Showing posts with label Cattle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cattle. Show all posts

Wednesday, 17 July 2013

Riding in Argentina


I flew to Argentina to ride across the Andes.


The first job was to find the right horse and the right saddle. 

  
To try these out, we rode across the hills and spent a morning bringing in cattle. 


This was good fun in itself. The Estancia was beautiful.


Having rounded them up, we brought them down the valley.


Once in the kraals they were checked over and inoculated.


Whilst the horses were unsaddled,


we had local beer with our lunch - beef cooked under the trees on an open fire.


The meat was from the farm and very special, cooked on long pieces of iron.


Whilst some of the horses were released on the hillside to rest and graze,


We kept in those that would take us on the long trek, which would begin the next day.


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Monday, 11 February 2013

The Waterberg ~ South Africa

An illustration from 'Ride the Wings of Morning' by Sophie Neville

The Palala River, flowing north towards the Limpopo.

An illustration from 'Ride the Wings of Morning' by Sophie Neville

Bonsmara cattle.

An illustration from 'Ride the Wings of Morning' by Sophie Neville

Old red sandstone cliffs.

An illustration from 'Ride the Wings of Morning' by Sophie Neville

Horses.

An illustration from 'Ride the Wings of Morning' by Sophie Neville

Iron age sites and wildlife ~

An illustration from 'Ride the Wings of Morning' by Sophie Neville