As the sun began to sink over the grasslands of central Mongolia, a herd of stocky, dun-colored horses emerged from a rocky outcrop on a slope where they had been sheltering from the blazing heat of a ...

Lisa Smith has competed in eventing — the equestrian version of triathlon that includes a cross-country race of up to 4 miles with 36 obstacles. Genghis Khan led his invading Mongol soldiers across ...

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

THERE are no banks in Mongolia; horses are the currency of the country. For instance, if I ask a man what an article is worth, — a handsome snuff bottle, a jeweled headdress, an amberstemmed pipe, or ...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. General Assembly speeches address countless facets of human existence. But on Tuesday, one world leader also made a point of honoring the existence of horses. “Horses have ...

Mongol Derby riders face days of illness, injury in the name of glory. The Mongol Derby is a bone-crushing sprint through more than 600 miles of rugged Mongolian Steppe. Shown here is Devan Horn, a 20 ...

Considered the last of the world's true wild horses, the takhi is making a triumphant return to Mongolia. Khomiin Tal, Mongolia - Long absent from the Mongolian steppe, WWF welcomes the arrival of the ...

Arthur Dobell is back to the day job having completed the Mongol Derby, although at the sales this week it was obvious he had not emerged from the event unscathed. The bloodstock agent, who has worked ...

Four endangered Przewalski"s horses were sent to Mongolia from west China"s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on friday, marking the first time for China to send the horses to another country since ...

Forty-six semi-feral horses blasted across the starting line, their hooves hitting Mongolian ground on the same path Genghis Khan blazed in the 13th century on the way to ultimately creating the ...