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It's "one hell of a ride" but Waikato horse rider Eion Kemp says he's looking forward to competing in the world's longest and toughest horse race, the Mongol Derby.
It's raced over 1000 kilometres of some of the world's most gruelling terrain in Mongolia in August.
TVNZ1's Seven Sharp found Eion Kemp breaking in yearlings and two-year-olds at a farm at Matamata before they go on to a trainer.
In much the same way, Mr Kemp is about to be broken in, in the biggest riding challenge of his career.
"The Mongol Derby. The world's longest and toughest horse race. It's raced over 1000 kilometres through the steppes of Mongolia," he said...
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