Quarry Hill welcomes Jessie Dowling to the Anderson Inn on Tuesday, July 8, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Dowling will talk about her experience training for and riding the Mongol Derby.

In August 2023 Jessie Dowling competed in the Mongol Derby. Mapped at more than 1,000 kilometers, it's the longest horse race in the world, set across the wide-open steppe landscape of Mongolia. Dowling's presentation will describe what it was like training for and competing in the race, and her experiences staying with nomadic Mongolian herder families along the way. This adventure of a lifetime led Dowling to sell her thriving creamery business, Fuzzy Udder Creamery, in May 2024 to pursue horse training and endurance horse racing at her new farm, Iron Ledge Farm, in Whitefield, Maine.

"Her talk promises to be an inspiring exploration of adventure and personal growth," said Quarry Hill, in a news release.

Part of Quarry Hill’s ongoing enrichment series designed for adults aged 50 and better, the program is free, but advance registration is required. To sign up, please call Quarry Hill at 301-6116 or email qhinfo@mainehealth.org.

Quarry Hill is Midcoast Maine’s premier extended-care community for adults aged 55-plus. Quarry Hill is part of MaineHealth, a not-for-profit integrated health system consisting of nine local hospital systems, a comprehensive behavioral healthcare network, diagnostic services, home health agencies and more than 1,600 employed and independent physicians working together through an Accountable Care Organization. With more than 24,000 employees, MaineHealth is the largest health system in northern New England and provides preventive care, diagnosis and treatment to 1.1 million residents in Maine and New Hampshire. To learn more about Quarry Hill, please call 207-301-6116, or visit www.quarryhill.org or www.facebook.com/QuarryHillCamdenMaine.