However keen you are as a rider, this particular gallop might give you pause for thought. First raced a decade ago, the Mongol Derby crosses the vast wilderness of the Mongolian Steppe. And, oh yes, you’d be aboard locally reared, semi-wild horses, owned by local herder nomadic families.
The race is a mere thousand kilometers long and takes ten 6am-8pm days to complete. Thankfully, the horses are changed every forty kilometers or so, with the riders themselves making the choice – to try and match the animal’s temperament to their own.
It’s based on the postal system created by Mongol Emperor Genghis Khan to communicate across his vast empire. Now there’s a man who could really have appreciated the internet!
Photo Credit: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-22/riders-compete-in-the-mongol-derby/8709456
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/stories-49676573/the-epic-horse-race-across-the-mongolian-steppe
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