Follow me to Mongolia - Alisha

18/06/2024

17/06/2024

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17/06/2024

Gobi Gallop Gala country & western themed to finish this amazing adventure. It's hilarious that my dad had to fly all the way to Mongolia to do his first ever line dance 🤣 super fun night raising money for the children while also having a fantastically fun night. Dad bid on this beautiful necklace & earrings & won. Donated by my now life long lovely friend Lynn Marks & the belt buckle is a gift from the Veloo Foundation. All riders horse & bikers got one.

16/06/2024

The dream team horse & herdsmen 💕

15/06/2024

Last day in Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar. I had to go back to the black market for a final look. Bought myself a beautiful top & a lovely horse bit that I plan to make a bridle with the 8 braid plate I learnt while out on the Gobi Gallop

15/06/2024

I also got to see the 40-metre (130 ft) tall, stainless steel statue of Genghis Khan on horseback, the world's tallest equestrian statue.

Thanks Nelleke for making that happen 💕

15/06/2024

14/06/2024

A snap shot of my Garmin watch tracking my day. On average only 3000 steps were of my own & the max steps I did a day was 84000. You'd be surprised I didn't lose any weight as they fed us all sooo well. You never went hungry or thirsty 💕

14/06/2024

Maximilian Leonid Vladislaus Kisker thank you for being on the Gobi Gallop trek & my banter buddy. We may have been a little annoying to everyone at times 🤣. But the mindless dribble kept me entertained. Keep being you 💕

PS - Julie Veloo this video is for you 🤣🤣

14/06/2024

Go team!!

The gang!

14/06/2024

My 2 trusty steeds that carried me the whole 707km across Mongolia. Dancer on the left & Rocket on the right with the traditional saddle on him, which I did 80kms straight in one day. It's a true testament to the endurance & strength of these horses. Through the natural selection of nature, these horses are able to cope with such a grueling quest & not bat an eyelid at the intensity of endurance that is being asked of them.

PS - I got to ride Dancer all the way across the finish line

14/06/2024

Day 10 complete 🥳🎉🎉 707km done by Mongolian horse back. I had a lot of self doubt that I'd actually make it. But the team I rode with were remarkable at helping each other out in their lows, aches & pains. If anyone is considering doing this. You really need too, this is one of the most amazing experiences you can get. A real raw Mongolian experience while at the same time helping the kids get a better chance in life

Gobi Gallop
Veloo Foundation

12/06/2024

It's funny, they don't feel like little horses to ride

12/06/2024

Isn't this photo picture perfect! Me riding, in my Gobi Gallop Dell up on the hill with this magnificent rainbow behind me!!

📷 (C) Betsey

12/06/2024

Completed day 9, over 630km done. Only ONE more day to go!!! I took landscape photos to show just how vast the area is that we've been covering. Poor Betsey couldn't even make it to the shade for a rest at one of our rest stops 🤣 the little horse loose infront of me riding has been my favourite horse to ride. We've named him Dancer, he's got fancy footwork & so smooth to ride. My last day will hopefully be spent riding him across the finish line 🥳

Gobi Gallop

11/06/2024

Yew fun fun

11/06/2024

Gotta get the best angle ya know

11/06/2024

Perched up high 🤣

11/06/2024

Photo bomb!

11/06/2024

Day 8 Complete! 561km down. 2 more days to go!! We went from beautiful rolling hills & open plains that opened up to the most beautiful mountain ranges. We stopped at a dry well, so many animals waiting for water, but we had to move on to the next one before we could water our horses. We paid our respects to a Stupa - Buddhist shrine. Then we chased the sun home to our next base camp ready for day 9

10/06/2024

Day 7 complete, 491 km, we saw a deer stone grave from the bronze Age, thousands of crickets!! We had a guy turn up on a naadam horse in training. Thankfully the weather was kind to us today. Lots of huge open plains to ride on. Just stunning!!

Can't believe I've gotten this far, 3 days to go!! How many more ways can I find a way to be sore. It was my back today 🤣

09/06/2024

Day 6 complete! 423km we moved into some beautiful stony structured country. The day was travelling quite nicely until our final rest break before camp. We were taken over by a sudden sand storm. We had to bunker under blankets to prevent eating more sand than one would really want to. We eventually made it to our next camp & we were spoilt with an absolutely spectacular sunset

Country Labelled in Mongolia
Gobi Gallop

08/06/2024

Rest day is nearly over. It was hot but we managed to keep ourselves entertained. I learnt to do an 8 braid plait with leather. A little bit of vet work to help the horses with their recovery. I also got brave & found that camel. It stinks so bad, but ended up being so friendly. Check out dinner!! Just a little bit different to something you'd find back at home.

07/06/2024

You gotta rest where U can when you can after trotting & cantering for hours on end 🤣

07/06/2024

Sunset delight in Mongolia

Gobi Gallop

07/06/2024

Day 5 completed!!! We're half way there 😱 351km. Rest day tomorrow for both the horses & riders. We crossed over from the steppe into the outskirts of the Gobi desert. It's incredibly green which is very usual. Rode 3 times around an Ovoo on horseback. Seen camels & the horses are drinking out of wells now. It makes me feel so much better that our herders are also very tired with us. I must add, these guys never stop. Their attention to the horses welfare is relentless during this trek. Saikhnaa is a truly kind & humourous guy as well as all the other herders. Language barriers don't stop our banter 💕

07/06/2024

The storm we got caught in