Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. For many, horse racing conjures images of wealthy southerners in wide-brimmed hats and the brassy ...

HERMISTON — What began as a dream turned into the adventure of a lifetime for Olivia Hankel, who recently completed the Mongol Derby — one of the world’s toughest horse races. Hankel, 27, of Hermiston ...

When riding across the Mongolian steppe, one mistake can mean game over. This mistake can be anything, from losing a piece of kit to your horse stumbling in a marmot hole while navigating the vast ...

ULAANBAATAR, 12 August (BelTA - Emirates News Agency) - Two UAE endurance riders Sheikh Khalifa Al Hamed and Issa Al Khiyari concluded their historic participation in the “Mongol Derby” endurance race ...

HERMISTON — What began as a dream turned into the adventure of a lifetime for Olivia Hankel, who recently completed the Mongol Derby — one of the world’s toughest horse races. Hankel, 27, of Hermiston ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. LIVINGSTON — Some 621 miles of harsh terrain in the saddle for 6-10 days. Vast temperature swings ...

Next month, Humboldt County’s Jenn Laidlaw is slated to be the first Lost Coast local ever to compete in the Mongol Derby. A 1,000-kilometer (more-than-600-mile) journey across the Mongolian steppe, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Montana equestrian Katrina Leyh prepares for the challenging 1,000-kilometer Mongol Derby horse race across Mongolia's steppe next ...

Michelle Tanaka is training for the upcoming Mongol Derby. Founded in 2008, the race is billed as the world's longest and toughest horse race. Riders are tasked with saddling several horses to travel ...

NEWBURYPORT — Kelsy Stromski has been riding horses since she was a child on her family’s farm in northern Maine. Her kind of riding didn’t involve rules, structure or fancy equipment. She would ...