For equestrian travellers
Scritto da: CuChullaine O'Reilly

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Here are two letters that Vagabondo received from Cu Chullaine O'Reilly, the founder of The Long Riders' Guild. I know someone not interested in horseback riding may find them too long, but instead, if you are interested they'll prove of vital importance. That's why we didn't make an abstract.

Dear Matteo, Fiamma and Martino,

My name is CuChullaine O'Reilly.
I am a journalist and an expert on equestrian travel who has ridden on four continents. In addition, I am the founder of The Long Riders' Guild.

This is an organization open to men and women of all countries who have ridden at least 1000 continous miles. Some of our members include: James Greenwood, of England, who rode around the world- Claudia Gottet, of Switzerland, who rode from Arabia to the Alps- D.C. Vision, of USA, who rode 14,000 miles in America - and Basha Cornwall-Legh, of England, who rode from Russia to England.

Today I discovered your website, only to learn that you do not know of anyone who knows about horse travel except Jacqui Knight in New Zealand. The Long Riders' Guild was created to specifically help all people learn how to travel around the globe on horses.
Our members have ridden in all parts of the world except Antarctica.

We are currently sponsoring the following Long Riders:
Katherine Boone, of USA, is riding alone across Spain.
Howard & Janja Saether, of Norway, are riding from Uruguay to the USA.
Gunter & Barbara Wamser, of Germany, are riding from Ecuador to Alaska.
Laura Bougault, of France, is riding from South Africa to Kenya.

In addition, The Long Riders' Guild maintains the world's largest website related to equestrian travel. Here you will discover stories collected from equestrian travelers, a newsletter, and the history of our movement. Of special interest is The Equetrian Travel Timeline. This lists nearly 300 Long Riders, and documents the 800,000 miles they have collectively ridden.

You may view the website at:
http://www.thelongridersguild.com

Dear Fiamma,
CuChullaine O'Reilly of The Long Riders' Guild here.

I am sorry to have been out of touch for so long. But we have been so busy that many of my emails have fallen very far behind. For that delay I am apologizing.
However a great many things have happened in the world of horse travel. So let me give you all of the recent news.

First let me tell you the news about The Long Riders Guild itself.

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We now have almost 130 Long Rider members.
These men and women live in 24 countries and together we have ridden on every continent except Antarctica. All of the most famous living equestrian travelers have now joined our international group. If you take a look at the Members section of the website you will discover men and women who have made the most amazing horse travels in modern history. A few examples are: Gene Glasscock who rode from the Arctic Circle to the Equator. Adnan Azzam who rode from Madrid to Mecca. Basha O'Reilly who rode from Stalingrad to London. Jean Louis Gouraud who rode from Paris to Moscow, etc, etc, etc.

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Next let me tell you about The Long Riders' Guild website.
At more than 400 pages long, it is the largest collection of equestrian travel information in human history. We completely expanded it in mid-September.

It now contains many sections including:

the names and travel history of every known equestrian traveler
stories taken directly from the travels of Long Riders, many of which have never been read before
travel advisories on different parts of the world hostile to horse travellers
a newsletter compiled from the reports being sent in from all the Long Riders
and a special section called "Current Expeditions" where we give the details of all the Long Riders who are out Travelling.

Please take a look at the web site www.thelongridersguild.com

But be warned. It is a massive research tool that you can spend hours reading and exploring.

The web site is updated every 90 days with news and stories.
The current version is dedicated to the travelling horses and includes a new section called "Lost on the Trail" which is a memorial to all the horses who have lost their lives while travelling.

Our new web site was out the first week in April.
This Spring edition will ia to South America, and give the history of how that continent has been so important to equestrian travel.
We have a host of new stories, both from the old days circa 1920s, up to very recent travel accounts. Two of our Long Riders are currently riding through the Chaco jungle of Paraguay.

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Now some news about another new project.
Late last year we formed the world's first equestrian travel publishing company. The Long Riders Guild Press now has 97 books being sold on Amazon.com in both the USA and in Europe. More than sixty of these books are "classic" equestrian travel books being published in three languages.

The books literally cover all areas of the world.
But with our Spring edition on South America just come up, here are a few titles just from that part of the world.

"The Courage to Ride" by Ana Beker - is the story of the lady who rode 17.000 miles from Buenos Aires to Ottawa, Canada.
"Riding Across Patagonia" by Lady Florence Dixie - is the story of the British woman whoexplored Patagonia on horseback back in the 1850s.
"Tschiffely's Ride" by Aime Tschiffely - is the most famous equestrian travel book of all time, and is the story of the Swiss man who rode from Buenos Aires to Washington DC in the 1920s.
"Tale of Two Horses" by Aime Tschiffely - is the same story but written for children and told from the horses' point of view.
"This Way Southward" by Aime Tschiffely - is the story of how Aime revisited South America in the 1940s and saw his famous horses for the last time.
"Through Five Republics on Horseback" by G.W. Ray - is the story of an Englishman who rode in South America in the 1890s.
"Through Mexico on Horseback" by Joseph Goodwin - is the story of an American and a Japanese who rode in Mexico in the 1930s.

We also have our first German language equestrian travel book. "Vier Pferde, Ein Hund und Drei Soldaten" by Hans Schwarz - is the story of three Swiss soldiers who rode from Switzerland, to Turkey, and back in the 1930s.

Our goal is to put every known equestrian travel title, about 300 books world-wide in 9 languages, back into print within the next three years. This will be the first time in human history that all the knowledge about equestrian travel is safe for the future of the peoples of this planet. All of the books are now available via Amazon.com But you can see photos of all the matching covers, as well as read the material on each book, on our web site in the section entitled "Equestrian Travel Books".

In addition, late last year we also republished almost fifty of the most famous adventure travel books of all time. These are also shown on our web site.

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And speaking of German - two weeks ago we linked ourselves with the largest German equestrian website. The webmaster is a wonderful fellow named Dietmar. He already has three other German speaking horse websites. But Dietmar is also a big fan of equestrian travel. That is why he has agreed to translate all of our English language material into German. This way news of The Long Riders' Guild will soon be reaching into Germany, Switzerland and Austria.

You can visit this website at: www.weitreitergilde.de
Please tell Dietmar who you and explain what you are doing. I believe he will be very interested in learning about Vagabondo.

I am sure that I have told you, but most of the material on The Long Riders' Guild is also available in French. You can see this at www.worldtrailrides.com There our great friend Gerard Barre will always be glad to help you instantly.

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The other big news is that we have begun to organize my idea of equestrian travel "schools" and Pony Express Stations. These will not be real school, but will be a place in different parts of the world where we can send people who need advice and training in a specific geographic area. Three of the most famous Long Riders are now offering this equestrian travel training in the Carpathian mountains of Transylvania, the Canadian Rocky Mountains and in the Australian Outback. These men will teach you how to ride through their portion of the globe, explain all the dangers, etc. They will also help travelers buy good horses at decent prices. We are trying to set up these schools in different parts of the world.

In addition we are organizing "stations" where Long Riders who are traveling around the world will know they can reach safety, rest, and find all the needs for both themselves and their horses. This may mean a safe roof if they are traveling through a dangerous country, the name of a professional horse shoer, or where to find a good cup of coffee in Afghanistan.

Right now we have made contact with equestrian tour operators in Chile, Peru, Romania, Canada, Mongolia, Russia and northern Pakistan. Our great friend Simone Carmignani is helping Long Riders who come through Northern Pakistan. We think that within two years we will have a series of these Long Rider "stations" scattered all around the globe.

Hope to hear from you soon.
Best wishes,
CuChullaine

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