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Mongolia Is Said To Be A Nation Born On A Horseback

Horses play a large role in the daily and national life of the Mongols; it is traditionally said that “A Mongol without a horse is like a bird without the wings.”

Elizabeth Kendall, who travelled through Mongolia in 1911, observed, “To appreciate the Mongol you must see him on horseback,—and indeed you rarely see him otherwise, for he does not put foot to ground if he can help it.

Mongolia holds more than 3 million horses, an equine population which outnumbers the country’s human population. The horses live outdoors all year at 30 °C (86 °F) in summer down to −40 °C (−40 °F) in winter, and search for food on their own.

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RachelHom 8 years ago

How beautiful and wild! It is exciting see, thank you for sharing this lovely vision of Mongolia. I would love to see more.

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JaredAlster 8 years ago

Amazing images! Mongolia is on my bucket list. I want to do something like this 20 day itinerary: http://www.stridetravel.com/blogs/a-20-day-journey-through-mongolia.html

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RachelHom 8 years ago

How beautiful and wild! It is exciting see, thank you for sharing this lovely vision of Mongolia. I would love to see more.

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JaredAlster 8 years ago

Amazing images! Mongolia is on my bucket list. I want to do something like this 20 day itinerary: http://www.stridetravel.com/blogs/a-20-day-journey-through-mongolia.html

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