15. Louis Dalton Hall on horses, writing, and travel

Louis Dalton Hall is the author of In Green: Two Horses, Two Strangers, a Journey to an end of the Land. He is also the founder of Big Hoof, an organization that organizes horseback rides and raises money for charity. We discuss:Subscribe now The Great Plains Trail. (Here’s my old Backpacker article on the GPT.) What sets Fifers apart from the rest of the Scottish?Dunfermline Abbey, in Fife Louis’s travel writing inspirations: Black Spring by Henry Miller; As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning by Laurie Lee; Sophy Roberts; Jan Brokken; Bruce Chatwin. Is Don Quixote still readable? What is our relationship with the horse? Masters/parents/friends? I ask Louis some intrusive questions like: What do you think about the shape your life is taking? Do you have a rich uncle? The difficulty of writing about a romantic experience. Guilt as a motivational force. Louis’s next adventure. (Mules and possibly America.)