Memorial ride honours legendary adventurer

Fifty-one riders inwards Switzerland accept honoured the retentivity of legendary Long Rider Aimé Tschiffely, who rode from Buenos Aires to Washington DC inwards the 1920s.

In doing as well as hence inwards the 1920s, Swiss-born Tschiffely proved the hardiness of the Criollo horses, the native breed of Uruguay.

They are the straightaway descendants of horses brought to Argentine Republic past times the conquistador Pedro de Mendoza inwards 1535

At the outset of the 1900s the Criollos were largely considered worthless. Without Tschiffely as well as his sponsor, Don Emilio Solanet, many believe the Criollo horses would non accept survived.

Tschiffely began the epic ride inwards Buenos Aires inwards 1925 as well as arrived inwards Washington DC 3 years later, his Criollo mounts, Mancha as well as Gato, serving him admirably.

He decided to carry his horses to New York because of the traffic on the roads, feeling that to ride at that spot would live zilch to a greater extent than than a vulgar publicity stunt.

From there, Tschiffely as well as his horses returned to South America past times ship.

The journeying remains i of the greatest Equus caballus rides inwards history. At the time, many considered it could non live done.

The memorial ride, the minute inwards retentivity of Tschiffely, began inwards the ski resort of Savognin inwards the Swiss Alps.

Long Riders from Lithuania, England as well as Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany came to bring together the Swiss partipants. They were too joined from Argentine Republic past times the boy of Don Emilio Solanet, Oskar, as well as his wife, Theresa.

The ride, the brainchild of Peter van der Gugten crossed spectacular landscapes over the 3 days.

And, inwards keeping amongst legacy of Tschiffely, a skillful expose of the riders were on Criollo horses.

Photographs as well as reporting: Pat Bohnert

Read to a greater extent than virtually Tschiffely’s ride here.

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