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Riding High in La Pampa

Posted by SStills | 1st November 2009

My horse has stopped to take a well-earned drink from a patch of rainwater down below. As I survey the surroundings I see the chilly Atlantic coast to my right, ebbing gently onto the wetlands, and to the left an intimidating patchwork of forest that we just scuffled through. Up ahead of us three gauchos, one of whom is a real-life horse whisperer, tend to our group in perfect Spanglish and search intently for quirky creatures in the undergrowth below. Wild, untamed horses of all colours and sizes run amok amongst hefty cows in every direction. The sun is setting now and a roaring barbeque with the world’s best steaks is waiting for us back at the house. This may sound like some Robert Redford idyll, but luckily for me this rural paradise exists, and last July I was privileged enough to have a sample.

I`m staying at Estancia Juan Geronimo, near the town of Veronica two hours from Buenos Aires in the `La Pampa` region of Argentina. It`s a vast rural playground that embodies much of

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