Cabalgata means horse cavalcade or plainly, horseback riding in the nature. So our present to the birthday kid was a three hour hike with the horses near the Chilean coast.
The ride started from the beach.
A Chilean cowboy, huaso, with his horses. The equestrian equipment differs a lot from what we are used to back home! The rein is just a rope, and the saddle is most likely self made.
Raphael got the strongly built rodeo horse. Chilean rodeo is a different sport art than the bucking horse and a rider which is more known to us. Even though its high popularity, Chilean rodeo is ugly and brutal. In the half-moon shaped arena, two cowboys on horses try to pin a calf against large cushions lining the arena.
Here I'm trying to get my pony Peldita to move but the horses knew nothing about the fine English style commands. Or maybe it was the rider that was clueless and had forgotten about everything she had once learned...
After a lot of climbing and upward hills we have finally reached the goal.
The plain was already taken by colts, cows and a bull. :)
Do you see the beach far back in the horizon? That's where we started! From the plain, we could see all the width of Chile from the coast to the Andes. The vista was beautiful!
On the way back I had to change horses with our guide because my ankle was hurting. With Manzanita, my new horse, we understood each other better and she even encouraged me to try troting and galloping. It was so much fun!
After three hours we were back where we started, in town, on foot. Everyone was aching and tired but so happy!
In town we had to check out the local market.
And pretty soon afterwards Lukas and I drove back to Santiago.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Only passions, great passions
can elevate the soul to great things.
Denis Diderot
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Only passions, great passions
can elevate the soul to great things.
Denis Diderot
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