Horse-Riding Kyrgyzstan – Part 4 Photos Song Kul to Sale of Sarala

After a couple of days rest at Song Kul, it was time to get back in the saddle and leave this chilly, windy plateau. Return to the valley where the sun shines and summer still smiles. The ride over and down the Chil-Bel Pass was steep. We had company. Many families were moving back to [...]

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Horse-Riding Kyrgyzstan – Part 3 Photos from Family Stay at Song Kul

It had been a long day to reach Song Kul. As soon as I found some puddles of water in the dried-up riverbeds, we stopped to camp for the night. It took some further searching to find fresh enough water that Sarala would actually drink. Who’d have thought a horse could be so fussy. I [...]

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Horse-Riding Kyrgyzstan – Part 1 Photo Preview

For those who didn’t know, I’ve temporarily left the bike in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan’s capital. And I have bought a horse. He’s called Sarala. He’s a very cool, chilled-out dude who doesn’t make any demands except for grass. But he does that often, and noisily....
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