Jesse McNeil - On the Hoof: A 3,800-Mile Adventure: Pacific to Atlantic

On the Hoof

PACIFIC TO ATLANTIC,
A 3,800-MILE ADVENTURE

Jesse Alexander McNeil

Illustrations by Sean Carroll

First published in 2021 by

Trafalgar Square Books

North Pomfret, Vermont 05053

Copyright 2020 Jesse Alexander McNeil

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, by any means, without written permission of the publisher, except by a reviewer quoting brief excerpts for a review in a magazine, newspaper, or website.

Some names and identifying details have been changed to protect the privacy of individuals.

Disclaimer of Liability

The author and publisher shall have neither liability nor responsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the information contained in this book. While the book is as accurate as the author can make it, there may be errors, omissions, and inaccuracies.

Trafalgar Square Books encourages the use of approved safety helmets in all equestrian sports and activities.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: McNeil, Jesse Alexander, author.

Title: On the hoof : Pacific to Atlantic, a 3,800-mile adventure / Jesse Alexander McNeil.

Description: North Pomfret, Vermont : Trafalgar Square Books, 2020. | Summary: At 37 Jesse McNeil-at times carpenter, commercial fisherman, dabbler in real estate-decided to buy an untrained horse, make himself into a horseman, and ride all the way across the United States, from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean. A fiercely independent traveler, Jesse had navigated previous coast-to-coast trips-solo journeys by moped, bicycle, and small airplane. This time, however, he had a partner: a five-year-old Tennessee Walking Horse named Pepper. An inexperienced horseman with an equally inexperienced mount, Jesse would quickly discover the immense challenges of his new undertaking. Over the course of eight months and fourteen states-beginning in Oregon and ending on a beach in New Hampshire-he would be tested many times over as he learned not only what it took to keep Pepper safe and healthy, but the true value of qualities that he had once easily dismissed: patience and companionship-- Provided by publisher.

Identifiers: LCCN 2020030551 (print) | LCCN 2020030552 (ebook) | ISBN 9781570769771 (Paperback) | ISBN 9781646010752 (ePub)

Subjects: LCSH: McNeil, Jesse Alexander--Travel. | Travel with horses--United States. | Independent travel. | Travel--United States. | United States--Description and travel.

Classification: LCC SF309.255 .M39 2020 (print) | LCC SF309.255 (ebook) | DDC 636.1--dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020030551

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020030552

Interior artwork by Sean Carroll

Book design by Katarzyna MisiukanisCeliska

Cover design by RM Didier

Typefaces: Adobe Caslon Pro, Playfair Display, Pulpo Rustand Roboto

eBook design by Prabhati Content

Printed in the United States of America

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