A Good Seat
On seeing the world, from the back of a horse
When I booked an eight-day horseback ride in Tierra del Fuego, I couldn’t have told you much about what was ahead. I knew the dates, I’d done the packing, I was saddle-ready — but I had no real idea about the place we’d be riding through. And I wanted to know more.
My career path’s been an unlikely one: classical ballet, Wall Street, the archives of American history, criminal justice reform. But despite their differences, one thing has held true — I am always certain there is more to see, just beneath the surface.
It’s the same on horseback: whether I’m schooling my dressage horse in a California arena or tölting through Iceland’s highlands, I still want to know more.
I started A Good Seat to speak to a community of like-minded riders — in a sense, I write these guides so I can read them. The first guide is for an eight-day ride in Tierra del Fuego, at the southern tip of Argentina. From the destruction of a beech forest, to the silence of a valley emptied of its people, to the hardiness of the Criollo, the region’s history is written into the land. That’s the story I tell.
You can buy that guide right now, or subscribe and get it plus every new guide I release — Iceland and Tanzania are next. Whether you’re on horseback or home on your couch, I hope you’ll come along for the ride — it’s a good seat.
— A Good Seat · for curious travelers who ride