Shropshirestar.com - Full Article
By Paul Jenkins
South Shropshire
Published: Jul 22, 2022
Never mind the Grand National, a Shropshire horse rider will be taking on the challenge of one of the world's toughest races next month.
Zoe Geddes is one of only 40 people to be accepted into the Mongol Derby, considered the world's longest and toughest horse race and following a course of 1,000km on the Mongolian Steppe. It recreates the horse messenger and postal system developed by Genghis Khan in 1224.
Competitors - who have to demonstrate a high aptitude for riding - spend thirteen to fourteen hours a day in the saddle on wild horses, and the race lasts ten days - with generally only half finishing the course. Zoe will jet out to Mongolia to make her attempt on August 3...
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https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/local-hubs/south-shropshire/2022/07/23/zoe-ready-to-ride-the-wild-plains/
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