After more than a week spending 12 hours per day on horseback, one Idahoan finished what’s known as the world’s toughest horse race — and set a record doing it. Robert Long, of Boise, crossed the ...
A retired firefighter from Athens-Clarke County celebrated his newfound freedom, and lifelong love of horses, by competing in the toughest horse race in the world. At 57-years-old, Bishop resident ...
When Heather Brasse Accardo started riding horses as a girl, she had no idea how far her pastime would take her. This summer, it’s taking her all the way to Mongolia. Accardo, a dental hygienist by ...
ULAANBAATAR — Mongolia, a vast and untamed land of open skies and endless plains, is one of the few places on earth where the ancient art of horseback travel is not only preserved but thriving. For ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Breanna is a freelance adventure travel writer. Bob Long has never been to Mongolia. But as soon as he heard about the Mongol ...
AND THEY’RE OFF: The 2017 Mongol Derby gets underway in early August with 42 riders, among them a woman from Tryon, N.C. Photo by Julian Herbert, courtesy of the Mongol Derby For five days, horsewoman ...