On A Hoof And A Prayer - Around Argentina At A Gallop

At the age of thirty-four, Polly Evans finally fulfilled a childhood dream - to learn how to ride a horse. But rather than do so conveniently close to home, she decided to travel to Argentina and saddle up among the gauchos.Overcoming battered limbs, a steed hell-bent on bolting, and an encounter with the teeth of one very savage dog, Polly cantered through Andean vineyards and galloped beneath snow-capped Patagonian peaks. She survived a hair-raising game of polo and a back-breaking day herding cattle. Taking a break from riding, she delved into Argentina's tumultuous history: the Europeans' first terrifying acquaintances with the native 'giants'; the sanguinary demise of the early missionaries; and the gruesome drama of Evita's wandering corpse.On a Hoof and Prayer is the stampeding story of Polly's journey from timorous equestrian novice to wildly whooping cowgirl. It's a tale of ponies, painkillers and peregrinations - not just around present-day Argentina, but also into the country's glorious and turbulent past.

Product details

• Authors: Polly Evans, Evans Polly
• Publisher: Bantam UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.12.2011
• EAN: 9780857501172
• ISBN: 978-0-85750-117-2
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales; TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, Travel writing