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Powys mum finishes world's toughest horse race in Mongolia

CountyTimes.co.uk - Full Article

13 October 2022
By Matt Jones
@MattJones_CT

A POWYS mum has described the experience of completing a 1,000 kilometre endurance horse race in Asia as “everything I could have hoped for and more”.

Zoe Geddes, from Llanidloes, competed in the Mongol Derby in August – described as the longest and toughest horse race on earth.

The race involves traversing 1,000km (621 miles) of untamed Asian wilderness, in which riders must compete using up to 30 different horses.

Mum-of-two Zoe, 28, had ambitions of becoming the first British winner and actually led the 10-day race at one stage, eventually finishing a credible 8th out of a field of 48 starters...

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https://www.countytimes.co.uk/news/23046275.powys-mum-finishes-worlds-toughest-horse-race-mongolia/

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