Nadaam Centaur
OK, it's taken as given that Mongolians are actually centaurs. These people ride like nothing I have ever seen, and their teeny little sturdy horses just power away like the wind....
Speaking of the horses, I was intrigued to find out that the native Mongolian 'takhir' horse is the only one with 66 chromosomes (all other horses have 62), so maybe there is something to the claim of being the Land of the Horse.
I am going to try to explain the way that the Nadaam Festival went down. It means 'homecoming' and happens more or less in mid-July, and takes place everywhere
We managed to attend a small Nadaam and caught several communities in the hot and heavy throes of preparation. Most riding like this kid who had given us a small demo when we passed him along the road....
Damn can they ride
