The jockeys are boys between 4 and 12 years of age. They don’t wear helmets. Most of them don’t even use saddles, choosing instead to ride bareback. Some are shoeless, with threadbare socks hanging ...

Horseback riding is one of the world’s most dangerous sports, and Mongolia might be one of the more dangerous places to do it. For those reasons alone, the Mongol Derby could be one of the craziest ...

Ferndale’s Tom Noll and Lynn Marks have taken part in many horseback endurance rides within the United States, including a 1,800-mile trek in 2011 from St. Joseph, Missouri, to California on the Pony ...

When Heather Brasse Accardo started riding horses as a girl, she had no idea how far her pastime would take her. This summer, it’s taking her all the way to Mongolia. Accardo, a dental hygienist by ...

ULAANBAATAR — Mongolia, a vast and untamed land of open skies and endless plains, is one of the few places on earth where the ancient art of horseback travel is not only preserved but thriving. For ...

Bob Long racing across the Mongolian steppe during the 2019 Mongol Derby. Bob Long has never been to Mongolia. But as soon as he heard about the Mongol Derby, he knew he had to travel to the country ...

There are times when we take a deep breath, leap over the precipice that marks the end of our comfort zone and discover we can fly. In many respects, Kat Swigart embodies the bold men and women who ...

BOISE – After more than a week spending 12 hours per day on horseback, one Idahoan finished what’s known as the world’s toughest horse race – and set a record doing it. Robert Long of Boise crossed ...