“I was drawn to horses as if they were magnets. It was in my blood. I must have inherited a genetic proclivity toward the equine species. Perhaps a quirk in the DNA… makes horse people different than everyone else… instantly divides humanity into those who love horses, and the others, who simply don’t know.”
(Allan J Hamilton)
“Equestrian travel is not merely about covering vast amounts of mileage. It is the journey you and your horse take together to reach the borders of an otherwise invisible place. It is a journey you see from the top of that altar of freedom, your saddle. It is an antidote to the world’s obsession with speed because the three-mile-per-hour pace of your horse forces you to slow down your body, which in turn results in the opening of your spirit. Thus an equestrian journey does not merely transport you along the physical road stretching ahead, more importantly it allows you to ride on the secret trail traced deep inside your soul.”
(CuChullaine O’Reilly, founder of the Long Riders Guild).
