GAUCHO DE In March 2022, co-founder of ForRangers Sam Taylor, along with MCC Members Charlotte Outram and Simon Kenyon, headed to Patagonia to race in the Gaucho Derby, also known as ‘the greatest test of horsemanship and wilderness skills on Earth.’ The Gaucho Derby is a ten-day, 500km multihorse adventure race across the wild, remote and rugged Patagonian landscape. Broken into 40km distances, this epic race is a test of endurance as much as horsemanship pushes the riders to the limit of their navigational skills, ability to handle the wilderness and physical resilience.Camping out at night in the freezing Pategonian highlands, in the saddle for ten hours a day, the winner is the first person to cross the line. This incredible riding adventure across the wilds of Patagonia with Sam, Charlotte and Simon and friends they met along the way, as they raise funds for ForRangers is depicted here through stunning photos and exerpts from Sam’s blog. If you would like to read more visit https://www.forrangers. com/blog The Derby covered 500km of ruggedly beautiful landscapes ranging from wide-open windswept grasslands, treacherous sheer scree slopes, dark disorientating woodland, forbidding rock bogs and exquisite montane lakes the colour of ice. The climate in March was cold, sometimes with a dazzling winter sun, but sometimes misty and windy.
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