An enthusiast of horses and the equestrian world, I share information, stories, and content that celebrate this unique connection between people and animals.
There are ways to travel, and then there’s riding through the world on horseback. Exploring trails on horseback across extraordinary destinations is one of the most complete experiences...
There are destinations that impress in photos. And then there’s Patagonia — which impresses even those who’ve seen hundreds of photos and still weren’t prepared for what they...
There is a moment during a horseback trip across Mongolia’s steppes when the geographical reality of the place finally settles in. Not when the guide points to the...
There is something that happens the first time you sit on an Icelandic horse and ask for the tölt. The horse shifts gait, but what really changes is...
There is an image that American cinema has exported to the entire world for decades: the lone rider, the felt hat, the red prairie stretching as far as...
Decided to do a horseback trail outside your country? The good news is that this is within reach of far more people than generally imagined — not just...
Not every horse is built for miles. An English Thoroughbred bred for speed racing may have extraordinary cardiovascular endurance — but put it on a six-hour trail in...
Two cowboys. One bull. A chalk line drawn in the sand. In seconds, everything happens: the animal is chased at full speed, pinned between two galloping horses, and...
Every great tradition has a practical origin. Vaquejada wasn’t born as a sport — it was born as a solution. In the northeastern Brazilian scrubland, where free-ranging cattle...
Watching a vaquejada run for the first time is a high-speed experience. In a matter of seconds, two riders burst forward at a gallop, a bull is chased...
Few topics in Brazilian equestrian sport generate as much heat as the relationship between vaquejada and animal welfare. On one side: practitioners, governing bodies, and defenders of cultural...
Vaquejada is a team sport. There is no solo protagonist — there is a partnership between two cowboys, their horses, and a shared reading of what happens inside...
For first-time spectators at a vaquejada competition, attention naturally goes to the bull, the riders, and the speed. But beneath that spectacle lies a specific set of equipment...
Vaquejada is, by definition, Brazilian. It was born in the northeastern sertão, took shape on farms across Pernambuco and Bahia, and is so bound to the identity of...
Vaquejada can look like a closed world to anyone observing from the outside. Arenas have their own language, riders have known each other for decades, and the sport...
