24/08/2026
Exactly a quarter century ago saw the start of the 2001 Odyssey for ME, in which Akhal-Teke stallion Atamekan, rescued from starvation in Central Asia due to the help of Geldy Kyarizov, carried out a 500-mile sponsored ride from the south coast through the Welsh borders to finish in Edinburgh, ridden by 19 different people (and escorted by a number of local horses along the route) and raising £14,000 for medical research. Here at the very beginning are Kaan with his first celebrity rider Brough Scott, who rode the first leg starting at Lulworth Cove, Dorset. Sue Alexander, Baile, Jones, Lester-Cribb, Kyarizov, Photo Sue Alexander