Hall, originally from Edinburgh, set off from Siena, Italy with his horse Sasha and the pair have since made their way through Tuscany to the Ligurian mountains
Scottish adventurer Louis Hall has been riding across Europe for nearly three months, but the final point of his estimated 2,800 kilometer journey is almost in sight.
The adventurer, who also works as an actor, first began riding when he was a child, but it was a trip to Mongolia in 2014 to help a friend struggling with mental health issues that cemented his passion for horses. During his first big charity ride, in memory of his friend Leo, Hall raised thousands of pounds for UK-based national charity Cystic Fibrosis Trust.
"This idea of going adventuring, being free, meeting strangers and living in a world that was optimistic didn't seem to be viable." "Hopefully by the positivity of the message, and me putting myself into as many unusual scenarios as possible, others will think, 'If this fool on a horse can do this, I can do something in my own backyard,'" he says, stressing that mental health is"at the core of the ride.""There are loads of pilgrimage routes throughout Europe," he explains."It's not hard to make your way across it.
However, Hall says he's usually far more concerned about Sasha, an Anglo-Arabian horse he acquired from an endurance center in the north of Italy,"You're not worrying about two legs," he explains."You're worrying about six legs, and you're worrying about an entire animal which needs a lot more attention and care than you do."
He's often moved by the thrilled reactions he receives while riding into a village or town on Sasha, along with the conversations that this sometimes sparks.
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