Mongolians live and work in close proximity to horses, potentially increasing the likelihood of human transmission - Simon Townsley/The Telegraph Horses are silent carriers of H5N1 bird flu, a new ...

Light and agile, children have long held the reins in Mongolian horse racing. But the hazards of the sport make it anything ...

70-year-old American Robert Long wins 2019 Mongol Derby A 70-year-old American man has become the oldest person to win a Mongolian horse race that the Guiness Book of World Records lists as the ...

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump honored a request Wednesday from the government of Mongolia. He named a horse. It will be called "Victory," Trump announced to reporters at the White House after ...

A retired firefighter from Athens-Clarke County celebrated his newfound freedom, and lifelong love of horses, by competing in the toughest horse race in the world. At 57-years-old, Bishop resident ...

BOISE – After more than a week spending 12 hours per day on horseback, one Idahoan finished what’s known as the world’s toughest horse race – and set a record doing it. Robert Long of Boise crossed ...

Yesterday we considered the contrasts of modern Mongolian life and the nation’s post-1990 boom. With so much in flux these past few decades it is difficult to find elements of continuity – especially ...