This is a Nice Picture [(c) Petra Telak]
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Estancia Part Uno
Estancia. It's Spanish for "farm." Fluent Spanish Speaker Christopher Capuzzi, Esq.: "It's particular to Argentina." I'm not sure exactly what it is, but basically, an estancia is a farm with horses and meat and barbeque to eat. We went to one for an overnight trip and rode lots of horses. Here's the thing with horses:
1) They're awesome. They're big and powerful! It's like riding a car that is alive and could kill you at any moment.
2) Riding horses in Argentina is different than in America. In America, they have "laws" and "tort liability" such that the guides will ensure you are as safe as possible. In Argentina, not so much. So although we were all rank beginners, we did legit horse activities, like walking, trotting, cantoring, and galloping. Galloping is the best because it's fast and actually easier to ride. Cantoring is the worst because it involves the horse basically just quickly bouncing your body. It transforms from a graceful creature to basically a fast-moving jackhammer that bounces your back at high speed. That brings me to 3).
3) Horse riding can hurt your back. And it hurt all of ours! Especially mine.
Here are a few picturinos:
This is the cabin that we lived in. It had two bathrooms! Still couldn't flush toilet paper though.
This is me wearing too much clothes. Santiago, our guide and general mean person, told me I looked like I was dressed for the Artic.
Chris looking happy and equestrian, about to jump on the horse!
Danielle looking happy and apprehensive, because her horse was feisty!
Andy, after dismounting from the horse, in pain.
The gang, minus myself, plus one horse.
Andy looking tall, dark, and handsome.
I took this picture from behind, so it was kind of crooked, but I think it looks cool.
And here is a video of me on the horse, before hurting my back:
1) They're awesome. They're big and powerful! It's like riding a car that is alive and could kill you at any moment.
2) Riding horses in Argentina is different than in America. In America, they have "laws" and "tort liability" such that the guides will ensure you are as safe as possible. In Argentina, not so much. So although we were all rank beginners, we did legit horse activities, like walking, trotting, cantoring, and galloping. Galloping is the best because it's fast and actually easier to ride. Cantoring is the worst because it involves the horse basically just quickly bouncing your body. It transforms from a graceful creature to basically a fast-moving jackhammer that bounces your back at high speed. That brings me to 3).
3) Horse riding can hurt your back. And it hurt all of ours! Especially mine.
Here are a few picturinos:
And here is a video of me on the horse, before hurting my back:
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