Man rides elderly horses 10,000 miles!! RANT! Long, but has photos

Rose Folly said:
Wobblywibble, thans for the tip about Bridle Paths. Didn't know about it and will now try to get it.

On the lighter side, as well as being a totally un-PC person with his horses and lack of Parelli etc. he was also a very naughty man with humans. Re-read the bit yesterday about the guy in Brazil - I think - who was pretending to be mute. Tchiffeley sussed him out, got him drunk, and tied a firecracker to his coat tail. Whereupon the chap decided he wasn't mute after all! Obviously Tschiffeley had never heard of 'Elf 'n' Safety??
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Clearly missed out of the sense of humor bypass as well! :D
That is a fantastic story,am really looking forward to the books ariving now :D
 
Fellewell said:
Was the photo staged? He wrote that he went with Mancha first and then his guide led Gato.
Before he set out he was "assailed by a sickly feeling, as if my stomach were a vacuum", a bit of NLP could have fixed that;) Epic story, thanks. The paragraph 'Reluctant Friends' had me blubbing!
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You may well me right; I wrote my version from a synopsis and it wasn't clear that the guide followed with Gato.
 
I can remember reading this, a great story.

In more recent times I read a book by a girl who rode a horse from Spain, to England and I sold the book to a friend of the author. The rider found people were much friendlier in Spain than France.

There is also the Long Riders Guild for people who are intersted in epic rides.
 
I so remember this story from a pony book in my childhood. Thank you for re-posting, had me giggling all the way through.
 
D66 said:
People who enjoyed this book may also like "travels with a Donkey". By Robert Louis Stevenson.
PFs version is a much easier read. Am looking forward to the fillum. :)
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Interestingly, I got an email today (possibly not genuine ;) ) from someone who wants to hear my 'unique perspective' of this ride for his fillum. I love the word 'fillum'...
OMG how repetitive am I??
 
Thank you PF (I was just wondering where you were). It is so nice to have the classics reinterpreted so brilliantly. I've got the flu & its Monday morning but you made me laugh. Ta.
 
'Southern Cross to Pole Star' (also published with the title 'Tshiffely's Ride') is a wonderful book; if anyone is looking to buy a copy then I would recommend making sure that you get an edition with photographs (there are some editions without any pictures) as they definitely add to it, and I particularly liked seeing what AT, Mancha and Gato looked like. As well as the riding aspect the book vividly describes the wildlife, terrain, people and cultures he comes across, in a time when many of the people had not been exposed to westerners and their traditional culture was still intact. Some of the tribes were still extremely isolated, and he explains likenesses between the tools they use/their traditions and those of the Incas and Aztecs.

As has been previously mentioned on this thread, AT's book about his ride through Britain ('Bridle Paths') is also a good read, and particularly fascinating as it took place before traffic meant that there were roads inaccessible to riders. The ride took place just before the country changed to become the modern world we know today (it was published in 1936 but the ride had taken place a few years earlier), and he writes very descriptively about the countryside, people and customs that he comes across.

At the time of his mammoth ride through South America people thought his feat was impossible, and the isolation of the majority of the continent (and therefore no means of communication) meant that when he reappeared in the US after three years of travelling there were plenty of people (and press) who had thought he'd died on the journey. I found it a bit sad reading about how hard he found adjusting to being around people and western 'civilisation' again after enjoying the last three years in the company of mainly animals and the occasional indigenous person.

He would have been an amazing man to meet and talk to (although I suspect he was keener on the company of animals than people), and certainly made the most of his time on earth.

en.wikipedia.org

Aimé Félix Tschiffely - Wikipedia

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If you live nearby and are quick you could head off to pocklington arts centre (East Yorkshire) to watch ‘the long rider’, a film documentary by Felipe Leite based on his ride from Canada to Brazil. As a child his family emigrated from Brazil to Canada, and after reading Tschiffely’s Ride he dreamt of riding home.

It’s a great watch -not often shown sadly. On tonight at 7.30!

pocklingtonartscentre.co.uk

The Long Rider - Pocklington Arts Centre

120 Mins 1 man, 3 horses, 8 years, 12 countries – and 25,000 kilometres. This is the story of Felipe Leite’s epic ride from Canada to Brazil. Ride Yorkshire have arranged the screening to raise funds for the British Horse Society, so come along and enjoy the dream!
pocklingtonartscentre.co.uk pocklingtonartscentre.co.uk
 
teacups said:
If you live nearby and are quick you could head off to pocklington arts centre (East Yorkshire) to watch ‘the long rider’, a film documentary by Felipe Leite based on his ride from Canada to Brazil. As a child his family emigrated from Brazil to Canada, and after reading Tschiffely’s Ride he dreamt of riding home.

It’s a great watch -not often shown sadly. On tonight at 7.30!

pocklingtonartscentre.co.uk

The Long Rider - Pocklington Arts Centre

120 Mins 1 man, 3 horses, 8 years, 12 countries – and 25,000 kilometres. This is the story of Felipe Leite’s epic ride from Canada to Brazil. Ride Yorkshire have arranged the screening to raise funds for the British Horse Society, so come along and enjoy the dream!
pocklingtonartscentre.co.uk pocklingtonartscentre.co.uk
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Flip I wanted to go but failed to write the date down and was going to call in on Tuesday to book. Too late for tonight as I have just had some cider and cannot drive :(.
 
rabatsa said:
Flip I wanted to go but failed to write the date down and was going to call in on Tuesday to book. Too late for tonight as I have just had some cider and cannot drive :(.
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That's the kind of thing that happens to me too. Maybe Ride Yorkshire will know if they're putting it on anywhere else.
 
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