Our Journey

In 2019, I rode 4,485km East to West across Australia with my two horses. in 2024, I am riding over 6000km East to West across Canada. This is our journey and some of what I have learnt along the way.

Background

Growing up with horses as I child, I always loved the outdoors and adventure. I have worked in the outdoor guiding industry in Tasmania for over a decade, heading off overseas during the southern winters to explore new horizons and experience new adventures. In the beginning of 2018, I decided the coming year would be the perfect opportunity to set out on the Bicentennial National Trail, riding North to South through eastern Australia with my trusty 17 year old Arabian, Mr Richard. However, with the country gripped by drought and large sections of the trail closed to horses, I realised come September that my BNT plans were over. Before I could mourn the loss too severely, I had a dream one night that I was riding Mr Richard across the Nullarbor Plain, the large dry section of country between South Australia and Western Australia. So instead of giving up on an epic horseback journey, I decided to head East to West instead of North to South. Leaving in April 2019 and picking up a second horse, Micky AKA Tickles, a few weeks into the trip, it took us seven and a half months to travel from the mouth of the Snowy River in Victoria to Margaret River, WA. This cemented my love of long riding, and plans are now in place to ride across Canada and parts of the northern United States, heading off in March 2024.

This the story of our journey, the insights into long distance horse travel I gained from it, and a place to celebrate the community that is growing around equestrian travel.

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