Thursday, November 04, 2010
Horse ADVENTURES!
David Sauermann, a South African in Buenos Aires who is nowadays pursuing his love for horsemanship on his 3rd continent.
I get a LOT of horse questions from people all over the world who are planning a trip to Argentina ...and although my missus and I have several horses ...I´m no horseman. Ridin' fences (slowly) is damned near all I´m capable of.
I never knew anyone to recommend until I met David! Two minutes with him and you know that this man is not likely to give you anything tame. And I love the name of his service, Horse Adventures.
www.argentinahorseadventures.com
Of course, some folks are just looking for a pony ride at a "dude" estancia ...and there's nothing wrong with that and that is widely available.
But some people really are looking to get out and about in a reasonable facsimile of the real pampas and put some caballos criollos through their paces! Adventurous people like that are often disappointed.
David actually started this service out of his own disappointment with what is generally on offer for horse fans. He found nothing around town and country to impress a guy who´s a qualified riding instructor and top level show-jumper. And for a guy who used to own a riding club and trail center ...it was all small beer.
He´s also a great guy just to pal-around with. And since he's owned and bred race horses, I´m very interested in a day at the races ...or a polo match ...with him! Luckily, he offers a tour of the beautiful Buenos Aires hipodromos and the polo grounds, too.
www.buenosaireshorseadventures.com
You won't lose him in the crowd, either. Tall, lanky, and appearing every bit the horseman ...in fact, he could pass for a Sergeant Major and has the voice to go with it. I´d really love to hear him bark a few sharp field commands ...just to see how many lanes of 9 de Julio would come to a stop! Like I said, you gotta meet the guy. David´s also been a regular at Drinking Liberally Buenos Aires almost since arriving in our fair burg.
And here´s another question I always get...
South Africans are great travellers so they're easy to meet all over the world. If you´ve ever met one, you might have heard about a certain delicacy they can´t find anywhere: biltong.
David makes a wicked biltong ...and some of us loyal fans have talked him into making batches big enough for all of us! To wit, I finally have an answer for beef jerky fans in Buenos Aires! If you stop by Drinking Liberally some Monday, you can probably sample a bit, he´s a generous fellow. The stuff is dope.
