By Darley Newman, as published in True West magazine
As a sudden rainstorm passed, I was glad to have on the wool poncho that Jorge let me borrow for the early morning ride to gather cattle and move them to another pasture.Uruguay is a small South American country (population 3.4 million), bordered by Brazil (191 million) and Argentina (40 million). Driving from the capital city of Montevideo into the countryside, I saw horses everywhere. It seemed that every house had a horse...
After our ride, Bree invited me to visit her favorite place for fresh seafood in the Seward area, Exit Glacier Salmon Bake Restaurant. We headed over to the salmon bake, where I had the best salmon that I have ever tasted in my life. Seriously, I won’t be able to go back to eating salmon on the East Coast after this. It was so fresh, seasoned and grilled perfectly. Sooo good. I had jalapeño corn bread, sautéed corn, rice pilaf, lobster sushi and peanut butter...
By: Darley Newman
Cabalgatas happen every weekend during the summer all over Costa Rica. People gather in a fair like setting for food, refreshments, entertainment and to horseback ride with hundreds or thousands of local people through neighboring farmland. It's a wild local festival. All of the money raised from the Cabalgata goes to help the local community. Our Cabalgata was in the small town of Los Lirios and consisted of a couple hundred people on horseback. There was...
The first day of our pack trip had been an eventful one. The three-hour ride to Mystic Camp was a mix of sun, rain and hail- yes hail in July! We were in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, exploring Banff National Park and filming a pack trip for a new episode of Equitrekking. In Banff, as in any mountainous area, layers are essential, because the weather changes quickly.
We passed through deep forests, teeming with moss, both on the ground and hanging from the branches of tall spruce...
Adventures in Utah's "Land of the Sleeping Rainbow."
by Darley Newman. Originally published in True West magazine.
Once I heard that this was his first ride since being out to pasture all winter, I wasn’t exactly psyched to ride Sawdust. Sawdust might be super excited and frisky, or not want me on his back after his months of romping in the pasture. Encouraged by my drive into Capitol Reef National Park, taking Highway 12, a scenic Utah byway that meanders through varied...
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