Emmelia Potts reveals how to survive the world’s longest and toughest horse race

Why are the horses terrified of us?” one of the competitors asks the race translator at the start line. “Because you look strange with a helmet, and you smell and move differently to the Mongolians” the translator replied after some mumbles from the nomadic, local herder.
“Oh, so not only are the horses feral but they are also frightened of Westerners in particular, this is totally hopeless.” I mused to myself whilst tacking up my first horse of the race. “...