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Today we virtually visit a very special country in Central Asia: Kyrgyzstan. Situated at the crossroads of the Silk Road and squeezed between ancient empires, it boasts of a fascinating horse culture. Helene from France has made Kyrgyzstan her home and has lived there for more than 20 years, owning around 50 horses. She helped Ashley and her partner organise a 3-month ride across the country. Both women are joining me in today's podcast episode to talk about their experiences of living and riding in Kyrgyzstan.

Show Notes:

https://equestrianadventuresses.com/2021/10/20/horse-podcast-ep-185-living-riding-in-kyrgyzstan/

In today's episode, we travel to Scotland and talk about Scotland's very own Tevis Cup, the Cairngorm100 endurance ride. It takes place every two years against the stunning backdrop of the Cairngorm National Park which is one of the UK's last true wildernesses. My guest today is es and emerged Fionnghuala Paterson from Scotland who has competed in this ride not only once, but three times already. This year she emerged as overall winner and she was kind enough to talk with me about this epic ride across the Scottish Highlands, what makes it so special and her own personal experiences competing in it.

Show Notes:

https://equestrianadventuresses.com/2021/09/13/horse-podcast-ep-182-cairngorm100-scotlands-own-tevis-cup/

On today’s episode, Ute talks with Kathleen Schmitt, Equestrian Adventuress of the first hour. After finishing her education including horse riding training in England and Germany, Kathleen headed off to her personal adventure of a lifetime. She crossed the USA from coast to coast on the back of her Arabian part-bred Murphy accompanied by her dog Country Boy who went along as her protector. This ride took place in 1981, a time without internet, mobile phones or hand-held GPS devises. Kathleen only had an unreliable map and a direction: West! She was on trail for seven months, crossing mountains, plains and deserts. She met countless people on the ride, got lost ever so often and finally wrote a book about her ride recently. We talk about her ride, about her book and why it took her such a long time to publish it.

Show Notes:
https://equestrianadventuresses.com/2021/01/27/horse-podcast-ep-89-the-great-trek-riding-across-the-usa/

Have you ever wanted to jump on your bike and ride off into the sunset?  In this episode we'll share with you some tips you might want to consider before you set off on your epic ride.