Riding the Kiso Horse in Japan!

Үй жануарлары мен аңдар

The Kisouma (Kiso Horse) is Ancient Japanese breed and a Symbol of the Samurai! Travel with me to the Kiso region of Japan, where the breed originated. Learn about traditional Horseback Archery called Yabusame!
✨Special Thanks: Takeru Nakagawa, Kiso Horse Conservation Association, Kisouma no Sato (Kiso Horse Center), Cynthia Chua, Saddle-Back Farm & Odawara Castle.✨
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00:00 Riding Every Horse Breed
00:25 An Ancient Japanese Breed
00:52 Meeting the Horses
02:31 Quest Ride!
03:40 About the Kiso Horse
05:05 Japanese Food
05:27 Horseback Archery at Odawara Castle!
07:53 Behind-The-Scenes/Bloopers

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  • @DiscoverTheHorse
    @DiscoverTheHorse Жыл бұрын

    🌟Have you heard of the Kisouma?🌟

  • @feiryfella

    @feiryfella

    Жыл бұрын

    In have, but never ridden one, so lucky you!

  • @ncoppens

    @ncoppens

    Жыл бұрын

    I never heard of the breed. The archers looked so graceful shooting their bow and arrow.

  • @melhawk6284

    @melhawk6284

    Жыл бұрын

    Nope. But now I want a trio! There aren't many left, and if a Kiso equals a horseback archery pony, I'm here for it!

  • @joannesmartens9442

    @joannesmartens9442

    Жыл бұрын

    Such a nice head and eyes 👍 In witch material are the wa abumi? So special. The Warriors are like the native americans.🥰

  • @lisajoyaslanis

    @lisajoyaslanis

    Жыл бұрын

    I have, but have never seen them... Until NoW! Thank you so much! These are the prettiest faces.... they look like ponies! Lisa 🇦🇺🐨👋🐎🐎🐎🎪🎠

  • @misterstinks73
    @misterstinks73 Жыл бұрын

    I love how they all came out to great her. That is an indication of happy horses! Iwalk3d into a Morganshow barn...the place gave me the creeps. Every, single horse, was "hiding" in the corner of their stall. Not one, acknowledged our presence. It was so sad and troubling. These horses here, are wonderfully happy, content.❤️

  • @kenmorris2290

    @kenmorris2290

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes it is wonderful to see horses with such obviously good mental welfare, as well as physical welfare.

  • @Teeniebfable
    @Teeniebfable Жыл бұрын

    They are gorgeous little ponies. Quite ‘primitive’ looking as well.

  • @nozee77
    @nozee77 Жыл бұрын

    Wow, amazing. The horses immediately reminded me of old drawings of japanese warriors. The archery was so cool, those bows where huge!

  • @carynfraser5509
    @carynfraser5509 Жыл бұрын

    Very first time hearing of the Kisouma. What a great video this is to watch. Makes me wanna ride right now as well. What great looking ponies, so sturdy. Thanks for another awesome vid 😊

  • @DiscoverTheHorse

    @DiscoverTheHorse

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching, Caryn!

  • @debrabiderman4275
    @debrabiderman4275 Жыл бұрын

    What amazing eyes. Each pony has such lovely big eyes. As always I enjoy your videos. A blanket of positivity in a world where so much is negativity. Your videos brighten my day.

  • @kenmorris2290

    @kenmorris2290

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes who doesn't love the mealy horses with the light shading around the eyes? And four forehead whorls on the one pony...Very unusual and interesting. Forehead whorls and highly heritable, and associated with sections of the equine genome coding for neurological development. Did you see if more of the ponies at this barn had multiple forehead whorls?

  • @debrabiderman4275

    @debrabiderman4275

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kenmorris2290 what sort of reply is this. Why on earth would you use the term mealy to describe these ponies?

  • @caitlynharbidge3056

    @caitlynharbidge3056

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@debrabiderman4275 mealy is an appropriate term describing the light orangey brown colour on the muzzle and eye points of a dark Bay ❤ they literally say that in the video Deborah, "they have mealy points just like Exmoor ponies" 😂😂😂😂

  • @lulumoon6942
    @lulumoon6942 Жыл бұрын

    The Kisouma are a delightful breed, what a treat! 🏇🏻 And Mounted Archery has long had a place in my imagination! 🎯 Many thanks for sharing your journey! ❤️🙏💞

  • @AinoRudloff-Eastman-ls7dd
    @AinoRudloff-Eastman-ls7dd Жыл бұрын

    Just here to tell you that you have a HUGE 2 year old fan from Vermont who was thrilled to see a new video! Thanks for your work. We love your videos!!

  • @ninakaiser2930
    @ninakaiser2930 Жыл бұрын

    Oh my gosh - this episode was absolutely amazing!! Thank you so much for taking us along! I knew about the breed - and I am so excited to see you experience and ride it! And in Japan - well, there is a lot perfect (including the food 😂). The ending clips made me laugh 😂

  • @DiscoverTheHorse

    @DiscoverTheHorse

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Nina! So glad you enjoyed it! 😊

  • @tommy..980
    @tommy..980 Жыл бұрын

    Alyssa we’ve missed you and your beautiful smiling face….😊

  • @christinafragis7224
    @christinafragis7224 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for taking us along such a beautiful ride. Amazing ponies! Such beautiful warriors! ❤❤

  • @omaroliblish
    @omaroliblish Жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Never heard of these before.

  • @DiscoverTheHorse

    @DiscoverTheHorse

    Жыл бұрын

    You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

  • @mneozturk7130
    @mneozturk7130 Жыл бұрын

    I LOVE HORSESSSSSSS❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @MargevonMarge
    @MargevonMarge3 ай бұрын

    Just discovered the kisouma today after googling for when horses were introduced to Japan and they are adorable! Very jealous of you meeting them. I'm too old now to travel and go back to Japan and see them, or more of my mum's homeland. Such a shame so many breeds were discouraged in the early 20th century as larger breeds were desired for "modern" warfare. You're very lucky to have had and to be having the adventure to visit so many places and seeing the amazing diversity of horses and human cultures which they were raised alongside.

  • @falcolf
    @falcolf Жыл бұрын

    I love how drafty these little guys look! This was my first time hearing about these guys and I loved it, thank you. ❤

  • @user-fv6yw8mp1v
    @user-fv6yw8mp1v Жыл бұрын

    取り上げていただいてありがとうございます! 私の流鏑馬の映像もあり、撮影いただいて嬉しい限りです✨

  • @teresarunions5594
    @teresarunions5594 Жыл бұрын

    Just another awesome activity to add to my lengthy bucket list when I eventually go to Japan.

  • @faithtam3210
    @faithtam32105 ай бұрын

    Thank you for making this video! It's because of hearing of it first here, that I visited Kiso Uma no Sato just yesterday. It's beautiful now blanketed in snow.

  • @kenmorris2290
    @kenmorris2290 Жыл бұрын

    I love them! Interesting remark that every pony wanted to visit with you. This innate curiosity/interest in anything novel, including people (as opposed to vigilance or standoffishness with strangers) is actually a genetic trait. There have been some really interesting studies of equine behavioral genetics coming out of Japan and Korea. The native pony breeds have variants of a dopamine receptor gene that produce high curiosity behavior. Conversely, about half of Japanese Thoroughbreds studied had a variant of the same gene associated with vigilant behavior. A genetic testing company actually offer a test for this gene!

  • @ponylovermadden4560

    @ponylovermadden4560

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for that Einstein.

  • @kenmorris2290

    @kenmorris2290

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ponylovermadden4560 I've been called a horse geek...guess I am!

  • @jg5755

    @jg5755

    Жыл бұрын

    That's really interesting. Their natural curiosity is very evident.

  • @donaldmatthies6026
    @donaldmatthies6026 Жыл бұрын

    Alyssa, Another wonderful video, the horses were interesting,the stirrups was very different, but I can see how that would give more control when shooting a bow. Thank you for taking time to film, edit and post this video.

  • @DiscoverTheHorse

    @DiscoverTheHorse

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching, Donald!

  • @MarcoNotPolo
    @MarcoNotPolo Жыл бұрын

    I've seen them in so many Japanese movies, I just want one, no wait, two, haha ✌️

  • @DiscoverTheHorse

    @DiscoverTheHorse

    Жыл бұрын

    Haha, or three, or four... 😉

  • @maryward3060
    @maryward3060 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful ponies,they seem really sweet

  • @kathyhepler382
    @kathyhepler382 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this video. Never seen this breed of horse 🐴🐎 before. Beautiful horses!!!!

  • @anna-sophiemarkus2540
    @anna-sophiemarkus2540 Жыл бұрын

    A great Episode👍 Can you please make a video about the achal teke. These is such an amazing horse breed, but on the internet ther are not much information.

  • @jg5755

    @jg5755

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes, I agree - they are stunning. ❤️

  • @TrishCanyon8
    @TrishCanyon8 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful

  • @gmariet1391
    @gmariet1391 Жыл бұрын

    What a wonderful adventure , good company , good horses and good food . ♥️🍀

  • @KarlKingz
    @KarlKingz8 ай бұрын

    Never heard of this breed before. So cool

  • @Faelani38
    @Faelani38 Жыл бұрын

    Ohh wow that was impressive. I could not ride and shoot. What a cute horse.

  • @pieragade6
    @pieragade6 Жыл бұрын

    This is amazing!! I love horses and love Japan, but haven't heard of the kisouma before! Probably saw them but never knew how they were called xD Also, I love archery! I need to go there omg hahah

  • @mr.zenedin1735

    @mr.zenedin1735

    Жыл бұрын

    You can join me plz with your friends and work with you Brazilian baby in the Japan

  • @PLS.54
    @PLS.54 Жыл бұрын

    Wonderful video. Sprinkled with a little bit of everything! Loved it!

  • @tschaytschay4555
    @tschaytschay4555 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the centimeters!

  • @limitedtime5471
    @limitedtime5471 Жыл бұрын

    Aaaaaaa kisouma are soooo cuuute!! I want them all😭😄

  • @maliceruppert
    @maliceruppert Жыл бұрын

    I was just researching Japanese horses because of an upcoming article about the horses in Ghost of Tsushima, so your videos on the Kiso and Taishu horses come at the best possible time!!

  • @pennylane428
    @pennylane428 Жыл бұрын

    I’ve enjoyed every video, and this one is particularly interesting. I’ve never heard of this breed. Thank you for sharing all your wild rides around the world.

  • @DiscoverTheHorse

    @DiscoverTheHorse

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for riding along with me, Penny! Glad to hear you are enjoying the adventure. :)

  • @pennylane428

    @pennylane428

    Жыл бұрын

    @@DiscoverTheHorse it’s exciting to ride vicariously through your experiences with so many unusual breeds. Have you ridden a Marwari horse yet?

  • @KateKarate
    @KateKarate Жыл бұрын

    Your videos are amazing! You love horses and the horses love you. ❤

  • @eldritchgoddess4434
    @eldritchgoddess4434 Жыл бұрын

    Omg I just recently found out Abt kiso horses, love them surprised u did a vid on them

  • @Kkangnico
    @Kkangnico Жыл бұрын

    I'm so loving your video, all time 😊😊

  • @DiscoverTheHorse

    @DiscoverTheHorse

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you, so glad to hear!

  • @Favoriteanimals-horsesTrotters
    @Favoriteanimals-horsesTrotters Жыл бұрын

    Like your videos very much. On my channel, too, everything is about horses. But we have a lot of horses, so the conditions for them are not as good as we would like. But we love them.

  • @NJ-ig3hq
    @NJ-ig3hq Жыл бұрын

    Always very interesting. Thank you !

  • @moonsmilk333
    @moonsmilk333 Жыл бұрын

    This is so dreamy, love the bloopers reel at the end

  • @rofiahcrawford3250
    @rofiahcrawford3250 Жыл бұрын

    Fascinating. Your program is wonderful.

  • @misschieflolz1301
    @misschieflolz1301 Жыл бұрын

    They look like a heavier set welsh sec c /exmoor. It's really interesting how breeds have been developed in similar aspects independently of one another. The bay mare you rode looks a hell of a lot like the Sec C I used to ride a lot. It looks like the Kisouma are a bit more heavier set in that respect.

  • @tabryis
    @tabryis11 ай бұрын

    Truly amazing

  • @susanhawkins2386
    @susanhawkins2386 Жыл бұрын

    You should walk the nakosendo trail ,it's the old post road .

  • @karenrobbins2802
    @karenrobbins2802 Жыл бұрын

    That is so funny at the end lol 😂 thx for sharing your experience and journey ❤

  • @ardinugroho6581
    @ardinugroho6581 Жыл бұрын

    Bagus kudanya,trimakasih sudah memperbanyak wawasan tentang kuda poni

  • @hjbnew2009
    @hjbnew2009 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful video and informative for the horse admirer Japanese horses wow

  • @stanleypelcak1806
    @stanleypelcak1806 Жыл бұрын

    Great video enjoyed it immensely

  • @birgit4314
    @birgit4314 Жыл бұрын

    Your videos are amazing ❤! What beautiful pony's. Their face is so cute 🐎🥰.

  • @almirakline6070
    @almirakline60703 ай бұрын

    So fascinating ❤

  • @danaventura5998
    @danaventura5998 Жыл бұрын

    Another great video.

  • @HorseknowledgeBajrang
    @HorseknowledgeBajrang6 ай бұрын

    Beautiful video ❤

  • @rhondaengness7214
    @rhondaengness7214 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing video!

  • @blueskyhorsemanship3068
    @blueskyhorsemanship3068 Жыл бұрын

    Wonderful Mission! I subscribed & I am curious about all the other videos & those that are coming in the future 😊 Großartig deine Mission! Ich habe deinen Kanal abonniert und freue mich schon auf weitere Videos 😊

  • @DiscoverTheHorse

    @DiscoverTheHorse

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for subscribing and welcome to the adventure! 😊

  • @mariafont8826
    @mariafont8826 Жыл бұрын

    ¡Súper interesante!

  • @Silvio.S.Arruda0045
    @Silvio.S.Arruda0045 Жыл бұрын

    Fantastic video congratulations

  • @coyoteclockworkstudios3140
    @coyoteclockworkstudios3140 Жыл бұрын

    Are they ponies or horses? There are physiological differences, like the Icelandic horse being a horse and not a pony. These guys were lovely to see. So big despite being short!

  • @xXToraKobayashiXx
    @xXToraKobayashiXx Жыл бұрын

    When I visit Japan next time I will go check them out c:

  • @mr.zenedin1735

    @mr.zenedin1735

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi hallo ❤❤❤❤ what you want what are you feeling now special 🎉🎉🎉

  • @ppj.short.s0691
    @ppj.short.s0691 Жыл бұрын

    Nice videos❤❤❤

  • @celestinacowgirl9075
    @celestinacowgirl9075 Жыл бұрын

    Nice

  • @siriusdragon
    @siriusdragon Жыл бұрын

    Do you have ANY idea how jealous i am of you? (probably because I say that all the time) This video combines the two greatest loves of my life: Horses and Japanese culture. (NOT just anime....) I sent this to a friend of mine going "SHE'S IN JAPAN NOW. UN.FAIR!"

  • @DiscoverTheHorse

    @DiscoverTheHorse

    Жыл бұрын

    Sounds like a trip to Japan should be in your future! ☺️ My Quest was just a dream and a crazy idea for decades. Then, finally I started with a borrowed camera and saved up enough money to take the first trip, (my family and friends volunteered to help film!) I'm so glad you are enjoying the videos! I would be happy to share travel tips and contacts for Japan horse adventures when you need them! 🤗

  • @antoniescargo4158
    @antoniescargo4158 Жыл бұрын

    In the 19th century, people of my country 🇳🇱, were the only Europeans allowed to live in Japan. They lived on an artificial island in the bay of Nagasaki, named Deshima /Decima or something like that.

  • @Dev-horse-rider
    @Dev-horse-rider Жыл бұрын

    Endurance marathon Horse riding

  • @Horsesandpeople-fn5ru
    @Horsesandpeople-fn5ru Жыл бұрын

    Hey, your videos are great! There are also a lot of horse videos on my channel, but I don't speak English.

  • @hussainraza1214
    @hussainraza1214 Жыл бұрын

    Pleaseee come to Pakistan to ride the “Desi” horses here which are our oriental horse breed

  • @susantescione8007
    @susantescione8007 Жыл бұрын

    They are too cute. They remind me of little pack ponies.

  • @francesacoy4730
    @francesacoy4730 Жыл бұрын

    How did these horses start in Japan?

  • @junebrilly5302
    @junebrilly5302 Жыл бұрын

    Thankyou so much for your programmes, so lovely to see the different cultures and horses. I'm old now but I worked professionally with horses-mostly racehorses, flat and over jumps- and I miss that so much. By the way, you ride beautifully

  • @queeny5613
    @queeny5613 Жыл бұрын

    This is cute

  • @wrinklesandsprinkles
    @wrinklesandsprinkles Жыл бұрын

    I’ve never ridden a horse. Are the reins and leg movements the same with every breed?

  • @Brad14397

    @Brad14397

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes, the leg pressure and reins are the same. The only difference is in voice commands. It's similar to how dogs don't understand "sit" in every language, but will understand to stay nearby on leash

  • @hussainraza1214
    @hussainraza1214 Жыл бұрын

    In Pakistan we have many variations of the desi breed

  • @victorpatiu8491
    @victorpatiu8491Ай бұрын

    konnichiwa Chōkyōshi

  • @ponylovermadden4560
    @ponylovermadden4560 Жыл бұрын

    I'm not real hopeful this horse won't wind up on a dinner plate sooner or later. We ship them to Japan for their various menus. That's what happened to Ferdinand and Exceller. Thank you for a good video. Maybe a RARE breed may last there a little longer-no others do.

  • @beckyshell4649
    @beckyshell4649 Жыл бұрын

    They look like sturdy ponies that could carry an adult or a medium load but I would not think a warrior horse when I see them.

  • @PaijanPJ-mt4er
    @PaijanPJ-mt4er Жыл бұрын

    Arigato

  • @pixie706
    @pixie706 Жыл бұрын

    Looks a bit like a UK exmoor pony

  • @user-qp1hs3gn6v
    @user-qp1hs3gn6v Жыл бұрын

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  • @Dev-horse-rider
    @Dev-horse-rider Жыл бұрын

    I'm Horse rider

  • @BaburaoGanpatraoApte80
    @BaburaoGanpatraoApte80 Жыл бұрын

    Discover marwari horse

  • @wooperlovesbts2987
    @wooperlovesbts2987 Жыл бұрын

    too bad they are so endangered.. they are very cute

  • @bevdavis4148
    @bevdavis4148 Жыл бұрын

    DNA tests show that the Kiso horse and one line of Spanish mustang descend from the same ancestral mare.

  • @classicalroach
    @classicalroach Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for protecting the horses from Covid by wearing a mask! Gotta follow the science amirite. Also that poor little horse didn’t appreciate your gravitational pull.

  • @DoubleDogDare54
    @DoubleDogDare54 Жыл бұрын

    Looks like Mongolian ponies.

  • @soenje9015
    @soenje9015 Жыл бұрын

    I love your videos. They are entertaining and educational. I'm always happy to find a new video. Thank you for sharing your experiences. Greetings from Germany

  • @onlytheartofliving6936
    @onlytheartofliving69368 ай бұрын

    Such a lovely video, but an adult shouldn't ride a Shetland anymore as they should only carry 15-20% of their own bodyweight! They can pull much more but not carry.

  • @mkuiper7794
    @mkuiper7794 Жыл бұрын

    WHY,...!!!!! WEAR A FACEMASK!!! EVERYONE KNOWES BY NOW THAT IS VERY UNHEALTHY EN DOES NOT PREVENT ANYTHING!!!! I am really very very disapointed to see this.

  • @shawntisdell

    @shawntisdell

    Жыл бұрын

    Alyssa is a guest at each facility that she visits and will observe whatever safety requirements they have. I don't know the specific situation in this video, however, I suspect the mask wearing was done out of respect for or because of specific safety considerations for the people she was interviewing.

  • @mkuiper7794

    @mkuiper7794

    Жыл бұрын

    @@shawntisdell i understand . But by now complying to something damaging to ones health should be over. Do not forget that we all have to give a good healthy example,!

  • @jg5755

    @jg5755

    Жыл бұрын

    I wear a very good mask when cleaning out my aviaries and chicken coops as it's such a dusty job and I do not want to end up with bird keepers lung. The mask definitely works to keep out the dust. Some people who get hayfever find wearing masks very beneficial to keep their allergies under control. Multiple studies prove that masks prevent or at least slow down the spread of airborne diseases. Just because you don't like them doesn't mean they are ineffective and just because certain studies have been (possibly deliberately for political reasons) misinterpreted doesn't distract from the multitude of evidence that masks do in fact work.

  • @graceFireLord999

    @graceFireLord999

    11 ай бұрын

    Where is your source? I would love to know. But please be respectful of the rules they imply.

  • @2012escapee1
    @2012escapee1 Жыл бұрын

    So they're still doing masks in Japan.

  • @kenc3288
    @kenc3288 Жыл бұрын

    Shame you had to wear a face nappy..🧐🧐

  • @robertneven7563
    @robertneven7563 Жыл бұрын

    Japanese use a western saddle ?????????????stranges verry stranges

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