 | Paso Fino colombian horses
Step by step in the Andes
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| They are perhaps the most impressive mountains in the world. More than 3,500 miles of massive walls, steep rock faces, agged, craggy, carved peaks, with cliff roads resting against emptiness, glaciers, lakes and deserts balanced on top of sharp ridges, and volcanic cones rising against a pale blue sky, whipped by ocean winds... The Andes mountain range rises in Colombia, passes through Ecuador, streches across all of Chile, culminates in Argentina, and dies at Cape Horn. Is it the spinal cord of South America. To man, and to other mountains in the world, the Andes are a big lesson in humility. |
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| Seized with anxiety, a feeling of being crushed, of being truly isolated, the people of the Andes nevertheless do not feel small. Quite the opposite. For these anonymous lives which throbin the shadows of the valleys, the horse introduced by the conquistadors has remained an inseparable companion for work and travel. Nature and time have made the horse into a hardy, small-sized animal. Its step is confident, and its resistance is truly extraordinary. The horse is persistent and hardworking. And the Andes people have sought out the smoothest gaits for it : the lateral gaits, which stem from the amble. This is the caballo de paso, or Paso Fino, the sun child, the son of the wind... |
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| _________________________________________________________________ Extract from :
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Horses of the World
Through vivid and dramatic photographs and a lively impassioned text, this tunning book provides a unique look at horse-loving cultures around the world. Following a curiosity that led her to the four corner of the globe, author Jacqueline Ripart takes us on a spellbinding tour as she describes how horses are tamed and trained, pampered and paraded, raced and revered the world over.
She delves into the minds and hearts of these horsemen, revealing their commitment to their beloved steeds and sharing their pride in a bond as old as civilization. |
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