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Tag Archives: horseback riding
Horseback riding – Santa Gemita Ranch
After our quincho / gaucho lunch we went horseback riding, right from the quincho, with the gauchos! We were divided into two groups and Leslie headed off before me. It was a lovely ride and very different from the pampas … Continue reading
Posted in Patagonia
Tagged gaucho, horseback riding, Patagonia, quincho, Santa Gemita Ranch, Zamora River
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Horseback riding
You might not believe it, but on the afternoon of the gale force winds and rains, I went horseback riding! The weather started to turn sunny and the rain had stopped, but the winds were still quite high. We went … Continue reading
Moment
Moment is the name of the horse I rode Thursday night. After Beau, he is my favorite horse at the stables. Beau is apparently on an “off” rotation for a while (i.e. on horse vacation!). Let me just say that … Continue reading
Beau
I met my friend Pam at the stables this afternoon to go riding (that’s Pam’s arm in the photo!). We ride the stables’ horses and it is a bit like Forrest Gump’s box of chocolates in that you never know … Continue reading
Phone funk
I’m in a bit of a funk today and I’m pretty sure my phone(s) caused it. I like my techie gadgets but I don’t like cell phones. I’m “old school” on the subject of people paying attention to who they … Continue reading
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Tagged career coach, gap year, horseback riding, job search, mid-life, midlife
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One of my equine friends
This is Dribbles (never let a kid name an animal). Doesn’t he look sweet? He really is a very nice horse, and a pleasure to ride, but apparently he has quite the reputation for being a bully in the pasture … Continue reading
A list of my travels
Here is a list of the countries / nations / territories that I have visited, I may have forgotten one or two! I have been on multi-day hiking and biking trips in many of these countries and have ridden a … Continue reading
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Tagged active travel, austria, belgium, belize, bermuda, bosnia & herzegovina, brazil, canada, chile, costa rica, croatia, czech republic, Denmark, easter island, ecuador, egypt, england, france, galapagos islands, germany, gibraltar, gozo, horseback riding, hungary, iceland, ireland, israel, italy, malta, mexico, montenegro, morocco, netherlands, northern ireland, norway, peru, poland, puerto rico, russia, scotland, slovakia, south africa, spain, sweden, switzerland, travel, vatican city
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