Forty excited riders nervously wander over to the horse line to pick their very first horse for leg one of the 1,000 kilometer Mongol Derby. It’s a hot day. The harsh...
After jostling for the leading position for over 620 miles, three riders agreed to cross the finish line of the Mongol Derby together, holding hands. Canadian Heidi Telstad, Australian William...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9hXEBxJA8c This week, half a world away on a primitive slice of Mongolian Steppe, 41 ambitious, adventure-starved equestrians are saddling up and heading out for a week of torture on horseback....
The young teen with a feathered mustache shuffled over to me, his eyes slightly down cast as he tried to shove the lead rope in my hands. Reflexively, I sighed...