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 ...

HERMISTON — What began as a dream turned into the adventure of a lifetime for Olivia Hankel, who recently completed the Mongol Derby — one of the world’s toughest horse races. Hankel, 27, of Hermiston ...

There is no mapped route and no path to follow. Participants are given coordinates to plug into a GPS device, and left to find their own way. On horseback. This is the concept behind the Mongol Derby, ...

When riding across the Mongolian steppe, one mistake can mean game over. This mistake can be anything, from losing a piece of kit to your horse stumbling in a marmot hole while navigating the vast ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - The Mongol Derby is the world’s longest horse race, where riders from around the globe make their way to Mongolia to ride over 600 miles on horseback over a 10 day span. One of ...

Arthur Dobell is back to the day job having completed the Mongol Derby, although at the sales this week it was obvious he had not emerged from the event unscathed. The bloodstock agent, who has worked ...

(Mass Appeal) – The Mongol Derby is the longest and toughest horse race on Earth. It replicates a messenger system set up in the year 1224 in Mongolia that was designed to relay news and information ...

ULAANBAATAR, 12 August (BelTA - Emirates News Agency) - Two UAE endurance riders Sheikh Khalifa Al Hamed and Issa Al Khiyari concluded their historic participation in the “Mongol Derby” endurance race ...

Forty-six semi-feral horses blasted across the starting line, their hooves hitting Mongolian ground on the same path Genghis Khan blazed in the 13th century on the way to ultimately creating the ...

Michelle Tanaka is training for the upcoming Mongol Derby. Founded in 2008, the race is billed as the world's longest and toughest horse race. Riders are tasked with saddling several horses to travel ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — A century or so ago, it wasn’t uncommon for a man to spend much of his life on a horse. Today, it’s very rare. But then, Fred Berry has always been a little different. Berry ...