German completes epic 25,000km ride in Alaska
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German adventurer Guenter Wamser has completed his epic 20-year ride from Patagonia to fundamental Alaska, ending ane of the greatest horseback journeys inwards human history.
“A few days agone nosotros arrived at our finally finish inwards Alaska,” Wamser told Horsetalk past times email.
“This is the halt of my long horseback ride from Argentine Republic to Alaska.
“We constitute a large pasture for the horses, therefore they got a few days to relax earlier nosotros move southward to their wintering pasture at a friend’s identify inwards Canada.”
His ride came to an halt at a modest town at the human foot of Mt Healy Denali, nearly twenty years after his difference from Patagonia, nigh the southern tip of South America.
In a brief update on his website, Wamser reported: “At the end, nosotros constitute precisely what nosotros wanted for our arrival: no dandy reception, no party, no band – simply a large pasture alongside lush grass.
“Rusty, Lightfoot, Dino as well as Azabache wallowed gleefully, therefore they galloped off,” he said,
“They know – the nomadic life is over. Now, at that topographic point is entirely eating, sleeping as well as playing – a whole wintertime long. It was an exciting summer.
“Alaska had to a greater extent than or less surprises as well as challenges to offer,” he said, promising an update for his supporters soon.
Wamser covered to a greater extent than than 25,000 kilometers (15,535 miles) during his journey, which began inwards 1994.
His journeying took him from Argentine Republic into Chile, Bolivia, Peru, as well as Ecuador. He reached the go past times of South America 5 years later, inwards 1999.
In 2001, Wamser resumed his ride, taking 4 years to accomplish United Mexican States after riding through Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, as well as Guatemala.
He crossed Mexico, simply his Criollo horses were non permitted entry into the U.S. of A. because they were constitute to live infected alongside the tropical protozoan disease, equine piroplasmosis.
They were rehomed as well as Wamser adopted 4 formerly wild mustangs, which had been captured past times the Bureau of Land Management as well as retrained past times prison theatre inmates inwards Canon City, Colorado, every bit purpose of a rehabilitation program.
In 2007, he as well as his traveling friend, Austrian-born Sonja Endlweber, began riding the Continental Divide Trail, heading due north through New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, as well as Montana earlier entering Canada.
They wintered over inwards the Yukon as well as bring since used the northern summertime to force due north to consummate the ride.
Wamser, who was born inwards 1959, had worked initially every bit an aircraft mechanic but, at the historic menstruation of 25, took a dissimilar course. He started to travel, starting fourth dimension alongside a motorbike. After a few years, he discovered the joys of traveling alongside horses.
CuChullaine O’Reilly, a founding fellow member of the Long Riders’ Guild, the international association of equestrian explorers as well as long-distance riders, describes Wamser, who is also a founding fellow member of the Long Riders’ Guild, every bit a talented writer as well as a fine photographer. “He is also rightly considered Germany’s nigh of import living equestrian explorer.
“During the many years as well as the thousands of miles he has ridden, he has successfully survived tremendous dangers, overcome incredible challenges as well as e'er treated his horses alongside the utmost kindness.
“He is, inwards a word, a fine event of the equestrian ethics which the international Long Riders’ Guild strives to promote.”
O’Reilly noted: “By using Criollos from the pampas, as well as Mustangs from the plains, both parts of Guenter’s amazing journeying bring been done on native horses which originated at either halt of the Americas.
“These dandy horses terms real niggling simply bring turned out to live extraordinary examples of how good, potent native horses are therefore good suited for equestrian travel.
“If at that topographic point is a modern ‘hero of the mustang’, which represents both North as well as South America, therefore Guenter Wamser has earned that honor!”
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