While I accept that the major burden of this ride will be on the riders this still does not address the problem of the tiny size of the Mongolian horses. It is encouraging to see the the Adventurists have taken into account some of the equestrian communities concernes and changed it from an...
On the website it says that there is a rider weight limit of 85kgs, add to this the weight of equipment and tack, say 15kgs (although likely more) and that's 100kgs for a feral pony between 12 and 14 hands high to carry in heat for 40kms. A horse should not be expected to carry over 20% of its...