Help This Girl Race Horses In Mongolia

“ Split fingernails , bleeding ass - sally , falling off , getting kicked , getting dragged , breaking fingers , breaking my neck , misplace knight , trying not to crap myself at speed because my Cipro is n’t working , expiry . ” Kat Whitney ’s got a farsighted list of things she ’d wish to annul at the Mongol Derby . The betting odds are n’t in her favor .

One of 41 riders prefer to contend in what Guinness World Records decree “ the longest horse subspecies in the world , ” she ’ll channelise to Mongolia in August to cod a 1,000 - kilometre route that recreates Genghis Khan ’s circa-1200 AD postal system . The horses are semi - dotty ; “ the Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles of the thirteenth 100 , ” saysThe Adventurists . The way - station — where you trade horses and drink mare ’s milk with local kinsperson — are 40 kilometer apart . The road is overlooked . ( Do n’t lose your GPS ! ) Everyone falls off .

As with all Adventurists events , Derby rider fund-raise for charities as part of their overall costs . Have a few dollar bill to support Kat ’s warrant - to - be - irritating ( but beautiful ) adventure ? Donate to Cool Earth , the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults , or just help her get some of that really honorable Cipro , right here .