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Hello, my son and I rode our horses across the Pyrenees and south to Figueres, then west to Lleida. This was in 2012 when the Cami de St Jaume wasn't particularly well known, but the signage was brilliant. We stayed in hostels occasionally (a bit complicated if you have horses with you!) and...
Some years ago I rode my horse from Canterbury to Santiago, and I can only say that the ride up to O Cebreiro was one of the most stunning and exhilarating parts of the whole pilgrimage (fortunately my horse appeared to think so too!) I hope you're able to do it, it's amazing.
I rode my horse from Canterbury to Santiago de Compostela 20 years ago, and can say from lengthy, daily experience that a horse is considerably slower than a bicycle! And sometimes slower than an averagely fit walker as well. Leo became very fit as we progressed, but was never an endurance horse...
He was very beautiful. Sadly he died in the summer of 2021 (aged 28, so a good age, but it was no consolation!) and I still miss him every day. He'd been a successful show horse before I bought him as a six year old, and I don't think he had our initial 1700 mile trek to Santiago in mind at...
I've always worn a pilgrim shell on my hat, with another on my horse Leo's browband. My sister Susie did the same when we rode together from Canterbury to Santiago (the middle photo shows Leo and me talking to tourists at Vézelay), and when I rode alone to Rome some years later. Leo sneezed all...
I was fascinated to read this - it brought back a lot of memories! I rode my horse Leo from Canterbury to Rome in 2006... many tricky bits, but some quite amazing experiences. In Lucca I rode him all round the city on top of the wall. Here's a photo of us arriving in the Vatican (to find no...
Strewth! Well, I won't be riding the Francès again any time soon! I did ride most of the Catalunya camino in 2012 with my son and his horse, and it was quite amazing. Had to stop at Lleida though because we only had about 3 weeks to do it. Maybe one of these days we'll go back to where we...
I understand! I rode same horse from Canterbury to Santiago (on Camino Francès) in 2002, and even then it was horribly crowded towards the end and it was difficult to keep a sense of perspective, let alone achievement, although with hindsight it was indeed life changing. It was while riding...
I rode my horse from Canterbury to Rome using the secondary route that avoids Switzerland, and we crossed over the Moncenisio pass straight into Italy. I dropped down to Susa and then joined the main route at Pontremoli via Torriglia. Starting at either of those would be about 800 kms from...
Hello, I know the poem well, and it's one of my favourites.
In case you're interested, I'll print below one that I wrote following my pilgrimage to Santiago on my horse from Canterbury Cathedral in 2002, which appears in the book I subsequently wrote:
Faded tracks in long woods,
Muddy...
Very late reply as I've only just spotted this post! Yes, it's possible. My sister and I rode our own horses from Canterbury to Santiago de Compostela in 2002. It took us four and a half months, and was an extraordinary and life-changing experience. Mefo Phillips
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