Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Great Britain: Clare claims second place in first ever Gaucho Derby

Farmweek.com - Full Article

By Bree Rutledge
April 14, 2020

CLARE King (nee Twemlow), originally from Holywood, Co. Down, has reflected on completing the race of her life in South America in early March.

Clare, raising money for Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG), braved the first-ever Gaucho Derby, a 500km multi-horse endurance race taking her through the Patagonian Andes. Swapping horses regularly, her navigation and survival skills were tested to the limit in the “world’s toughest horse race”, in which she eventually finished second. The weather also proved a major challenge...

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