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Basha and CuChullaine not wearing riding clothes!

I have written a book, Count Pompeii - Stallion of the Steppes - A story for children based on the journey I made with Count Pompeii from the Russian Steppes to England.

 

My name is Basha O'Reilly, and my husband CuChullaine and I are planning to make the first ever equestrian expedition around the world.  Click for more information about us..

16th June 2009

Since I last wrote we have been busier than ever with the International DNA Collection Project!

And equestrian travel is becoming very desirable.  Here's a link to a story in England's The Times written by a man who rode 600 miles across the Andes.  He doesn't qualify to be a Long Rider for two reasons:  you have to ride 1,000 miles to become a Long Rider, and you must not pay for it.  So he's a very adventurous equestrian tourist!

12th May 2009

Since we launched the World Ride website a week ago, things have been happening with great speed!

A lot of kind people wrote to wish us luck on our journey, and also many people have offered to help us in our attempt to get mane or tail hair samples from their horses for my International DNA Collection Project.  This project is designed to collect DNA samples from every breed of horse on the planet!  Out of about 350 breeds that are believed to exist, I have already collected nearly 50 unique samples - and discovered several new breeds that nobody knew about!  Thanks to our friends and contacts, in addition to the samples coming in from American British breeds, we already have samples from Mongolia, India, Kazakhstan, Brazil, Afghanistan and Switzerland.

Because of the importance of this DNA project, we have now been contacted by many scientists who want to help us.

So there should be more news soon.

Here is a link to my Facebook page!

Basha O'Reilly's Facebook profile

 

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