The Mongol Derby, the world’s longest and toughest horse race, has been thundering across Mongolia’s steppe for the last ten days. In one of the closest ever races, a Swedish woman, Linda Hermann, took home the win. Based on the ancient horse messenger system used by Genghis Khan, in a country where the horse is […]
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Matthew Perella in full flow – credit Kathy Gabriel The Mongol Derby, the world’s longest and toughest horse race has been thundering across Mongolia’s steppe for the last ten days. In one of the closest-ever races, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran from Massachusetts, Matthew Perella, took second place. Based on the ancient horse messenger system […]
Read MoreSince its inception in 2009, the Mongol Derby instantly proved itself as the world’s toughest, longest horse race. Despite the event’s youthfulness, this equestrian endurance race might just be one of the most richly historied races on earth, considering the race attempts to recreate the horse messenger system Ghengis Khan developed in the year 1224. […]
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