Have Horse Will Travel

How we plan the route

Meredith Cherry & Apollo Season 1 Episode 6

Step One: Ask Apollo!

Riding over 10,000 miles through all the lower 48 states is not a simple matter of hopping in the saddle and riding off into the sunset(s).  It took years of planning, daily flexibility, and a bit of magic to make it work.  Oh, and of course a horse with excellent map reading skills.

Listen weekly as Meredith and Apollo share about their multi-year 48-state journey (The Centauride), talk with interesting guests, and discuss the realities of domestic abuse. 

 
What to Listen For:

00:25 Introduction to the episode

01:23 Pre-ride planning with maps 

02:28 Why roads and not trails?

03:36 Looking at previous 48 state ride maps

07:00 Throwing out all my maps

08:14 Geographical distribution of resources 

11:05 Finding places to stay each night, and how it has changed since I started

14:00 Step one: the big picture 

15:03 Step two: mapping the end point for each day 

17:09 Step three: choosing the roads to get there

20:35 The types of maps I use

22:56 Local advice

23:39 That time I rode Apollo on an interstate

28:21 Guest Peggy with the Bridge Network

31:14 Human trafficking victims - who are they and why?

36:17 What can be done to end human trafficking?

38:30 Where does trafficking happen?

38:42 How do you recognize a trafficking victim?

39:38 What can YOU can do to help end trafficking?

42:29 Closing statements

43:07 End of episode

 

About our Guest: Peggy Delgado Fava

I am the founder and Executive Director for Bridge Network Corporation, a nonprofit organization established in 2011 to provide resources for at-risk and Commercially Sexually Exploited Children/Teens (CSECT) out of the Sacramento County Juvenile Detention Facility and in the greater Sacramento region. 

Bridge Network’s vision is to be a connecting conduit “or the bridge” between mentors, advocates, other service provider agencies and local community organizations. Our organization's key programs are centered around fostering positive and healthy relationships. Our goal is to motivate and inspire by offering hope and an optimistic approach to sexually exploited children and teens.

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Resources:

Human Trafficking Hotline 1-888-373-7888  

What is Human Trafficking? 

 

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