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23 July 2022
By Huw Mabe
A Cirencester man is taking part in the world's longest horse race to raise money for a local charity.
Chris Walker is competing in the Mongol Derby, which gets underway on Saturday.
He is one of 46 riders from 10 different countries who will race 1,000km through the Mongolian Steppe.
Known as the world's longest and toughest horse race, competitors use local herder’s ponies and change them every 40km to recreate the messenger system used by Genghis Khan in the 13th century...
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