“Europe is not America”, some say, ‘Everything is much tighter, more complicated and more regulated here’, others warn us. Is it even possible to ride long distances through Europe? We wanted to find out for ourselves. In May, we made our way west to France. There we were tempted by the Vosges, the Jura and the Pyrenees.
We spent four months on the road in France. It was exciting and intense, with grandiose highs and abysmal lows. At times we felt like complete beginners - traveling with horses in Europe is really something completely different to America - and at other times we were completely in our element,...