Equiery World Travelers, continued...
ing on diff erent Mongolian horses, learned how to use the GPS, and
listened to various lectures on rules, course details, medi- cal information, and horse safety. Once the initial talks were over, they were on their way—just them, their horses, and the countryside for eight and a half days. Refl ecting on her adventure,
Federighi recalls the surefoot- edness of her mounts. She had prepared herself for the crazy and untrained horses she had heard of but was pleasantly surprised to fi nd her preconceptions false. “Most of them were like normal horses and were pretty reliable,” said Federighi, add- ing, “T ey were willing to cooperate with the riders.” T roughout her journey, Federighi rode over 26 diff erent ponies, liking the fast ones best. Similarly, Pierce rode 29 diff erent horses,
averaging about four to fi ve diff erent mounts a day. Pierce remarked, “I was expecting it to be incredibly physically diffi cult and mentally challenging, but it wasn’t as mentally challeng- ing as I thought it would be.” Pierce rode with
Michael Turner and Jocelyn Pierce head out on the morning of Day 3 of the Mongol Derby.
a group of fi ve other riders who stuck together, which helped transform the race into an “adventure fi rst, competi- tion second” sort of situation. She also spoke about how hospitable and help- ful the Mongolian people were and how grateful she was to get the op- portunity to experience their culture. After crossing the fi nish line 26th out of 38 riders, Federighi had vary- ing feelings about her time in the sad- dle. “My experience oscillated wildly from ‘this is so much fun’ to other times when I hated being out there,” said Federighi. “It was terrifying, yet
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exhilarating like a rollercoaster.” Regardless, she hopes to do it again in the future and aims to cross the fi nish line a few places higher. Pierce has mixed opinions about compet- ing in another Derby, but was extremely happy with her placing of ninth. She was also proud of not receiving any vet penalties during the entire race. It truly was an incredible adventure for both
riders. T e Equiery wants to know, who will be the next Marylanders to do this race?!
Friends and family could follow the Mongol Derby on social media! Carol Ferderighi was featured here on Twitter while competing in the race.
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