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No one knew they were looking at a hero and his two horses. Instead
the local press derided him as "a lunatic proposing to ride
overland to New York." The time was 1925. The place, Buenos Aires,
Argentina. Standing on the threshold of equestrian travel history
was a young Swiss Long Rider named Aime Tschiffely. Next to him
were his two faithful Criollo horses, Mancha and Gato. Their
collective goal was to ride more than ten thousand miles from
Buenos Aires to New York. No one had ever attempted such a journey.
Everyone thought Tschiffely was mad. Looking back on what would
become the most famous equestrian journey of the modern age, it is
difficult to believe that anyone doubted the abilities of the
legendary Long Rider and his hardy horses. Yet the school teacher
who became an equestrian explorer had been told he was too
inexperienced, his horses too old, and the journey too difficult.
What Aime Tschiffely was told was wrong. This is the story of the
greatest equestrian epic of the twentieth century, a journey that
came about because a man and his horses refused to quit - ever
During the course of their travels Tschiffely, Mancha and Gato
crossed deadly deserts, passed through jungles, traversed sky-high
mountain passes - and rode on. They were assailed by vampire bats,
mistaken for gods and navigated the Panama Canal - but rode on.
Nothing stopped them. No one since has rivalled their
accomplishments. Often imitated but never outdone, this timeless
book remains the most beloved equestrian travel classic of all
time. So saddle up for the ride of a lifetime. But beware: the
story of Tschiffely's Ride has inspired five generations to take to
the saddle in search of mounted adventure.
What does the world s most famous equestrian explorer do when he
comes home to England after making a 10,000 mile ride from
Argentina to Washington, DC? He writes a best-selling book about
his adventures, Tschiffely s Ride, then sets off on a new horse to
explore rural 1930s Britain. Through the ancient New Forest, over
the lonely mountains of Wales, and across the rugged landscape of
Scotland, the renowned author investigated the nooks and crannies
of this island kingdom. Mounted on his gentle Cob mare, Violet,
Tschiffely details the last roving adventure of its kind. Bridle
Paths is a final poetic look at a now-vanished Britain, as it was
before the advent of suburbia changed it forever. This superb book
is amply illustrated with Tschiffely s own pencil drawings. As a
bonus, it includes a special appendix listing the equipment used by
the mounted traveler, as well as detailed sketches of the method he
used to pack his horse. No equestrian travel collection is complete
without this classic tale.
Tschiffely rides again But this time in a 30 horse-power Ford. The
most famous equestrian explorer of the twentieth century decides to
make a perilous journey across the Atlantic. His mission? To return
to his old haunts in South America and undertake a harrowing 7,000
mile journey through Argentina, across the inhospitable regions of
Tierra del Fuego and over the majestic Andes mountains. One of the
finest travel writers of his day, Tschiffely packs his story with a
host of adventures and colourful characters including riding with
gauchos and staying with the legendary Ona Indians. In addition
This Way Southward details the adventurer s emotional last meeting
with his two legendary Criollo horses, Mancha and Gato. These were
the equine heroes Tschiffely had ridden for 10,000 miles in 1925
from Argentina to Washington DC, and who were now living in
retirement on the wild South American pampas. Lavishly illustrated
with maps and numerous photographs taken by the author, This Way
Southward is a rare treat for anyone interested in the travels of
this famous traveller. No equestrian travel collection is complete
without this famous classic.
Es un libro que The Long Riders' Guild Press ofrece a los ninos:
esta escrito para ellos. durante los dos anos que duro el
arriesgado viaje estan narrados, como se hace en las fabulas, por
Mancha y Gato: ellos mismos relatan sus peripecias.
Niemand, der sie ansah, war sich bewusst, dass dies ein Held und
seine zwei Pferde waren. Stattdessen verspottete die Lokalzeitung
den jungen Mann als einen Irren, der vorhat, quer durchs Land nach
New York zu reiten. Wir schrieben das Jahr 1925. Der Ort: Buenos
Aires, Argentinien. Ein junger Weitreiter namens Aime Tschiffely
war dabei, in die Geschichte des Wanderreitens einzugehen. Neben
ihm seine zwei treuen Criollopferde, Mancha und Gato. Ihr
unglaubliches Vorhaben bestand darin, uber zehntausend Meilen von
Buenos Aires nach New York zu reiten. Niemand hatte jemals solch
einen Ritt versucht. Alle waren der Meinung, Tschiffely sei
verruckt. Wenn man auf dieses, nun als beruhmtesten Ritt des
zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts bekanntes Unterfangen, zuruckblickt, kann
man sich nur schwer vorstellen, dass Jemand an den Fahigkeiten des
legendaren Tschiffely und seiner zahen Pferde zweifelte. Aber dem
Lehrer, der zum berittenen Abenteurer wurde, versicherte man, er
sei zu unerfahren, seine Pferde zu alt und die Reise zu schwierig.
Was man Aime Tschiffely versicherte war falsch. Dies ist die
Geschichte des grossten berittenen Abenteuers unserer Zeit, einer
Reise, die zustande kam weil ein Mann und seine Pferde sich
weigerten, jemals aufzugeben. Auf ihrem Ritt uberquerten Aime,
Manch und Gato todliche Wusten, schlugen sich durch Dschungel,
kletterten uber Bergpasse in schwindelnder Hohe und ritten weiter.
Sie wurden von Vampirfledermausen angegriffen, fur Gotter gehalten,
navigierten durch den Panamakanal und ritten weiter. Niemand hat
jemals ihre Errungenschaften underm Sattel oder auf Papier
ubertroffen.Oft imitiert aber nie ubertroffen, ist und bleibt diese
zeitlose Erzahlung die beliebteste in der Geschichte des
Wanderreitens. Aber Vorsicht Tschiffely s Ritt hat schon funf
Generationen inspiriert, sich auf der Suche nach Abenteuer in den
Sattel zu schwingen
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