Lady Long Rider
Book description
In her incredible memoir, Lady Long Rider: Alone Across America on Horseback we are introduced to Bernice Ende, a solitary figure with the daunting goal of traveling from Trego, Montana to New Mexico in a single ride. At the age of 50, Bernice turned south into the unknown and began…
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Bernice tells us a story. Her clean, quiet narrative rides us with her. Bernice was soft spoken, unpretentious, and steadily courageous. A long-time, long distance, trail boss told me he was humbled after sitting on an Adventure Riding panel with Bernice.
Bernice lived and wrote the partnership she had with her horses. Her book is a last gift to those of us who dream of horse adventure.
From Candace's list on horse journeys not to be missed.
Bernice Ende has become a legend in trail riding. She died from cancer last year, but she leaves behind this book which chronicles her cross-country trekking. At the age of 50, she quits her job, takes her horse, a packhorse (where she jerry rigs a saddle for her dog), and hits the trail for months at a time, though one trek lasts for over two years. She crisscrosses the west, southwest, and northwest Canada. Alone. At the end of every day, she throws down her sleeping bag, puts up a tent, heats up her canned food, and ruminates on the…
From Tory's list on memoirs by women who love horses.
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