To Borrow Freedom - Greenfield

Starting out with nothing but a tent, a couple of dogs, five horses, and a lot of energy, Sheila Greenfield and her husband Robert set out to build their dream: a company that provided high-end horseback riding vacations, based in the Lower Alentejo, along Portugal''s idyllic southwestern coast. The couple bought an ancient and run-down farm in a remote area of the region''s nature park and worked to transform it into a popular lifestyle hotel—a horseback rider''s paradise.In her debut memoir, Greenfield tells the story of their unique business''s genesis and its heyday as it became a favored European travel destination, with repeat visitors returning every year. From high-speed gallops through the surf to free-spirited parties under starlit skies, readers will be entranced by the stunning natural world Greenfield''s uniquely sensitive prose brings to life. With honesty and vivid reflection, she captures the unglamorous realities and daily challenges of life as a host, entertainer, employer, and caretaker. It is a story of endurance and discipline, but also of camaraderie and communion as guests had the chance to experience life-altering partnerships with Greenfield''s herd of 35 exceptional pure or cross-bred Lusitano horses, the breed native to Portugal. Along the way, readers meet the horses and learn their backstories, benefitting from the remarkable lessons the animals with both their day-to-day caretakers, and the visiting riders who knew them only for short but
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