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hurlingham [ travel ]
the last frontier A well-known adventurer and polo enthusiast tells how he fell in love with the steppes of Mongolia, its hardy nomadic people and millions of native horses. But would he still feel the same after saddling up to try the locals’ rough-and-ready version of the sport? WORDS GORDON RODDICK
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