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The Mongol Derby is an equestrian endurance race. It extends 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) through the Mongolian Steppe and is the world's longest horse race. The course recreates the horse messenger system developed by Genghis Khan in 1224.
2 sie 2016 · In the span of a quarter of an hour, the animal I’d dismissed as a Thelwell pony had morphed into the Mongolian American Pharaoh. Thomas was on a bolter he couldn’t steer, galloping the opposite direction through a swampy wetland.
Mongolian horses were the intercontinental ballistic missiles of the thirteenth century, and carried the all-conquering Mongol armoured warriors across half the world. Diminutive, sturdy, fearless, wild and unbelievably tough, they have changed very little over the centuries.
7 sie 2024 · A whirlwind Day 1 of the 2024 Mongol Derby comes to a close, leaving in its wake several slightly bruised jockeys, a lost Vet Card somewhere between the start line and HS1, and some thrilling sporting drama.
You square up to 1000km of Mongolian steppe on semi-wild horses, changing steeds every 40km. You navigate and survive on your own wits and skill, living among the herders. It’s you and your horse vs. the wild. This is the longest and toughest horse race on earth. This is the Mongol Derby.
After a two year absence, the world’s longest and toughest horse race, The Mongol Derby, has been thundering across Mongolia’s steppe for the last eight days. In one of the closest ever races, an American and South African rode in joint winners yesterday.
16 sie 2018 · A rider who once competed in the Mongol Derby described, in a quote in the The Times newspaper, the semi-wild Mongolian horses that make the race so unique. “Seventy five per cent are downright* dangerous,” said former jump jockey Chris Maude, “while the other 25 per cent refuse to budge.”.
