Seventy years ago A F Tschifely was a household name. His book popularly known as 'The Ride' sold in its thousands. Why such success? In three years from 1925 to 1928 Tschiffely rode with two horses Gato and Mancha northward through the Americas from Argentina to Washington. It was an endurance challenge which 'couldn't be done' Tschiffely succeeded and was welcomed by the US president Calvin Coolidge in the White House. The National Geographic Society honoured him with a lecture in the Washington city auditorium. In New York Tschiffely and his horses paraded down Fifth Avenue

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