This is where our Kyrgyzstan Horse Riding Day 1 begins.
Kyrgyzstan (GMT +6) is 2 hours behind Malaysia time. Thanks to our natural body clock, we woke up early on most days.
Sipping hot tea before breakfast. Enjoying the warm sun rise.
The 1st riding day was on 16th September. We brought our flag to the nomadic land.
Happy 61st Malaysia Day!
Nutritious breakfast before starting the ride.
After breakfast, we packed our bags to get ready for our 4-day riding journey.
Ninja selfie in the homestay before heading out.
Watch this short intro video on how the journey begins.
(Oh… Rosie is the pet dog from the homestay)
Foong Yee was getting to know our horsemen, Mehdu.
Mounting on my horse.
Buckeh, another horseman helped me with adjusting the stirrups, which has a slightly different way of tacking compare to our English tack.
A quick recap how did we end up in Kyrgyzstan.
Continue our Journey to the West…
Behind me are Kent, Foong Yee, Sherene and 2 horsemen Mehdu and Buckeh.
After more than 4 hours of riding, covered slightly over 17 km, we arrived at our 1st yurt camp.
Arriving at Yurt Camp
Mehdu is untacking the horses to allow the horses to rest.
Tired faces hiding under the shades upon arriving at the camp site.
Not forgetting to take some photos of the amazing view.
The yurt camps are set up right next to a river.
Horses are just simply roaming freely.
A row of yurt camps for accommodation and dining area.
Lunch was served in one of the yurt camps.
Extra blanket and pillows are available to keep the night warm.
The yurt camp is equipped with solar powered light and a heater that burned for a few hours until mid night. Apart from that the setup is pretty minimal.
No charging for the phones, so yes, bring your power bank.
This is how Kyrgyzstan Horse Riding Day 1 ended. We called it day early as we were pretty exhausted from riding under the extreme weather.
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