Two Middle-Aged Ladies in Andalucia

The author describes her journey to Andalusia as she rode her twelve-year-old horse through Spain's high desert country with a small, all-female tour group.
Horse trainer and cook Penelope Chetwode (1910-1986) was most well-known for her work as a guide in India and her expertise on Himalayan temple architecture. In the early 1960s, when she was 52 years old, she rode her horse (the other "middle-aged lady" of the title) in Spain's high desert country with a small, all-female group tour. This account of her journey portrays her Spanish hosts along the way from all walks of life and offers details on horses and horse practices in Spain. The cover has a b&w photo of the author on her horse, but the book itself contains no other photos. The book was first published by John Murray in 1963. It is distributed by Dufour. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Two middle-aged ladies, one Penelope Chetworth, the other her 12-year old mare La Marquesa, explored the high sierra north of Granada in 1961. This title brings together the best in their Spanish hosts, informed by personal fascination for horses, religion and Spain.