Joy is...The Unknown.

Louis Hall is an actor, writer and founder of The Big Hoof charity. The Big Hoof promotes adventure and wellbeing through their long distance rides. Beginning in 2020, Louis rode down the length of the UK in memory of his friend Leo, raising over £38,00 for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. Most recently, the charity organised a 2789km ride from Siena, Italy to Cape Finiterre, Spain, to raise money for refugees and their trauma. The pursuit of human connectivity, fundraising and adventure is at the core of everything The Big Hoof does. Louis, originally from Scotland, is now planning a ride across America. 

Louis is a gifted storyteller who thinks and feels deeply about the people and the land around him. Our conversation traverses the moving back story behind his first adventures; being an architect of your own reality; the necessity of action; old tales in a new language; the humanising nature of suffering; creative connection through movement; creating space for others; the humbling relationship between man and horse, and what it means to be a pilgrim.

Following our conversation, I felt inspired and excited for the future of The Big Hoof and the platform that Louis is creating to discover the vulnerable spaces within ourselves from where true strength emerges.

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Photo Credit: Kiki Ho

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