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Hello and welcome to our crazy "mid-life crisis" adventure known as
HorseQuestUSA.
This
is where we tell you all about how one day we just quit our well-paid
jobs in IT, left our home in Salisbury, UK and decided to come and ride
our horses in as many States of the USA as we could. We were in search
of "ourselves" (whatever that might be!), and wanted to see more of the
"real" America, not the rubbish they feed us in the movies and on TV.
We wanted to be able to get closer to our horses, understand them
better and figure out how we could improve our interaction with them.
We also thought what better way to raise bundles of cash for some great
horsy Charities than to set up our own "sponsored" ride at the same
time.
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Many things inspired us to take on this adventure, although some we can't even put our finger on to let you know exactly what it was that did it. However, we do know that GaWaNi Pony Boy's book "Horse Follow Closely" had a big influence on us, and in particular Anita who has always wanted to be able to spend the time to get closer to her horse. We hoped to meet the man in person while over here and did so when we visited New Hampshire in the Fall of 2007.
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| Max shows interest in a Horse Barn in Vermont |
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| Roo just loves to swim, we hadn't planned on a dip but it felt really good on this hot Virginia day |
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Many thanks go out to all those who advised, assisted and hosted us on our epic journey (so many that we can't list them all for fear of missing someone out), we really appreciate all you have done for us, and how your kindness and generosity enabled us to see some wonderful sights and make some great new friends along our journey!
Don't forget you can read copies of my weekly newspaper column from the Virginia Culpeper-Star Exponent - see "My Articles" for more info - it's a great way to look back on some of our experiences and keep up to date with what's now happening in our lives.
Thank you for visiting our site and we hope you enjoy it enough to want to come back to us time and time again. See and experience some of what we discovered on our ride around America, and remember, we're just ordinary folk, who did something a little out of the ordinary, for some worthwhile equine causes!
David & Anita
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"People
believe that true harmony with a horse is something magical. When
actually, it is so simple, they pass right by it. Through practice of
proper techniques, anyone can learn the language of 'Practical
Horsemanship'."
Read more about our new friend and Nationally acclaimed Clinician Kerry Kuhn by clicking here
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A taster of what we have seen from between our horses ears for more ear shots go to our Photo Gallery! |
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This is our Truck and Trailer, our home ..... for 9 months on the road!
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For the best in Trailer advice we recommend you talk to Donna & Rob Martin of Blue Ridge Trailer Sales & Service, Ruckersville,
VA. No hard sell, just good, solid advice based on years of practice in
the industry. Friendly customer service and excellent after care too!
We bought our Dream Coach trailer through them and have never looked
back! |
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