Ride the Rising Wind

by Barbara Kingscote

Overview

In May 1949 at the age of twenty Barbara Kingscote left her farm in Mascouche Quebec and set out for the Pacific Ocean on horseback Barbara and her equine companion Zazy reached the West Coast just over a year later after travelling 4000 miles and discovering the heart of this great country Ride the Rising Wind reveals Canada through the fresh eyes of a brave young woman discovering both herself and her country on the journey of a lifetime

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781897126059
Publisher:	NeWest Publishers, Limited
Publication date:	03/20/2006
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.47(d)

About the Author

Barbara Kingscote currently lives just outside of Red Deer Alberta Having earned her MA and PhD in Veterinary Science from the University of Guelph Kingscote has spent a lifetime working with animals From researching zoonosis (diseases that can be passed from animals to humans) to studying reindeer in Canada’s far north Kingscote has many more incredible true stories to tell