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Combining his love of world travel and horses satisfies Fox’s craving for romance, excitement, and color of exotic locales. It is a passion he loves sharing with others, especially as a way of counteracting some of preconceived notions and misperceptions foreigners have about Americans and Americans have about world.
“Sometimes, I feel like I’m a missionary to show people advantages of traveling on horseback.,” says Fox. “Riders are not limited to roads and can see parts of a country that most tourists never dream of. They have time to look at country they traverse and it is easy for them to talk with people along way.”
It’s incredibly gratifying to show people in places we travel to that Americans are curious, open, generous, adventurous people,” he adds.
Indeed, although Equitours draws diverse groups of people from all walks of life, even all levels of riding skills, which company takes special care to match to appropriate riding vacation, they all share willingness to truly explore. Whether its galloping after zebra in Kenya, touring castles in France, or exploring Pelion Coast of Greece, common denominator is a love of adventure and an openness to new experiences. For impression they leave about Americans in people they meet along way, Bayard considers them true American ambassadors.
Adrienne Heald is a freelance writer who extensively covers the fields of travel and leisure, health & fitness, and public policy. She is based in Park Slope, Brooklyn.