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My name is Basha O'Reilly, and my husband CuChullaine and I are planning to make the first ever equestrian expedition around the world. This is my blog, and I will be updating it as our plans progress and of course will continue to update it once we get in the saddle. We are both Founder Members of The Long Riders' Guild, the world's first international association of equestrian explorers. There are Members in 41 countries, all of whom have made a journey on horseback of 1,000 miles or more. A little about us: I was born in Switzerland, lived in France and England and went to school in Belgium. I have been riding horses since I was three years old. I have a daughter, Katie, and a little granddaughter, Charlotte (Charlie). I am keeping this blog as a separate record of our travels; we do have a website for the World Ride, There are not very many women Long Riders, and I thought you might like to know a little bit about me and what it's like to spend days on end in the saddle. I have made two Long Rides - one of 2,500 miles from Russia to England on my Cossack stallion, Count Pompeii. The second one was a 1,500 mile journey up the "Outlaw Trail" from the Mexican border to Wyoming. CuChullaine has spent more than thirty years studying equestrian travel techniques on four continents. He has made lengthy trips by horseback across Afghanistan and Pakistan before leading the Karakorum Equestrian Expedition through five mountain ranges, including the Himalayas, and traversing the Diamer Desert, thereby setting the record for the longest recorded horseback ride in Pakistan’s history. While we are on the journey I will be collecting hair samples from the horses we meet. We are also putting out a call to everybody in the world to send us samples of their horse's breed. By the end of the journey, we hope to have hair samples from every single one of the world's horse breeds - about 300! Here is a link to my Facebook page!
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