Riding Reindeer in Mongolia

Our attempt at riding reindeer at a nomadic family 50km west of Tsaaganuur, Mongolia.

[@jaycelopez8205]

I'm came here searching to see if i can ride an animal with antlers like a horse just to look like some fantasy badass

[@horacthy8577]

Can we ride a hog?

[@TuberoseKisser]

@@horacthy8577 I mean... probably but hogs are notorious for being really aggressive.

[@vagabaassassina3461]

Me exactly too

[@angelocaruso]

@@horacthy8577 yes

[@jodykatana]

@@TuberoseKisserHogs have "tusks" not antlers 🤓

[@princessstardusteclipse7270]

New addition to my bucket list!

[@DingDong-xd5hk]

This is awesome and I'd a thousand percent do it, but I just worry for their backs. I mean they're quite small

[@hermanoscapo188]

Dont worry, they are really strong for their size. And most mongols shamans are like 1.60 cm max so... These tourist seem to be bigger so maybe deer riding is not for them.

[@angelocaruso]

@@hermanoscapo188 is the a video on how to ride then and and where you can ride them.

[@Terratetradon]

@@hermanoscapo188 nah they dine

[@gloryshadow8710]

@@hermanoscapo188 well, you are also strong, why dont you carry 50 kilos on your back for the rest of your life?

[@hermanoscapo188]

@@gloryshadow8710 bro, easy

[@kevinestrada977]

In the 1937 Disney film "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", the Dwarfs rode on deers to get back to the cottage fast to save Snow White and to chase the witch queen.

[@NightHawkLocket]

They are the size of ponies and have horns... to Mongolia I go!

[@royalkittycat2774]

I think this is where Hayao Miyazaki got the idea of Yakul. And the director of The Deer King too.

[@gwynbleidd1917]

I mean, theres actual archeological evidence of a prehistoric group of people in Japan that rode red deer. I think that's probably where Miyazaki got it from

[@jeremiahjackson8231]

and don't get mad when they stab u in the eyes while your sleeping

[@Now-the-leg-eh]

Definitely on my bucket list

[@petlover6497]

Yessssss finally someone like me rides deer's...... Btw I live in Canada and there was a baby deer in our garden. We raised it with love and my old cat blacky was like a mother to rocky ( our deer ). Rocky is still with us and I ride him without the ropes. He also let's my cat ride him because they have a strong bond. We go on rides in snowy mountains and forests. It's extra beautiful when you are riding a deer with your best cat 😙😙😙😍😍😍😍😝😝😝😝🤗🤗🤗🤗 ( also I did not abuse my deer me and rocky just have a strong friendship and it let's me ride it so stop bullying me!!!! )

[@liljill6500]

That’s really sweet :)

[@MulinaTheAngelWolf]

I’m gonna assume this... is entirely fabricated 😂

[@angelocaruso]

But how is that possible

[@abishay-thatabiof1734]

Weird how this is possible yet indians and ancient civilizations never did it not every place has a camel or horse

[@Cat-gv2ez]

As someone who owns a reindeer, this kinda hurt me... not because you were riding them, but the fact that your riding them without a saddle pad or a thick blanket because their backs are really boney, y’all on some badass shit I can’t 💀🤚

[@angelocaruso]

But the think is that's the whole point and esperance.

[@Cat-gv2ez]

@@angelocaruso Oh ok! It just looks really painful

[@AivaMacdonald]

I know I can't believe people are abusive to animals and think it is ok

[@EventyrsorenDenmark]

Great video.Thanks a lot !!!!

[@Wildman-lc3ur]

that's cool and it looks like there's tipis

[@StygianEmperor]

is there anything they can’t ride

[@laurelcook9078]

That is so bad for their back. A general rule of thumb is to never mount something under 1000 pounds.

[@zacharybenson1818]

Laurel Cook Evenki have been riding Caribou for over 2,000 years.

[@GetsugaTensho85]

Yeah most Europeans should avoid doing this. Their backs are simply not strong enough. Even Horse had to be specifically bred for their backs to be sturdy enough. Things like Zebras for instance cannot be be ridden for any useful amount of time due to this exact problem.

[@randomrealistictone2231]

Is this The Hobbit?

[@anthonylee5359]

The one thranduil rode was a extinct ancestor of a deer, it had much bigger antlers.

[@Eza_yuta]

Can we drive by holding it's antlers so no need to use harness?

[@chancegivens9390]

If you hold onto its antlers you'll pull back its head then the thing will probably throw you off trust me it's a lot better just to have a harness

[@Eza_yuta]

@@chancegivens9390 Okay then, I will use harness when I drive the thing.

[@chancegivens9390]

@@Eza_yuta yeah also another tip don't ride it off the side of a mountain like in ark in real life there not immune to fall damage.

[@Eza_yuta]

@@chancegivens9390 Yes I was fell one time about 6 meters tall, and indeed I was not imune of it.

[@chancegivens9390]

@@Eza_yuta I mean in ark if you get off your creature before it hits the ground if you're falling you don't take any fall damage neither does your creature that's what I was saying

[@i.s.6165]

They live in teepees like Native Americans

[@kelvinalarte6568]

Their backs cant carry a full grown man in a long duration of time. They will suffer from spinal injury or something. Unlike horses and camels that have more muscles on their back to support a weight.

[@coL3slawe]

More mature a caribou can but still not for very long

[@SavaahaLightfoot]

The Mongolian adult is smaller than the average Caucasian adult so some reindeer can carry an adult.

[@angelocaruso]

Where can I ride one and how do I ride one.

[@angelocaruso]

Pls tell me they are cute.

[@radicalrikki-oh4323]

Riding on deer is technically playing with food.

[@Terratetradon]

you dont eat reindeer my guy

[@radicalrikki-oh4323]

@@Terratetradon Santa eats reindeer.

[@ThumpsUpForYou]

just checking if you could ride a reindeer

[@RockstarRacc00n]

This is actually really bad for them. They're not as big, nor as strong-backed as horses or oxen, so you really shouldn't ride them that much. You especially shouldn't jump up and down on their backs like that.

[@petlover6497]

@@RockstarRacc00n shut up my strong deer rocky let's me ride it no matter what without a harness coz I raised him when he was a little fawn!!!! It even jumps when I'm on its back and this is not abuse I'm telling you it just let's me ride it and I have nothing to do about it!!!! ( Also I ride with my old cat blacky )

[@angelocaruso]

@@petlover6497 but how do I ride them

[@MadCapybara]

Это что, такие пейзажи во всей монголии?! Покупаю машину, и еду туда! Капец же там весело по этим холмам наверное кататься!...

[@fishervilletee8859]

This some hobbit ish love it

[@hiralalhiralalhiralalhiral8601]

HiralalHi Hi

[@_matea_m7593]

Why tho?

[@ariachanuwuhalloow3377]

Horseloverhear2 part of transportation and hunting,herding

[@BlueMountainBandit]

These animals are to small to be riding

[@Terratetradon]

no theyre not

[@BlueMountainBandit]

@@Terratetradon they sure even horses barely handle being riden by humans they inevitably develop a severe arch in their back that's why kids can't ride dogs it will mess up their back these reindeer are smaller compared to full sized horses

[@horsesygirlkenzie1960]

That is sad

[@RedWishful]

Actually, the reindeer are totally domesticated! They live and have formed a very close bond with the nomadic tribes that live along the border of Mongolia and Russia. :)

[@ariachanuwuhalloow3377]

The Book Fox thank you somone who knows

[@angelocaruso]

@@RedWishful your cool do you know how to ride them?

[@ninak.8067]

This is pure animal abuse!

[@Terratetradon]

no its not

[@ninakrzyzanskinaturfotografie]

@@Terratetradon it is.

[@daisycanady6295]

This is wrong

[@nachoolo]

+Daisy Canady why? you can ride a horse, why not a raindear? If you investigate a litle you would known that they are domesticated

[@turkeyburglarjones6148]

+nachoolo even zebras aren't best to be ridden, their back structure just isn't made for it

[@turkeyburglarjones6148]

+nachoolo plus these reindeer are a lot smaller than most horses

[@chistinelane]

Not at all depending on your weight

[@zacharybenson1818]

TurkeyBurglar Jones Reindeer have been riden and herded by the Evenki people for a very long time. They do not ride them out of cruelty, and they do not ride them for fun. Evenki care for Caribou like ranchers care for their livestock, and they live long lives. I am certian that an Evenki monad knows much more about the health and proper care of a reindeer than you do.

[@leeborgesborges6071]

Brasil e mongolia