In this special “Leslie Day” episode of Horses in the Morning, we revisit two of Leslie Wiley’s wildest adventures. First, Leslie shares her hilarious foxhunting trip in England with the larger‑than‑life Lady Martha Sitwell, complete with windowless vans, massive hedges and a spectacular fall. Then she takes listeners inside the Mongol Derby, from cultural shocks in Mongolian gers to losing a horse and gear, and galloping a leg with no stirrups in the world’s longest horse race. Listen in....

HORSES IN THE MORNING Episode 3959 – Show Notes and Links:

Hosts: Jamie Jennings of Flyover Farm and Glenn the Geek
Jamie and Glenn's Amazon Store
Pic Credit: Leslie Wylie
Guest: Leslie Wylie | Eventing Nation
Link: Equine Affaire HRN Meetup
Additional support for this podcast provided by: Equine Network and Listeners Like You

Time Stamps:

00:32 - Leslie Wiley classic interviews setup
02:47 - Discovering Lady Martha Sitwell
04:24 - Wrong train & windowless van ride
08:17 - Fancy dinner party entrance
09:01 - Ledbury Hunt overview
12:27 - “Badminton jump” fall with Bert
15:25 - Calls for a book on Lady Martha
20:35 - Hunt ball & “I am Spartacus” moment
23:21 - Transition to Mongol Derby story
23:33 - Ulaanbaatar orientation & training camp
27:10 - Drunk herder & race-morning incident
31:39 - Race start & first blazing-fast leg
40:42 - Riding out alone & “shopping mall” ger stay
46:54 - Runaway blue roan & lost tack
52:58 - 40 km no-stirrups leg & sweet horse