National Geographic: The Noble Horse Page #2
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Khen Medekh
his granddaughter has placed.
But a riderless horse
sends him off in search of
his youngest grandson.
After an initial flurry,
racers trickle in for
another hour.
a horse going
even one that lacks the fitness
and conditioning required
for a long-distance run.
For some,
the strain is too much.
When a horse dies
on the racetrack,
the trainer is dishonored.
But the child who has lost
a beloved pet
reaps only heartbreak.
A fall near the starting point
dashed the hopes of
Khen Medekh's grandson.
His horse is safe,
his bruises minor.
But his six-year-old pride
will sting
until the races are over.
Naadam concludes in
the National Stadium,
with a parade of champions.
Khen Medekh is twice a winner.
His grandchildren take
two of his horses
the winning horses;
medals and mare's milk
do them honor.
But for each little rider,
the highlight is a kiss from
the President of Mongolia.
of the horse.
Fiery steed,
faithful servant,
he is all good things to
the Mongolian people.
In return,
they may succeed in saving the
last truly wild horse
on earth
Before the rise
of civilization,
his kind ranged throughout
Asia and Europe.
Alert and aggressive,
they were elusive prey
with their camouflage of
tawny coat,
their upright,
two-toned mane.
These horses were already rare
in 1878,
when Russian explorer
Nikolai Przewalski returned
from Mongolia.
announcement of a new species.
In a race for specimens,
stallions were slaughtered
to subdue mares.
Mares were killed to
secure foals.
Dozens died en route to zoos
and animal collectors
in the West.
Przewalski's horses
were last sighted in the wild
in the 1960s.
A decade later,
fewer than 300 survived
in captivity only.
This endangered species was
declared extinct in the wild.
In 1992,
European reserves
touched down in Ulan Bator.
Their journey was
the crowning achievement
of Dutch conservationists
and Mongolian authorities.
Transports were blessed with
mare's milk
a nature reserve
established in their honor.
The homecoming
delighted local people.
Their name for the horses
is takhi.
The word also means spirit.
Today,
some 80 free spirits roam
under watchful eyes.
the animals' health
and behavior.
Breeding success is high:
two generations have been born
in the reserve.
To increase the gene pool,
from the west.
But prospects for
self-sustaining population
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