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By Kyle Leverone / Sports Editor Jul 16, 2025
Two years ago Haley Fitzgerald signed up for next month’s Mongol Derby while lying in bed.
She had just experienced a horse riding accident and suffered a number of back, head and leg injuries rendering her non-weight bearing for four months. And in her immoble state she decided that she needed to set a goal to get her mind and body back to full form.
Now, she is 18 days away from setting out on the world’s longest and toughest horse race, traveling across 1,000 kilometers of Mongolia.
Fitzgerald grew up riding horses in Virginia but has been living in Jackson for 11 years. She has eight horses and owns Spruced Plume, a business where she sells accessories made of the byproducts — feathers and hides — of her hunts.
Early in her equestrian career, she became proficient in English-style riding but has learned more of the Western way since moving to Wyoming. Fitzgerald spends much of her time on horseback hunting big game in the fall and frequently going on multi-day trips with her horses.
In three weeks, she’ll embark on the multi-day trip of her life...
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