Long Rider Gin Szagola and her wild Snowy Mountain Brumby, Fable, became the first person and horse to cross Australia coast to coast with no support vehicle or chase crew—4,400 kilometers over eight months.

In this conversation, Gin shares the complete story: training a recently wild horse in just 90 days, crossing 1,000 miles of Nullarbor desert with volunteer-organized supply caches, dealing with road trains at 80mph, camping roadside 85% of the time, and what it's really like to live with your horse 24/7.

Before Australia, Gin walked across America at age 18—failed after 4 days, went home, then succeeded on her second attempt. She's now working in Western Australia and raising funds to bring Fable home to the United States.

WHAT'S COVERED:

- Training a wild brumby in 90 days (5:50)

- Road trains and triple-length trucks (16:39)

- The Nullarbor: 1,000 miles of desert (28:29)

- Holes in a boat: Mental health on the road (46:02)

- Living 24/7 with your horse (50:15)

- Failed at 18, grateful for it now (1:02:31)

- Bringing Fable home: $20,000 journey (1:09:57)

- Why wild horses matter (1:19:26)

More about Gin:

Website: ginandfaith.com

GoFundMe: Search "Help Bring Fable Home"

Facebook: Gin and Fable

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