Recreating Genghis Khan’s 13th century messenger trail, Judith Jaeckle rode 29 different horses across more than 1300 kilometres to place third.
Over nine days last month, Judith Jaeckle raced across more than 1000 kilometres of Mongolian countryside on horseback, competing in an event widely touted as the longest and toughest horse race in the world.
Riders stopped at stations about every 35 kilometres along the race to trade horses, and were offered limited opportunities to pass up the most unruly steeds. The untamed country and treacherous terrain has appealed to many Australian competitors in its 15-year history, Aussie riders, includingRiders were permitted to be on the horse between the hours of 7am and 7pm with penalties for competitors who didn’t comply. Pictured is competitor Omer Hayat Khan.“You’re lucky when you have fast horses, you are unlucky you have a slow horse, or you have a horse that bucks for 35 kilometres – which I had twice,” Jaeckle said.
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