Based on information provided to the Equine Injury Database, horses suffered fatal breakdowns at a rate of 1.3 per 1, 000 on synthetic tracks, 1.6 per 1, 000 on grass courses, and more than 2 per 1, 000 on dirt.

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It will be a one-lane dirt road, closed for seven months of the year by snowfalls on the 2, 900-metre (9, 500-foot) pass south of Shatili.

ECONOMIST: On the Chechen road, to Georgia

Highway Mega Trail ( etgeocaching.com): This tour includes 2, 000 caches, hidden every 528 feet, along approximately 200 miles of paved and dirt roads in southern Nevada.

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Place a freshly cut, 2- to 3- foot long log upright on the bare ground, place a mound of dirt on the top end and cover it loosely with black plastic.

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