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April 12, 2019 by wojcik5
Abby Wojcik
Features Editor
At one point, Claire Taberski was taking ABEC classes in Science Hall and working as captain of the Canisius Riding Team.
Now, she is preparing for the longest, toughest horse race in the world: the Mongol Derby.
The Mongol Derby is a annual ten day, 650-mile race across the Mongolian Steppe. About 40 riders will self-navigate an unmarked route once used as Genghis Khan’s 13th-century messenger system, while enduring harsh weather conditions and a completely foreign culture.
Claire Taberski, class of 2014, majored in ABEC and Anthropology at Canisius and she currently works as a horse trainer and farm manager. She was chosen out out of hundreds of applicants to participate in this prestigious race. Taberski’s race takes place in August of 2020...
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https://canisiusgriffin.wordpress.com/2019/04/12/the-worlds-longest-hardest-horse-race-meets-canisius-alumna-claire-taberski/
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