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THE
LONG HORSE RIDE
THE SINO-BRITISH INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP RIDE.
FOR
LATEST NEWS CLICK http://thelonghorseride.blogspot.com/
STOP PRESS: THE RIDE
IS UNFORTUNATELY ON TEMPORARY HOLD DUE TO ACCIDENT:
SEE NEWS AND BLOGSITE. However I will be returning to
China on July 16th 2009 to continue.
The
Long Horse Ride is a journey on horseback from Beijing
to London. It is scheduled to start out shortly after
the closing ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and
to arrive in London in time for the 2012 London Olympics.
The
ride will bring a message of goodwill from Beijing in the Beijing Olympic year
to London in the London Olympic year. It also aims to raise money for disadvantaged
children through its chosen charity Schoolchildren For Children. Starting
from the China Children Charity Monument on the Great Wall at Badaling, it will
cross the steppes, deserts and mountains of China and Central Asia, following
the Great Wall and the ancient Silk Routes. In the path of the Mongols and Huns,
it will skirt the northern shores of the Caspian and Black Seas, before the final
leg through the fields and
forests of Europe. | Megan
and Rowena
with Bei Bei & Jing Jing
at the China
Children Charity Monument
Badaling Great Wall
October 2008 |
In
October 2008 we successfully completed the first trial leg of the ride from Laolongtou,
where the Great Wall of China reaches the sea, to Badaling Great Wall in Beijing
district.
We
are supporting children's charity projects in China through the partnership of
the British based charity Schoolchildren For Children and the China based charity
China Children and Teenagers Fund.
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With
members of the Chinese Equestrian Association
at Cha Dao village, Badaling
Great Wall
the end of the first stage, and start of the second stage.. |
The second stage
of the ride started on April 19th 2009
with the Opening
Ceremony of
the 2nd Guangting Endurance Competition.
Starting from near Badaling, we will continue
to follow along the Ming Great Wall of China
to the other end at Jiayuguan.
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Leading
a parade at the launch of the second stage
of the ride from the Kangxi grasslands.
The three riders carry the Olympic flags
presented to us by the President of the
Chinese Equestrian Association and a representative
of the Chinese Olympic Committee.
Members of the CEA carry yellow CEA flags.
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We originally
expected to arrive at Jiayuguan by the beginning
of August 2009,
but due to my unfortunate accident, we will
probably not be restarting
the ride until then.
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THE MILLION MILE
CHALLENGE
All mileage
accumulated on the Long Horse Ride in 2009 will be put towards Schoolchildren
for Children's million mile challenge.
This is open to miles accumulated in
any sport, including cycling, swimming etc
If you are interested in taking
part in 2009 please click the link below for information
http://www.schoolchildrenforchildren.org/eventitem.cfm?id=12
You
can register by donating a minimum of £1 on the Justgiving page at
http://www.justgiving.com/millionmileschallengeevent
and
then send in details of mileage covered at the end of the year
to be recorded
on the Schoolchildren for Children National Mileometer. | |
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