Tracing the Footsteps of the Ancients : Mongol Derby and the Revival of Culture to Heal Grasslands's Fundraiser
Ride in Solidarity for Grasslands and Pastoralists
Join me in this journey of revival of the last intact temperate grassland.
As a regenerative rancher I will travel to Mongolia to live with the herders and bring their stories back. There is a certain quality of people who grow up surrounded by nature, working with land and riding horses. It is like we share a universal language. The connection is felt, not spoken. A level of trust and connection results between cultures where the shared language is caring for the land. By living amongst the herders I will connect with them and work to understand the significant role they play in the regeneration of the world's last tract of intact temperate grasslands.
Horses are integral to the life of Mongolians. They depend on these horses for transportation, milk and ceremony. I will not only live with the herders on the steppe, but I will do so on horseback. In the summer of 2026 I will participate in two rides. The first being one leg of the longest charity ride in history, the Veloo Foundation Blue Wolf Totem and the second being the longest and toughest horse race in the world, the Mongol Derby. I will utilize my participation in these rides to raise awareness of the importance of nomadic herders staying on the land, tending to the grasslands. I will also do this to carry the message of regenerative agriculture. It is not too late to reverse desertification.