Martin McMahon was halfway through the gruelling Mongol Derby when ‘disaster struck’
Martin McMahon on the Mongol Derby: 'It was definitely a great experience, absolutely brilliant'
Speaking about how the idea of taking part in the world’s longest horse race occurred to him, Mr McMahon said, “I saw a documentary on it maybe a decade ago. It was called All The Wild Horses and it made me say to myself that if I ever got the chance to go and do it, that I’d have to take it. Unfortunately for Mr McMahon, however, disaster struck roughly halfway through the race, as he was bucked off his horse, which resulted in him breaking his shoulder blade and having to pull out of the race.“It’s one of those things, I guess, something that can’t be changed. They are semiwild horses so sometimes things go to plan and other times, like here, they don’t. I’m in a hospital but I’ll be getting out tomorrow hopefully.
After all his preparation, the veteran horse rider was understandably disappointed with the outcome of his race.
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