HORSE TREKKING in the mountains of GEORGIA (Svaneti) ended in DISASTER

Horse Trekking in Svaneti, Georgia through beautiful mountains. This was a bucket list item for us!
When we got here, we started enquiring right away, our new friends Indira and Saltanat decided to come as well.
Our guesthouse owners put us in touch with a friend of a friend they knew that did tours. Turns out he was the biggest 'cowboy' in Georgia.
He basically didn't give a hoot. Things started to go badly straight away, and ended in disaster.
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  • @DonMetrevelli
    @DonMetrevelli3 жыл бұрын

    Happy to see ya in Georgia. Make a next stop in Racha region, the region from where wine Khvanchkara is (semi sweet red wine). You should see the Shaori lake, then the nature of Utsera, Shovi.. Many other places. Awesome views, different local cuisine.. Have a nice trip ✌️✌️

  • @MattandJulia

    @MattandJulia

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for your recommendations! We already left Georgia (and already missing it 😁), will definitely visit those places when we are back 😊❤️

  • @NickandRachel
    @NickandRachel3 жыл бұрын

    Nice video guys!

  • @MattandJulia

    @MattandJulia

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much 🥰❤️

  • @NickandRachel

    @NickandRachel

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MattandJulia you're welcome 😊 we really enjoy making outdoor content also

  • @user-el2tc6ll1w
    @user-el2tc6ll1w3 жыл бұрын

    am very happy with the fact that you are traveling to Georgia and sharing information about my country with people.

  • @MattandJulia

    @MattandJulia

    3 жыл бұрын

    We love your love country so much ❤️❤️❤️

  • @Jackie-dm1ye
    @Jackie-dm1ye2 жыл бұрын

    So sorry you had such a bad experience! I think the horses’ mood was affected by the terrible guide. I’ve read that horses are very sensitive to their handlers’ behavior. I love how you set the tone of the rest of the video, so much interesting history!

  • @MattandJulia

    @MattandJulia

    2 жыл бұрын

    Definitely, also it was a mating period and it was he was a very young boy haha! Thank you very much 🤗 really glad you enjoyed it ❤️

  • @ThePandabear04
    @ThePandabear043 жыл бұрын

    "The horse whisperer dude", "butch Cassidy" 😂😂😂 I'm sorry, what a terrible first experience riding horses. They really are amazing and riding a well trained horse with a good guide is a lot of fun. I appreciate the humor though!

  • @MattandJulia

    @MattandJulia

    3 жыл бұрын

    Haha, the way he was using it, I'm sure he thought his whip could talk to the horses 😞 We can't wait to try again from a reputable guide 😁

  • @zenabby1
    @zenabby13 жыл бұрын

    Lovely. The best travel videos on YT.

  • @MattandJulia

    @MattandJulia

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much, means the world you think so! 🥰

  • @joannmcgowan9394
    @joannmcgowan93942 жыл бұрын

    Wow that was some weird horse whisper dude lol - can’t believe they made you pay! Such great kindness you have ❤️

  • @MattandJulia

    @MattandJulia

    2 жыл бұрын

    He was a real scammer unfortunately 😟😫

  • @ImYourNightmaresX
    @ImYourNightmaresX2 жыл бұрын

    The dogs was soooo so lovely ❤️

  • @MattandJulia

    @MattandJulia

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ah hee was the best! Miss him 😔

  • @aimeecosson9473
    @aimeecosson94733 жыл бұрын

    Yowwwza! That was intense! So glad everyone is okay and not super bad injuries. Yikes! Also, I do enjoy exploring a chown from time to time! 🤣🤣🤣

  • @MattandJulia

    @MattandJulia

    3 жыл бұрын

    There is always what you need down the chown 😂😂😂

  • @user-oi1vt2cw8e
    @user-oi1vt2cw8e3 жыл бұрын

    All the way from India 🙏

  • @MattandJulia

    @MattandJulia

    3 жыл бұрын

    ❤️❤️❤️

  • @sulbel4338
    @sulbel43383 жыл бұрын

    COOL 👍👍🇬🇪🇬🇪❤❤👍👍

  • @MattandJulia

    @MattandJulia

    3 жыл бұрын

    🤗🥰❤️

  • @MuhammadAwais-eh3gd
    @MuhammadAwais-eh3gd3 жыл бұрын

    Nice view from the rooftop bro

  • @MattandJulia

    @MattandJulia

    3 жыл бұрын

    So beautiful 🥰♥️

  • @grglamnare1157
    @grglamnare11572 жыл бұрын

    Great video both of you guys. I am watching from Portugal.

  • @MattandJulia

    @MattandJulia

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much! Sending lots of love to Portugal! 🤗❤️

  • @grglamnare1157

    @grglamnare1157

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@MattandJulia thank you guys.where are you from?

  • @dennismelton5080
    @dennismelton50803 жыл бұрын

    Delighted that you all escaped without serious injury; it could have been far worse. Let's hope that things go more smoothly for you in Armenia. I will be interested to see your videos of Yerevan as I lived there for 10 months in 2005 and 2006.

  • @MattandJulia

    @MattandJulia

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hi Dennis! Thank you so much! 😊 Ah awesome! So good so smooth here in Armenia 😀 love Yerevan! So interesting, we're you working here? 😊

  • @dennismelton5080

    @dennismelton5080

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MattandJulia I was working with a technical assistance project at the Ministry of Finance.

  • @MattandJulia

    @MattandJulia

    3 жыл бұрын

    So interesting! Looking forward to hearing your perspective on Yerevan and if / how it has changed!

  • @misho1488
    @misho14883 жыл бұрын

    Love your videos

  • @MattandJulia

    @MattandJulia

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much Misho 😊❤️

  • @MuhammadAwais-eh3gd
    @MuhammadAwais-eh3gd3 жыл бұрын

    See you tomorrow bro till then take care 🥰🥰👍

  • @MattandJulia

    @MattandJulia

    3 жыл бұрын

    You take care too, glad you are well! ♥️

  • @danielrowe308
    @danielrowe3083 жыл бұрын

    Oooo horses scare me. So many safety hazards in one upload 🤣

  • @MattandJulia

    @MattandJulia

    3 жыл бұрын

    Us too now 😂 always good when you try to beat a fear but you actually make it worse 😅❤️

  • @Georgian2go
    @Georgian2go3 жыл бұрын

    sorry about the experience you had with that greedy horse rental man...if they have some kind of place where you can write a few words, don't hesitate and give them a bad review with the name and surname of the man (it would be a great warning for others traveling there). We posted our first travel video and three more will follow in the next days (all from Prague). I've had my footage sitting on my computer for a while and watching creative travelers like you, brought back my editing lust. So big thumbs up for that! (-: and wow riding with those guys, especially without safety instructions, is very daring of you, Julia.

  • @MattandJulia

    @MattandJulia

    3 жыл бұрын

    Oooh, it was definitely an experience haha, will stick to walking next to horses 😁 I honestly don't think there is a way to write a review or anything anywhere. Our hosts were very angry about the situation, hopefully no-one else will get mugged off 😅🤞🏻 Thank you very much, well done! 😊

  • @mrbuczma
    @mrbuczma3 жыл бұрын

    That's a little bit of a common traite in Georgia, something goes wrong and they still make you pay. I left hotel early because of chaotic noise all night, still made me pay for days I wasn't there. Was taken on a ride for a treck, wrong location, still made me pay

  • @MattandJulia

    @MattandJulia

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ahh sorry to hear that 😞 to be honest everyone so far has been lovely, but, as with everywhere there is always that one d*ck ❤️

  • @susanharris5331
    @susanharris53313 жыл бұрын

    Hey guys! Your channel is growing! Its awesome! Ok I was wondering is Indira ( the one who was thrown off the horse) your Airbnb owner? Also what's the policy in Georgia regarding the tour guides not fulfilling the entire service, like your tour guide? Is there anyone to report him to? I mean horses can be very sensitive and it could have thrown her off much harder and she could have been hurt much worse. Anyway happy to see you guys made it through!

  • @MattandJulia

    @MattandJulia

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hey Susan! Thank you so much! 😊🥰 Indira wasn't the host no, she and her friend Saltanat were staying in the same guesthouse (and we were actually on the same bus from Tbilisi together) 😊 No such policy unfortunately as everything is very informal 😔 Yeah, she was very lucky, not the horses fault at all, she was just spooked, totally the guide as far as we were all concerned 😊

  • @darcycardinal6275
    @darcycardinal62752 жыл бұрын

    Shame the horse tour didn't go well. There should have been at least some tips for handling the horses. Those animals can be formidable to deal with sometimes!

  • @cicikus1232
    @cicikus12323 жыл бұрын

    horse s is great

  • @MattandJulia

    @MattandJulia

    3 жыл бұрын

    When they behave 😅

  • @giorginakaidze7950
    @giorginakaidze79503 жыл бұрын

    Hello Mat Julia did not Service I live in the mountains near Svaneti and I can recommend good people who are busy with horses and have good service

  • @MattandJulia

    @MattandJulia

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your help Giorgi 😊

  • @karel_prague2493

    @karel_prague2493

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hello Giorgi, I’m going to Svaneti in August. I was there few years ago and it was love at first sight:). Well, I was thinking about getting a horse riding tour so if you know someone reliable it would be great…

  • @vamitv873
    @vamitv8733 жыл бұрын

    I am from Africa with the black colour, I wish to live there, wich challenge would face me?

  • @Jensie50
    @Jensie503 жыл бұрын

    So sorry for your bad experience with that wannabe cowboy, I cannot believe that he blamed everything on you guys and even demand payment! 😤 I was so looking forward to the horse trekking... Hope your friend's leg was okay. The nature scenes are unbelievably beautiful! PS: the episode with that horse just demonstrates that one can never, ever trust a horny male 🙈😏🤣

  • @maarten_notjustagrip

    @maarten_notjustagrip

    3 жыл бұрын

    A common experience for foreigners in Georgia.

  • @MattandJulia

    @MattandJulia

    3 жыл бұрын

    I knoooow, that was so annoying! On the way back everyone said to me that he is going to do that 100% and I was like "nope, how could he!". Hahaha, yeah, I won't be so sure anymore 😂 Oh, at least everything didn't finish as bad as it could have 🙌🏻 PS: Ahahaha, that confirmed it to us as well 😂😉

  • @denisethompson1257

    @denisethompson1257

    Жыл бұрын

    First time I saw Julia evem near mad but IT was definitely warranted. What a rude man after putting you all on a dangerous situation

  • @maarten_notjustagrip
    @maarten_notjustagrip3 жыл бұрын

    Are you currently in Mestia?

  • @MattandJulia

    @MattandJulia

    3 жыл бұрын

    We were staying in Mestia yeah, our videos are about 2 weeks behind real life (with the time it takes for editing etc 😊)

  • @MuhammadAwais-eh3gd
    @MuhammadAwais-eh3gd3 жыл бұрын

    No horse riding next time until there is a horse guide companion

  • @MattandJulia

    @MattandJulia

    3 жыл бұрын

    1000% we are taking an early retirement from horse riding 😁

  • @MuhammadAwais-eh3gd

    @MuhammadAwais-eh3gd

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MattandJulia 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I support your good decision of retiring early from horse driving after that incident ☺️

  • @V1N_574
    @V1N_5743 жыл бұрын

    Drunk driver, excited horses, dangerous structures.... I'm not sure if to get excited or worried on more adventures to come hahaha next week video "So we decided to climb Mount Everest where more than 300 people have died..." hahahaha be safe guys, we have horses tours here in PR but I have never gone to one cus i always feel bad on putting y weight on their backs, I see horses as giant dogs hahaha so I prefer to walk with them and pet them as dogs hahaha. But hey we can go if you want to. They have the proper saddle and full walk through on what to expect, and what to do if anything. But for what I have been told they are already trained and you pretty much have to do nothing they take you to the whole route go back to their shed and wait for you to get off and then they eat haha. Be safe you two!!!

  • @MattandJulia

    @MattandJulia

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ahahahahahahah, well.. It will definitely take some convincing to make me climb Everest 😅 You know what I was saying the whole way? I was apologising to the horse for riding it hahahahaha! I just really wanted to overcome my fear but yeah... I will happily walk next to them and feed them, even brush their hair 😁😊 We will be safe, thank you so much my love 😘😘😘❤️❤️❤️

  • @rahimayman3936
    @rahimayman39363 жыл бұрын

    hi guys how are you ?

  • @MattandJulia

    @MattandJulia

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hi Rahim we are good thank you, you? 😊

  • @clints3727
    @clints37273 жыл бұрын

    👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍👍🙏

  • @MattandJulia

    @MattandJulia

    3 жыл бұрын

    😊❤️❤️❤️

  • @pavelmetelak4390
    @pavelmetelak43902 жыл бұрын

    should have called police

  • @tamaskakabadze7898
    @tamaskakabadze78983 жыл бұрын

    Haha from the title I thought you got robbed or something.

  • @MattandJulia

    @MattandJulia

    3 жыл бұрын

    I mean the guy charged us full price for 15 minutes so we sort of did get robbed to be fair haha

  • @tamaskakabadze7898

    @tamaskakabadze7898

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MattandJulia I guess his horse runs on jet fuel and that is why the price was so high :D

  • @tamaskakabadze7898

    @tamaskakabadze7898

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MattandJulia Love your channel,keep it up.

  • @gillian4572
    @gillian45723 жыл бұрын

    Don't go on a horse trek without a few lessons at a riding school. The horse knows immediately if you're an amateur! Alan

  • @MattandJulia

    @MattandJulia

    3 жыл бұрын

    We thought the horses should have been used to amateurs...

  • @yespls4184

    @yespls4184

    2 жыл бұрын

    When I was 6 years old, my parents took me on a horse trek up a mountain in Colorado. I found it pretty terrifying and the horse could DEFINITELY tell that I didn't know what I was doing/wouldn't listen to me. I definitely think I was too young to be doing that with no experience. NEVER AGAIN.

  • @MuhammadAwais-eh3gd
    @MuhammadAwais-eh3gd3 жыл бұрын

    Maybe they should get some training from good trainers from Uzbekistan or Turkey

  • @MattandJulia

    @MattandJulia

    3 жыл бұрын

    I think you right for sure 😁

  • @MuhammadAwais-eh3gd

    @MuhammadAwais-eh3gd

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MattandJulia ☺️☺️☺️

  • @olivialaughton4977
    @olivialaughton49773 жыл бұрын

    Dead at this video 😅😅😅 nothing worse than a horny horse!!

  • @MattandJulia

    @MattandJulia

    3 жыл бұрын

    😁😁😁 You know it's true 😉

  • @leksolee6135
    @leksolee61353 жыл бұрын

    They always ask u to pay anyway because they know u will pay. Thats very simple.

  • @MattandJulia

    @MattandJulia

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, we were hoping he would be a bit fair after we only rode 15 minutes of a “full day tour” but nope

  • @leksolee6135

    @leksolee6135

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MattandJulia These are lovely people but at the same time some of them are predators and they live in their own world and we are not a part of it. So they dont feel any moral obligations towards us. They can be kind to us like we are sometimes kind to animals but we also exploit, kill and eat animals as we wish. The old system of local authority there was destroy by "civilized" government that "elects" its own authority that has little respect in eyes of locals. So there is noone to apply for a fair deal in case of dispute. Unless its some crime the locals know will not be ignored. So u have two options - to pay of start a fight. But they know - u are not there to start a fight but to have a great time.

  • @charlisays
    @charlisays8 ай бұрын

    The horses were in very bad condition. I would have refused to contribute towards their bad treatment. It was unsafe too and hard hats should be worn.

  • @MuhammadAwais-eh3gd
    @MuhammadAwais-eh3gd3 жыл бұрын

    Bad experience overall

  • @MattandJulia

    @MattandJulia

    3 жыл бұрын

    That was for sure, but it is a memory I suppose ☺️

  • @MuhammadAwais-eh3gd

    @MuhammadAwais-eh3gd

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MattandJulia agree bro

  • @maarten_notjustagrip
    @maarten_notjustagrip3 жыл бұрын

    Ah Guys... The Georgians are shooting themselves in the foot. Problem is, there's always another foreigner waiting to go horse riding after you. You also wont get much support from the Police. Georgia for Georgians. I do love it there tho. Hows your pollution experience been?

  • @MattandJulia

    @MattandJulia

    3 жыл бұрын

    The thing is we have heard a few stories, but we have always (until then) been treated amazingly. We weren't sure if it was possibly as we can speak Russian though as opposed to doing everything in English, perhaps that makes people think of you as less of a 'cash cow'. But then again, after this tw*t our theory has shot out the window 😀 The pollution in Tbilisi is heavy sometimes but overall a lot better than Yerevan where we are now 😬

  • @gangfish6900
    @gangfish69003 жыл бұрын

    The guy was getting aggressive? maybe you should have called the police don't let such idiots take the advantage of you.. I could see from his appearance that he was a rude type. sorry for your bad experience anyway ;(

  • @MattandJulia

    @MattandJulia

    3 жыл бұрын

    Not sure the police could have done much to be honest, unless there was a proper fight 🤷‍♂️ thank you ❤️

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    @megazenn223 жыл бұрын

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  • @MattandJulia

    @MattandJulia

    3 жыл бұрын

    Haha, you know how to get our attention 😂😉

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    @Manuchari133 жыл бұрын

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    @cicikus1232

    3 жыл бұрын

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    @megazenn22

    3 жыл бұрын

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    @cicikus1232

    3 жыл бұрын

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    @cicikus1232

    3 жыл бұрын

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  • @vamitv873

    @vamitv873

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hey I love Georgia i am from Tanzania