Kyrgyzstan Horse Riding Day 3 begins here.
We went on wrong route because there were miscommunication in our itinerary.
It was a blessing in disguise as we get to see an even more magnificent side of Song Kul Lake during the detour.
Riding along Song Kul Lake.
There are several yurt camp sites along Song Kul Lake.
We stayed in one of the more special one (glamping) yesterday as we already tried the traditional yurt camp on the first night. Both offered amazing experiences.
Since we went on the wrong trail, we had to trot and canter a little more to catch up with the distance.
Another cantering path along the lovely Song Kul Lake.
We crossed multiple mountains. The altitude was around 3400 meters.
The breathing was heavy due to the thinner oxygen.
You can probably tell from the video, I was almost out of breath while recording towards the end.
The temperature dropped so much that our trail guides put on a thick jacket too.
Well… it was a little clumsy for us to navigate in the narrow path for taking photos.
Behind the scene before the beautiful photos.
A few moments later…
Coming Down
Coming down from the mountains through steep and narrow paths as you can see from the video.
We have a quick 20 min break once we arrived at flat ground.
During our break, this is how the horses are tied to restrict the movement.
There are several other rope techniques the locals use to to tie the horses.
For example both the front legs or three legs. The horses could still move comfortably but within a restricted area.
Before arriving at our trail guides’ home for lunch, we did another stretch of cantering as the horses got excited nearing home.
So many horses are just roaming freely although they are mostly privately owned.
We covered 20km in a little over 3 hours.
That’s how we ended the Kyrgyzstan Horse Riding Day 3.
