic horse trip made by the first people to travel Australia's then-unmarked Bicentennial National Trail. There are enough adventures here to satisfy even the most jaded reader.
Naysmith, Gordon	The Will to Win - This book recounts the only equestrian journey of its kind undertaken during the 20^th century – a mounted trip stretching 20,000 kilometres across 16 countries from Africa to Austria.
O'Reilly, Basha	Count Pompeii - Stallion of the Steppes - A story for children based on the journey made by the author with Count Pompeii from the Russian Steppes to England.
O’Reilly, CuChullaine (editor)	The Horse Travel Journal - This book is intended to register the most important comments and observations of the world’s Long Riders. Every daily diary entry in The Horse Travel Journal allows the Long Rider to make concise notes on the specifics of that day’s journey, the condition of the horses, problems encountered, etc.
O’Reilly, CuChullaine	Khyber Knights - Told with grit and realism by one of the world’s foremost equestrian explorers, “Khyber Knights” has been penned the way lives are lived, not how books are written.
O’Reilly, CuChullaine (editor)	The Long Riders - Volume One - The first of five unforgettable volumes of exhilarating travel tales.
Östrup, J. (Swedish)	Växlande Horisont - The thrilling account of the author's journey to Central Asia from 1891 to 1893.
Patterson, George	Journey with Loshay - This is an amazing book written by a truly remarkable man! Relying both on his companionship with God and on his own strength, he undertook a life few can have known, and a journey of emergency across the wildest parts of Tibet.
Pocock, Roger	Following the Frontier - Pocock was one of the nineteenth century's most influential equestrian travelers. Within the covers of this book is the detailed account of Pocock’s horse ride along the infamous Outlaw Trail, a 3,000 mile solo journey that took the adventurer from Canada to Mexico City.
Pocock, Roger	Horses - The celebrated study of mankind's closest ally, by the distinguished Frontier philosopher. A lifelong student of equine behaviour, Pocock set out to document the wisdom of his age into a book unique for its time. His concerns for attempting to preserve equestrian knowledge were based on cruel reality. More than 300,000 horses had been destroyed during the recent Boer War. Though Pocock enjoyed a reputation for dangerous living, his observations on horses were praised by the leading thinkers of his day.
Post, Charles Johnson	Horse Packing - Originally published in 1914, this book was an instant success, incorporating as it did the very essence of the science of packing horses and mules. It makes fascinating reading for students of the horse or history.
Ray, G. W.	Through Five Republics on Horseback - In 1889 a British explorer - part-time missionary and full-time adventure junky - set out to find a lost tribe of sun-worshipping natives in the unexplored forests of Paraguay. The journey was so brutal that it defies belief.
Rink, Bjarke	The Centaur Legacy - This immensely entertaining and historically important book provides the first ever in-depth study into how man's partnership with his equine companion changed the course of history and accelerated human development.
Ross, Martin and Somerville, E	Beggars on Horseback – The hilarious adventures of two aristocratic Irish cousins on an 1894 riding tour of Wales.
Ruxton, George	Adventures in Mexico - The story of a young British army officer who rode from Vera Cruz to Santa Fe, Mexico in 1847. At times the author exhibits a fearlessness which borders on insanity. He ignores dire warnings, rides through deadly deserts, and dares murderers to attack him. It is a delightful and invigorating tale of a time and place now long gone.
von Salzman, Erich (German)	Im Sattel durch Zentralasien – The astonishing tale of the author’s journey through China, Turkistan and back to his home in Germany – 6000 kilometres in 176 days!
Schwarz, Hans (German)	Vier Pferde, Ein Hund und Drei Soldaten - In the early 1930s the author and his two companions rode through Liechtenstein, Austria, Romania, Albania, Yugoslavia, to Turkey, then rode back again! This book is more than just a well-written adventure tale. Schwarz's trip, and the resulting book, inspired three generations of German-speaking Long Riders to take to the saddle.
Schwarz, Otto (German)	Reisen mit dem Pferd - this unique book tells the story of Otto Schwarz's 48,000 miles in the saddle, and is full of useful information for anyone inspired to get in the saddle!
Scott, Robert	Scott’s Last Expedition - Many people are unaware that Scott recruited Yakut ponies from Siberia for his doomed expedition to the South Pole in 1909. Here is the remarkable story of men and horses who all paid the ultimate sacrifice.
Skrede, Wilfred	Across the Roof of the World - This epic equestrian travel tale of a wartime journey across Russia, China, Turkestan and India is laced with unforgettable excitement.
Stevens, Thomas	Through Russia on a Mustang - Mounted on his faithful horse, Texas, Stevens crossed the Steppes in search of adventure. Cantering across the pages of this classic tale is a cast of nineteenth century Russian misfits, peasants, aristocrats—and even famed Cossack Long Rider Dmitri Peshkov.
Stevenson, Robert L.	Travels with a Donkey - In 1878, the author set out to explore the remote Cevennes mountains of France. He travelled alone, unless you count his stubborn and manipulative pack-donkey, Modestine. This book is a true classic.
Strong, Anna Louise	Road to the Grey Pamir - With Stalin's encouragement, Strong rode into the seldom-seen Pamir mountains of faraway Tadjikistan. The political renegade turned equestrian explorer soon discovered more adventure than she had anticipated.
Suttle, Gill	Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea - a Syrian journey. To those who picture the Middle East in general to be a place of endemic unrest or squabbling religious factions, this book will come as a revelation. Here they will discover a nation where all clans and creeds live in enviable harmony, their goodwill towards each other exceeded only by the warmth of their welcome to an eccentric foreigner.
Sykes, Ella	Through Persia on a Sidesaddle - Ella Sykes rode side-saddle 2,000 miles across Persia, a country few European woman had ever visited. Mind you, she traveled in style, accompanied by her Swiss maid and 50 camels loaded with china, crystal, linens and fine wine.
Trinkler, Emile	Through the Heart of Afghanistan - In the early 1920s the author made a legendary trip across a country now recalled only in legends.
Tschiffely, Aimé	Bohemia Junction - "Forty years of adventurous living condensed into one book.”
Tschiffely, Aimé	Bridle Paths - a final poetic look at a now-vanished Britain.
Tschiffely, Aimé	Tale of Two Horses, The - The story of Tschiffely's famous journey from Buenos Aires to Washington, DC, narrated by his two equine heroes, Mancha and Gato. Their unique point of view is guaranteed to delight children and adults alike.
Tschiffely, Aimé (Spanish)	Mancha y Gato Cuentan sus Aventuras - The Spanish-language version of The Tale of Two Horses - the story of the author's famous journey as told by the horses.
Tschiffely, Aimé	This Way Southward - the most famous equestrian explorer of the twentieth century decides to make a perilous journey across the U-boat infested Atlantic.
Tschiffely, Aimé	Tschiffely’s Ride - The true story of the most famous equestrian journey of the twentieth century - 10,000 miles with two Criollo geldings from Argentina to Washington, DC.
Tschiffely, Aimé (German)	Tschiffely's Ritt - The German translation of Tschiffely's Ride.
Ure, John	Cucumber Sandwiches in the Andes - Fans of equestrian travel and Latin America will be enchanted by this delightful book about a journey across the Andes in the late 1960s.
Warner, Charles Dudley	On Horseback in Virginia - A prolific author, and a great friend of Mark Twain, Warner made witty and perceptive contributions to the world of nineteenth century American literature. This book about the author's equestrian adventures is full of fascinating descriptions of nineteenth century America.
Weale, Magdalene	Through the Highlands of Shropshire - It was 1933 and Magdalene Weale was faced with a dilemma: how to best explore her beloved English countryside? By horse, of course! This enchanting book invokes a gentle, softer world inhabited by gracious country lairds, wise farmers, and jolly inn keepers.
Weeks, Edwin Lord	Artist Explorer - Accompanied by the noted travel writer, Theodore Child, the famous artist sets off in 1892 to ride more than a thousand miles from Trebizond to Bushire. During the course of their journey the two friends encountered a bevy of bad lodgings, bandits, and even death.
Wentworth Day, J.	Wartime Ride - In 1939 the author decided the time was right for an extended horseback ride through England! While parts of his country were being ravaged by war, Wentworth Day discovered an inland oasis of mellow harvest fields, moated Tudor farmhouses, peaceful country halls, and fishing villages.
von Westarp, Graf Eberhard-Joachim (German)	Unter Halbmond und Sonne - The thrilling account of a ride from Trabzon in Turkey to Tabriz in Iran through wild Kurdistan in the early 1900s!
Wilkins, Messanie	Last of the Saddle Tramps - Told she had little time left to live, the author decided to ride from her native Maine to the Pacific. Accompanied by her faithful horse, Tarzan, Wilkins suffered through any number of obstacles, including blistering deserts and freezing snow storms - and defied the doctors by living for another 20 years!.
Wilson, Andrew	Abode of Snow, The - One of the best accounts of overland equestrian travel ever written about the wild lands that lie between Tibet and Afghanistan.
de Windt, Harry	From Paris to New York by Land - de Windt dined with political exiles in Siberia, almost starved in the Arctic ice fields, and lived through more dangers than a dozen men. This book can be found on our sister website, http://www.classictravelbooks.com.
de Windt, Harry	A Ride to India Across Persia and Baluchistan - Part science, all adventure, “A Ride to India” takes the reader for a canter across the Persian Empire of the 1890s.
Winthrop, Theodore	Saddle and Canoe - This book paints a vibrant picture of 1850s life in the Pacific Northwest and covers the author’s travels along the Straits of Juan De Fuca, on Vancouver Island, across the Naches Pass, and on to The Dalles, in Oregon Territory. This is truly an historic travel account.
Younghusband, George	Eighteen Hundred Miles on a Burmese Pony - one of the funniest books about equestrian travel of the nineteenth century, featuring "Joe" the naughty Burmese pony!

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