On today’s episode, Ute talks to Devan Horn, Equestrian Adventuress, Endurance Rider and Ultra Marathon Runner. Devan tells us all about her various horse riding adventures around the world and about how she prepares herself and her horses and how she finances her riding. In summer 2020 she organized the Covid Derby, a virtual 1000-MilesContinue reading “Horse Podcast Ep 62: Real & Virtual Adventures – Tevis Cup, Covid Derby & Ultra Marathons”
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Horse Podcast Ep 60: The Ultimate Birthday Gift! A Mongolian Horse Race!
On today’s episode Heather speaks with a fellow Canadian who is now a Swiss transplant. They discuss how she is preparing and training for the Mongol Derby. Can you imagine 1000km’s, 10 days, 25 + horses an adventure of a lifetime. Heather and Stephanie talk about how she decided to give this amazing gift toContinue reading “Horse Podcast Ep 60: The Ultimate Birthday Gift! A Mongolian Horse Race!”
How To Go Horse Riding In Mongolia
In this article I’m going to be telling you why Mongolia needs to be on your horsey to-do list in your lifetime. Before you kick the bucket, you need to go horse riding in Mongolia. We are going to be giving you information, travel tips and where you can book your riding trips. And ofContinue reading “How To Go Horse Riding In Mongolia”
A Mongolian Horse Race: 7 Tips For Survival
Maybe you’re curious about entering or just wondering how competitors survive the world’s longest and toughest horse race. Either way, you need to read the following tips! We’ve got gear suggestions, emergency snack ideas and what to do if you’re a woman in the middle of a Mongolian horse race mounted on a crazy steed.Continue reading “A Mongolian Horse Race: 7 Tips For Survival”
Horse Riding Adventures in Mongolia – Where the Horse Embodies the Human Soul
Sabine takes guests on horse riding adventures in Mongolia. They trek into wild landscapes and beautiful grasslands that have been the home of nomadic herders for millennia. She had a passion for horses since childhood. Yet horseback riding had been an unattainable tenet for her until she came to Mongolia. Pretty soon after arrival, sheContinue reading “Horse Riding Adventures in Mongolia – Where the Horse Embodies the Human Soul”
Mongolian Polo: The Exciting Life of Traveling Women Polo Players – Part 2
Equestrian Adventuresses’ regular contributor Charlotte met Elizabeth during a summer playing polo in Mongolia in 2015. They connected over their love of horses, travel and the sport of polo. In this interview, Elizabeth tells Charlotte how she used her passion for horses and beautiful fabrics to create a luxury and sustainable equestrian-inspired brand of clothesContinue reading “Mongolian Polo: The Exciting Life of Traveling Women Polo Players – Part 2”
EQA Podcast Ep 15 Race the Wild Coast South Africa & the Mongol Derby
Fellow adventuress, Sarah, shares her experiences riding in the Mongol Derby and the challenges and difficulties she faced. She also shares her remarkable stories of competing in the inaugural race across the wild south african horse over 350 kilometers with a team of 3 endurance horses. You’ll learn what it’s like swimming with horses, ridingContinue reading “EQA Podcast Ep 15 Race the Wild Coast South Africa & the Mongol Derby”
Riding to the Eagle Hunters in Mongolia
When one adventuress traveled to Mongolia, she spent four months among the eagle hunters of Mongolia and her life would never be the same again…
Riding to the Reindeer Herders in Mongolia
When Gill was diagnosed with an incapacitating illness, she went on an adventure to see the Reindeer Herders in Mongolia. What she found was…
Mongol Derby Interview with Previous Competitors
EQA interviewed several adventuresses who competed in the “World’s Longest and Toughest Horse Race,” the Mongol Derby. They reveal their biggest mistakes and most successful strategies in this grueling race, which takes place over 1,000 kilometers of Mongolian steppes and re-enacts the Genghis Khan messenger “pony express.” You ride semi-wild Mongolian horses and swap horsesContinue reading “Mongol Derby Interview with Previous Competitors”