South America | Chile
ambushing a herd of wild horses in the mountains
lying face up in a prairie of wild daisies
gazing at the condors playing in the thermals
drinking pisco sours with the baqueanos after a hard days ride
watching the endless theatrics between clouds, wind and mountain
Chile's Patagonia was explored, foundered and traversed by horse. So it seems only fitting for a visitor to discover this unruly and dramatic country by horse and ride shoulder-to-shoulder with the true Patagonian cowboy - the Baqueano (bac-e-ano). These men have navigated their way through dense beech forests in knee-deep mud. Mustered cattle through glaciers. Traversed steep, rocky mountain passes and crossed icy fast-flowing rivers for generations. The men have a spiritual connection to the land they traverse and the animals they care for. It makes this ride particularly special to connect with these men while riding through enchanted beech forests and wild flower prairies.