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
Пікірлер: 122
🌟Have you heard of the Kisouma?🌟
@feiryfella
Жыл бұрын
In have, but never ridden one, so lucky you!
@ncoppens
Жыл бұрын
I never heard of the breed. The archers looked so graceful shooting their bow and arrow.
@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
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
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 🇦🇺🐨👋🐎🐎🐎🎪🎠
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
Жыл бұрын
Yes it is wonderful to see horses with such obviously good mental welfare, as well as physical welfare.
They are gorgeous little ponies. Quite ‘primitive’ looking as well.
Wow, amazing. The horses immediately reminded me of old drawings of japanese warriors. The archery was so cool, those bows where huge!
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
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching, Caryn!
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
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
Жыл бұрын
@@kenmorris2290 what sort of reply is this. Why on earth would you use the term mealy to describe these ponies?
@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" 😂😂😂😂
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! ❤️🙏💞
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!!
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
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Nina! So glad you enjoyed it! 😊
Alyssa we’ve missed you and your beautiful smiling face….😊
Thank you so much for taking us along such a beautiful ride. Amazing ponies! Such beautiful warriors! ❤❤
Thank you. Never heard of these before.
@DiscoverTheHorse
Жыл бұрын
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
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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.
I love how drafty these little guys look! This was my first time hearing about these guys and I loved it, thank you. ❤
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✨
Just another awesome activity to add to my lengthy bucket list when I eventually go to Japan.
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.
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
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for that Einstein.
@kenmorris2290
Жыл бұрын
@@ponylovermadden4560 I've been called a horse geek...guess I am!
@jg5755
Жыл бұрын
That's really interesting. Their natural curiosity is very evident.
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
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching, Donald!
I've seen them in so many Japanese movies, I just want one, no wait, two, haha ✌️
@DiscoverTheHorse
Жыл бұрын
Haha, or three, or four... 😉
Beautiful ponies,they seem really sweet
Thank you for this video. Never seen this breed of horse 🐴🐎 before. Beautiful horses!!!!
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
Жыл бұрын
Yes, I agree - they are stunning. ❤️
Beautiful
What a wonderful adventure , good company , good horses and good food . ♥️🍀
Never heard of this breed before. So cool
Ohh wow that was impressive. I could not ride and shoot. What a cute horse.
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
Жыл бұрын
You can join me plz with your friends and work with you Brazilian baby in the Japan
Wonderful video. Sprinkled with a little bit of everything! Loved it!
Thanks for the centimeters!
Aaaaaaa kisouma are soooo cuuute!! I want them all😭😄
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!!
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
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for riding along with me, Penny! Glad to hear you are enjoying the adventure. :)
@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?
Your videos are amazing! You love horses and the horses love you. ❤
Omg I just recently found out Abt kiso horses, love them surprised u did a vid on them
I'm so loving your video, all time 😊😊
@DiscoverTheHorse
Жыл бұрын
Thank you, so glad to hear!
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.
Always very interesting. Thank you !
This is so dreamy, love the bloopers reel at the end
Fascinating. Your program is wonderful.
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.
Truly amazing
You should walk the nakosendo trail ,it's the old post road .
That is so funny at the end lol 😂 thx for sharing your experience and journey ❤
Bagus kudanya,trimakasih sudah memperbanyak wawasan tentang kuda poni
Beautiful video and informative for the horse admirer Japanese horses wow
Great video enjoyed it immensely
Your videos are amazing ❤! What beautiful pony's. Their face is so cute 🐎🥰.
So fascinating ❤
Another great video.
Beautiful video ❤
Amazing video!
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
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for subscribing and welcome to the adventure! 😊
¡Súper interesante!
Fantastic video congratulations
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!
When I visit Japan next time I will go check them out c:
@mr.zenedin1735
Жыл бұрын
Hi hallo ❤❤❤❤ what you want what are you feeling now special 🎉🎉🎉
Nice videos❤❤❤
Nice
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
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! 🤗
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.
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Hey, your videos are great! There are also a lot of horse videos on my channel, but I don't speak English.
Pleaseee come to Pakistan to ride the “Desi” horses here which are our oriental horse breed
They are too cute. They remind me of little pack ponies.
How did these horses start in Japan?
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
This is cute
I’ve never ridden a horse. Are the reins and leg movements the same with every breed?
@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
In Pakistan we have many variations of the desi breed
konnichiwa Chōkyōshi
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.
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.
Arigato
Looks a bit like a UK exmoor pony
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too bad they are so endangered.. they are very cute
DNA tests show that the Kiso horse and one line of Spanish mustang descend from the same ancestral mare.
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.
Looks like Mongolian ponies.
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
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.
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
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
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
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
11 ай бұрын
Where is your source? I would love to know. But please be respectful of the rules they imply.
So they're still doing masks in Japan.
Shame you had to wear a face nappy..🧐🧐
Japanese use a western saddle ?????????????stranges verry stranges