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Rich with mystery, danger, and break-neck action, Barbarisi's account of the imagination and drive of desire, of obsession, and of a particularly unbridled adventure is pure gold on the page'.

Over the course of the next three years, several searchers would die, endless controversies would erupt, and one anonymous unknown would find the ultimate prize. What began as a great story documenting the history of Fenn's treasure hunt-the rumors, characters, and pitfalls-quickly turned into a personal quest, as Barbarisi found himself on a sometimes reckless and possibly dead-end path, despite having a family at home. Daniel Barbarisi first learned of Fenn's hunt in 2017 when a friend began decoding the poem and convinced Barbarisi to catalogue his search. The wild hunt went on for another ten years. But he didn't die, and he wouldn't reveal the location.

#The thrill of the chase full

When Forest Fenn was told he was going to die, he hid a chest full of jewels and gold in the wilderness and published a poem that contained a series of clues about the treasure's secret location. A decorative tile on exhibit from Iran shows two mounted hunters cornering and killing a deer.'A full-throttle, first-person account of the treasure hunt set in motion by Forest Fenn-an eccentric art dealer and, some would say, robber baron-in 2010 that lasted a full decade and became the stuff of contemporary legend.

Hunters on horseback fanned out and surrounded an area where game was plentiful, then slowly closed in on their prey. Royal hunts were once carefully planned to ensure success for the king and his court. When game was spotted, the cat leaped down and went in for the kill. These predators learned to ride behind the hunter on the horse's rump, as shown on an ornamental vessel from Iran in the exhibition. In Central Asia, India, and the Middle East, hunters once used trained cats such as lynxes and cheetahs as hunting assistants. Traditional foxhunts are now banned in most parts of Great Britain, though they are still held in other parts of the world. To follow the hounds cross-country, horses must jump over hedges, fences, and streams. A master on horseback leads the chase, helped by a team of assistants and a pack of hounds. In the 1700s, British aristocrats made foxhunting into a popular sport. It took strength, speed, and courage to hunt large animals like these, so hunters selected their horses with care. In the fourth century AD, Iranian kings kept game parks where hunters on horseback stalked dangerous beasts such as bears, leopards, and wild boars. Stone carvings from ruins in the Middle East show that horses were used in royal lion hunts more than 2,600 years ago. Hunting on horseback is an ancient sport. Horses had to be trained to work calmly side by side with these hunting partners and to follow in swift pursuit when hunting parties spotted their prey. Other animals sometimes helped with the chase, including hounds, hawks, falcons, and even big cats.

During the Middle Ages, young noblemen were encouraged to learn skills such as tracking down game and shooting while riding as preparation for war. In Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, hunting on horseback has long been a favorite pastime of the ruling classes. Assyrian stone carving from Nineveh, c645 B.C.