On today’s episode, Ute talks with Stevie Delahunt, an Equestrian Adventuress from the USA. Stevie has participated in the Mongol Derby, the Gaucho Derby, the Tevis Cup, the Wildcoast Race in South Africa and plenty other extreme horse trails and races around the world. She uses this experience to teach other riders in boot camps, the skills they need to participate in endurance races and extreme horse adventures. She also works for The Adventurists, the company organising The Mongol Derby and the Gaucho Derby among others. She conducts the interview with the applicants and decides together with a team who will participate and who will be rejected. She tells us about another derby which is yet secret and which will come to happen in the future and what is important for her in her interviews. So, if you ever plan to join the Mongol or Gaucho Derby, be sure not to miss this episode!
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Our Guests today:
Stevie Delahunt (USA)
Equestrian Adventuress, farrier and trainer living and working with horses and riders in California/Spain.
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Don’t forget to check out the resources section in this article!
Highlights
- What is the Gaucho Derby
- What you should know before applying for entering the Mongol or Gaucho Derby
- Talking about her rider’s boot camps in California
- To finish is to win
- How she met her husband on one of these rides and brought him home with her
Thank you for tuning in and happy trails!
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Resources
- Website of the Gaucho Derby
- The Mongol Derby Packing List
- Podcast about Real & Virtual Adventures
- EQA Online Shop
Thanks for listening to our horse podcast for Equestrian Adventuresses!
