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KYRGYZ HORSE
EXPEDITION
6 MONTHS, 3 HORSES, 2500 KMS
ONE GREAT ADVENTURE
Kyrgyzstan – the land of free men and horses.
There comes a time for every dedicated traveller to blaze a trail of their own on an expedition. We've marked the Kyrgyz summer of 2011 as that time for us. We're planning a horsey adventure that will take us beyond the pale of touristic travel and onto the ancient bridle paths of the Silk Road.
You can read about the route, the dangers, the average (we hope) day on the road, see our much too enormous gear list and find out what inspired us on the Kyrgyz Horse Expedition pages.
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| Why Kyrgyzstan? Land of Horses & Free Riders |
| We didn't pick Kyrgyzstan out of a hat, or with a dart and blindfold. Not only do we already know it's a great country to travel in, with friendly people, fascinating history and spectacular scenery, it's also possibly one of the world's best places to travel by horse over long distances. Lonely | |
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| Timing is Everything |
| There are only 6 months of the year when this kind of travel is possible (for us) in Kyrgyzstan. Before May and after October the passes are under snow and ice, feed for horses disappears and a terribly cold winter sets in. We would have loved to have attempted the journey this year, but | |
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| Help Us If You Can |
| Like to get rid of any riding equipment in decent condition that you can't use anymore? Cleaning out the barn or stable? We'd love donations of any used equipment that can help us keep down the cost of the Kyrgyz Horse Expedition. The list of gear we require can be found here. Please contact us | |
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| Planning To Get Lost - The Route |
| We've mapped out our route using a combination of Google Earth, Kyrgyz government released road maps, GPS mapping programs and the intricately drawn US army charts (charted by the Russians I assume) of the 1950s. It takes us into river valleys and over passes that have been lost in time to all but | |
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