treks in mongolia

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Submitted by chapman on Mon, 04/20/2009 - 15:36.

Ahem

Long time in coming, the projects is actually a Conscious Manifestation - unrevved - and, as such, will come to being in full form - plein d'infos - very shortly. "Soon come!"

Key topics in this resource will be minimalist life and minimalist travel design, especially focusing on mobility - moving light, yet having what you need.

Mongolian Horses

Some use their feet. Others a bike. Many a minimalist considers a motorcycle somehow minimal in today's age. Still others, such as your author extraordinaire, prefer Mongolian horses (also knows as Mongolian ponies).

Mongolian horses are able to live outdoors all year (at 30°C in summer down to -40°C in winter) and search for food on their own. They work together with nomadic humans to survive, and have so for ages. Sturdy, faithful once acquainted and of utmost consequence in the era of the Great Khan Dynasties of Mongolia, these trusty horses can march through Eurasia at a moment's notice.

The Great Khan's relied on them, and each nomadic warrior had several horses for food and warmth in extreme climates and conditions, or so a kid at school told me.

The Mongolian horse (Mongolian Морь, mori or mor': "horse") is the native horse breed of Mongolia. The breed is purported to be largely unchanged since the time of Genghis Khan. Nomads living in the traditional Mongol fashion still hold more than 3 million animals, which outnumber the country's human population. Despite their small size, they are horses, not ponies.

In Mongolia, the mare's milk is processed into the national beverage Airag, and some animals are slaughtered for meat. Other than that, they serve as riding animals, both for the daily work of the nomads and in horse racing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongolian_horse

Can't wait to get started? Book an epic Mongolian nomadic tour and share time with the folks who really live it. Always seems to be the best way to learn.

Also try these for online starters to get prepped to speak the lingo...

Learn Mongolian Language

http://bit.ly/byki (Free software for Mac/Windows to learn Mongolian basics.)
http://www.linguamongolia.co.uk (See 'Resources' section for some amazing PDF downloads.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongolian_Language
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Mongolian_language