Still Life: Horse trekking in Sichuan.

By Mark Andrews

That’s Beijing. June 2005

Horse trekking in the wilds of Songpan in China’s Sichuan Province.

It had been 20 years since I last rode a horse. In that time apart from short uncomfortable rides on elephants and camels I had never considered letting a quadruped take the strain. They say you never forget how to ride a bicycle but anyone seeing me on one of my infrequent attempts might be forced to reconsider. Is riding a horse the same? Could I still ride? My skills were about to be put to the test on a four day ride out of Songpan in the wilds of northern Sichuan.

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Mark Andrews has written about everything from Japanese houses to heli hikes on New Zealand glaciers, test drives of Chinese cars to bar and restaurant reviews. He currently specialises in travel articles and reviews of Chinese cars plus articles about the Chinese auto industry.

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