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Sep 21, 2016
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This I know;&#039 cause I was riding with them
too And I drank;mare&#039 s blood on the run when I rode with
too And I drank;mare&#039 s blood on the run when I rode with
The Mongol soldier of Genghis Khan were predominately mounted and often fought as cavalry. They were peerless horsemen across the Asiatic plains or "steppe" and lived in the saddle under austere conditions that could include having to drink horse blood when water was unavailable. The reference could also be to Kumiss, a fermented alcoholic beverage that the Mongols would make from mare's milk and blood.