Blue Wolf Totem 
    ​Charity Expedition

     Individual Application Form

    Things you need to know ( AND agree to!) before you apply for the Blue Wolf Totem Ride!
    • The Blue Wolf Totem ride is one of the longest charity horseback expeditions on the planet. It is a TOUGH ride - this is a serious endurance ride of approx. 3,600 kilometers (that’s about 2200 miles for those of you who don’t do kilometres!) in 84 days.
    • While most days we will ride approximately 50 kms in around 8 hours, you will need to be sufficiently fit to ride up to 14 hours in a day should it be required.
    • We will be outside in the wilderness traversing many different types of terrain. There WILL be : Miles of blazing desert, Holes ( gopher / marmot/ fox etc), steep slopes UP & DOWN, river crossings, bog, and all manner of other unanticipated equestrian challenges. There will be times when we are separated from the support vehicle.             
    • For your own safety and the enjoyment of all participants, you have to tell us the truth about your height, weight and riding history. If we find you have misled us, we will ask you to leave the ride and forfeit your registration and ride fee.  
    • All rider fees will be refundable only in certain circumstances AND all donated money in support of your ride cannot be refunded in any circumstances.
    • Ride management is solely responsible for choosing which applicants are accepted onto the ride and have complete authority to ask participants to leave the ride at any time in the event of a serious situation in which   the participant's behaviour  does not  meet ride standards.
    • You will be responsible for raising a minimum of $4,000 USD for Veloo Foundation's Children of the Peak Sanctuary Project in Mongolia.. 
    • You will be required to complete information for your Blue Wolf Totem Fundraising Page on Veloo Foundation website and you will be required to raise funds through sponsorship on this site. These funds will go directly to help the children at the Children of the Peak Sanctuary and will be a VERY great help to some of the poorest children on the planet and will make you feel great! You may NOT raise funds through any other alternate crowd funding type site.
    • The Blue Wolf Totem Charity Ride will be limited to 15 participants. Yup. Only 15…that’s why we are so picky about the qualities of our applicants.
     
    Ok, Great! Now you're ready to get on with it!

    Photo of you riding

    Please upload a  recent photo of you riding so we can see what kind of riding you are used to.
    Max file size: 20MB
    Height & Weight
    We need to know your relative size so that we can ensure we have a horse suitable for you. Mongolian horses are, by and large smaller than the average horse and for their welfare we like to ensure that our riders are not too heavy. Please know that there is no weight limit - we take into consideration a number of different things in determining if a person is suitable for the ride.
    Riding Experience

    Mongolian horses are not only smaller than the average western horse, they are trained completely differently.  They  free range in herds and are intentionally kept a little on the wild side so they will not become prey to wolves and the like.  We will give you training on how to ride them  and what they can and can't tolerate but keep in mind this will not be like riding your comfortable, bomb proof horse back home -   Mongolian horses can be a real handful sometimes.  What makes you think you can ride the Blue Wolf  Totem Charity Ride?  Please describe your riding experience - discipline(s), competition, backing and breaking, how much, how recent, where in the world?
    Riding Reference

    Please give us the name of someone who can verify that your experience is as you have

    described, or that your skill level is what you think it is. This needs to be someone not related to you.  We need to independently

    corroborate this as we have found that sometimes folks just plain exaggerate.  Please let

    ​ them know that we will be getting in touch with them.

    Outdoor Adventure  Skills & Endurance Experience  

    It's hot, you have saddle sores,  deer fly bites in places you didn't know you had, there are holes, you haven't slept because the dog was barking all night keeping the wolves away, the horse you're riding has just spooked because you put your hand in your pocket and your riding pants could up an walk away by themselves they are so filthy...and you've got another 30kms to ride today if you want to finish. Still think you're tough enough to ride the Blue Wolf Totem Ride? Please describe your outdoor, endurance and adventure experience, any travel to remote areas, and appetite for the road less travelled? 
    What kind of situation would you consider a real emergency on the Blue Wolf Totem Ride?

    Why do you want to ride the Blue Wolf Totem Charity Ride - 2021?

    Please limit your reply to only 2000 words.
    Costs


    The  price for the Blue Wolf Totem Expedition will be $14,500 USD PLUS a non refundable registration fee of $750.00 USD for an individual and a requirement to raise a minimum of $4,000 USD for Veloo Foundation. This totals $19,250. USD

     If you are applying as a team of three, there will be additional costs.

    PLEASE keep in mind that this is a CHARITY ride so the $14,500  of  your entrance fee will cover trekking expenses and will support a number of herder families who work hard to train our horses in traditional Mongolian endurance techniques.  The  remaining $4,000 USD      will go directly to help the Veloo Foundation - Children of the Peak Sanctuary Project.   ALL of the money you will pay / raise for this ride will stay in Mongolia and will benefit herders, children and handicapped people. That's a good feeling isn't it?

    Have you got a plan to finance your place?  

    We will be asking for the first non refundable deposit of $750.00 USD upon acceptance to the ride  and the first payment of approximately $5,000 USD by  Jan 1, 2021, the second payment of $5,000 USD by June 30, 2021 and the remaining $4,500 USD  by October 31st, 2021.

     You will be allowed  fundraise  (or pay directly if you prefer) for the  Charity portion  of $4,00USD and, in fact,  will be encouraged to fundraise more than the required $4,000. You will have until March 31, 2022 to raise the full $4,000 USD. Accepted riders who do not meet this deadline will forfeit their place on the ride and will not receive a refund.   We will provide you with tools and models to help with the fundraising and we hope that all the riders will raise well in excess of the required $4,000 USD.

    ​Qualified American and Canadian donors will receive a tax receipt.


    What's Next? 

    Thanks for applying, once you press the Submit button below you won't be able to change

    your application    , if you have anything to add or need to send us more information please

    add it in the Additional Information box below or      email it to us

    bluewolftotem2021@gmail.com

    You'll get an email confirming that we've got your application and we'll aim to get back to you within a week, hopefully sooner. The next step is a phone interview with one of the Blue Wolf Totem selection team. 
    How did you hear about the Blue Wolf Totem Charity Expedition?
    Please give us details of which media outlet or website that you heard about us from  - or if it  was via a former rider for example please let us know which rider. Thanks.           
    Additional Information
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     Just in case you had some other pertinent information to add that you couldn't fit in

    anywhere else  on the application.