Horses
A Herd in Exile: Riding Horses on Mozambique’s Bazaruto Archipelago
With a map in one hand and a cold beer in the other, I sat alone at the bar of the Baobab Beach Backpackers Lodge in the coastal town of Vilankulo, gazing out at the sweeping sandbars and vivid turquoise waters that surround Mozambique’s Bazaruto Archipelago. I’d planned to leave the following morning for Zimbabwe, […]
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Racing Still Mourns the Ill-Fated Kentucky Derby Winner, Medina Spirit
GEORGETOWN, Ky. — The rain pelted the headstone, leaving streaks on the black marble and mirroring the misty eyes of the 100 or so admirers who had come to say goodbye. None of them knew the deceased well. Many had seen him only on television. They lifted plastic shot glasses filled with Kentucky bourbon to […]
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Can a New Line of Work Help Save These Wild Welsh Ponies?
As a keen equestrian, I felt a little odd to be pulling on hiking shoes, rather than riding boots, as I prepared for a day out with horses. But this wasn’t going to be an ordinary hike. My new friend Jacko snorted and threw his head to the side to watch as I carefully packed […]
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