Oh dear we have a faller. It can be frightening in a group because your horse may behave differently

[@reginamaier1201]

Tara: trotting Apollo: hold my beer, it's galloping

[@sarahmarks7082]

Apollo: I deserve carrots 🥕 and apples 🍎 after this ride!

[@lifeofjoy9404]

😂😅😂😅

[@Sugaree43]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@bcgrote]

That grey was very pretty.

[@MsEssmess]

I think its great for these kids..they looked like kids..to be able to get out in a group like this and gain experience.

[@iansedwards7816]

I agree, we all have to start somewhere, these sedate rides are all I want now. xx

[@debrabolton9372]

Were they kids? I thought that I saw adult riders. They were all inexperienced and should have gone on a shorter, less difficult one. I hope that the woman who fell was ok.

[@janmeyer3129]

Falling off is experience gained

[@Toltecgrl]

What a beautiful forest. Apollo was as beautiful as ever. I could watch him all day! ❤

[@Pstanich]

Lovely day for a ride and lovely horses

[@janetpilkington6807]

Oh how much I would have given to own a boy like Apollo. I love 💕💕💕 that boy xxx he must be bored to the eye teeth xxx as must you Tara 😉😉

[@lynnoberdier5002]

Apollo is thinking..."you guys need to lead.. follow... or get the heck out if the way." "I have a need for speed!!!".

[@ptjzmemory]

This is bizarre and fascinating to watch. The pace and novice riders. Apollo is being such a good boy, although he must be a bit confused. Thank you for filming and sharing!

[@Sugaree43]

Ugh I feel for you both!

[@peightonstorm1053]

I think I seen Apollo doze off a couple times lol he is the sweetest horse ever

[@rouveforbes7165]

Apollo looked so relaxed towards the end . Magnificent sensible big boy

[@finnegan1657]

Apollo is doing so well 💖

[@lindarhoads9101]

OMG agony, sheer agony the pace! the Pace!

[@atherisGAY]

Aw. Everyone starts out green. No shame in that. Shame that Apollo was too excited and you too experienced for that group hahaha

[@ren-uz2mz]

I swear Apollo can canter with less forward movement that some Olympic-level Dressage horses can piaffe🤣🤣🤣 Hope the rider was okay and could get back on and continue😊

[@elizabethdraper1017]

They say patience is a virtue and by heck you and Apollo where sure virtuous on this trek 😁🐎🐎💖💖💖🥕🥕🍎

[@Vivaldilover]

I adore Apollo!

[@marshaowen6988]

Apollo looks so much taller and more muscular compared to the other horses in your group Tara. Such a beauty😃

[@jayneterry8701]

Thanks for making my wish come true Tara...and Rens 😉 I mentioned I wanted to see Apollo lol and the vid opens up a fun view of that! His unique and beautiful friesan gait. Tfs

[@claudiah5643]

❤️🐴❤️Apollo looks especially beautiful today.

[@annamarisaboselli3617]

Thanks for the sharing, beautiful ride 🐎👍🤗❤

[@MagnoliaBelle]

Slow and steady, Ms Tara!😊😆. It’s a pretty ride and always fun with Apollo. 🖤

[@delanomiller]

Oh my goodness at the slow pace. Bless Apollos heart he wanted to go so much.

[@ruthgoebel723]

Oh well, one has to start somewhere. We were all in those shoes at one time. Still, the pace is rather tedious. Apollo is making the best of it and you are being patient...😉 I know, I know!!!?❤️❤️❤️🏇🏇🏇🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@bethje30]

Experienced ride doesn't go flat out every time you can. It actually more difficult to keep the horses calm when you are just walking. This group needed more trotting to get the freshness and stress out!

[@atherisGAY]

Apollo has a LUXURIOUSLY slow canter he is lovely

[@T-J-C]

I oived watching apollo's mane during the trot. I bet he looked magnificent!

[@bronwynishac5240]

It looks so beautiful over there ❤and your horses are amazing 🇦🇺

[@Tara101]

😊

[@christinetracey8090]

OMG all that space I could see you looking around how frustrating it must have been.🥰

[@Witchy_Woman]

He's itching to go!!!

[@rebeccaweil1]

Apollo is being a good sport 😂

[@alisonmcphail8173]

Surely there is nothing so pretty as an English wood for riding through. Just glorious in Autumn.

[@bevbremer2680]

Apollo wants to run so bad, that by holding him back he's got a little lather started. He has such a beautiful easy like a trot run that he moves so smooth. He's beautiful!😍🐎👍💗

[@giancarlaaddison7034]

Oh dear. Seems like a fun ride was actually quite stressful to be on.

[@sandysmythe3459]

"Well, Mum, I don't want to blame anyone for all this, but it is really all your fault. You said we'll go in the slow group! SLOW....since when do I ever go in slow groups.. Farouk and Bella must never hear of me walking at tortoise speed for miles...EVER🤨.. do you understand, Mum?". Poor Apollo..he looked gorgeous, his handsome black head, glossy and keen to race off in style. He behaved perfectly, as usual. 🥕🥕🥕😍😍🤗🤗🤗

[@celiacbabe58]

Lol, you say TROTTING, Apollo says canter in place 🤣Hod this ride would drive me crazy... I'd want TO GOOOOOO! What was the lady in front saying(yelling) to the group? You said ok.

[@judithdrost3032]

"Sit up! Sit up! Sit up!" "Ow..faller" 🤣 That was a large group for novices to ride in.

[@felicagriswold7276]

Apollo has such an amazing stride that in full trot some would need to be at a canter to keep up.

[@Tara101]

👍

[@jamie7253]

I’m not sure there was more than a split second between the leader asking if anyone fancied trot and Tara calling out a very earnest “Yes!!” 😂😩😬❤️ Shame about the fall. As we all know, misfortune can happen in the blink of an eye! 🙏🏻🤞🏻❤️

[@fanipaleka9761]

Dear Tara, if you wore a dress or a leather suit, it would look like you were in a fantasy movie!🐎🏰👑🎬😍

[@janegoldstein8110]

Oh My Tara, Walk walk walk, by now Apollo is wishing that you could carry him for a bit of change of pace Ha! Ha! Jane 😎🐎🐴🧑🏻‍🦰

[@Tara101]

😂

[@jacky3580]

This is like a tourist ride. All the horses are over fed and sleepy. No one goes over a shuffle! Just enjoy the scenery and hope no one has a spookel. Good boy Apollo, obeying and cooperative.❤🌟

[@mandysingh1151]

I’m not sure I could have stayed with the group! I’m sure Apollo must have been raring to go, I know I’d be getting a bit frustrated…

[@HughLlewellyn]

"Trotting"... hahaha No. We're cantering. 🙃 It was my life's dream to have a Friesian, but I'm disabled now, so the closest I'll ever get to riding one is watching your videos. Ah well. I had my Arabians for decades and loved them dearly. Apollo is such a beauty. 🖤🖤🖤

[@sarahmarks7082]

Bravo Tara 🤩 and Apollo 🖤 for being so understanding! This was clearly - not - a ride for more experienced riders who wanted to go faster; wish there could have been separate groups as some fans suggested 👍 That is the scary thing about trail rides - there are so many more stimuli 🔥for the horse just by yourself, then even more when you're riding with others 😳 A horse that's fine in the paddock or doing flatwork could be completely different 🤔 on a trail!

[@juttafitzmaurice5998]

Next time you’ll go with the fast group! Apollo doesn’t think the pretty countryside enough compensation for the snail crawl. They should have called it beginners group….well done for sticking it out.👏👏

[@isme7590]

Ohh….Tara …What will happen next ?…You and Apollo are doing so well…Let’s hope for a …as Dear Rens would say ..Terot ! Or even better a canter👍…😍xx

[@susansmith6058]

Looks like a walking group this time, Appollo did we’ll holding to a nice walk!👏👏

[@diannefeinstein5135]

Poor Apollo was all lathered up. I know how you love to do a nice gallop but this group seemed to be way below your riding level. It had to be frustrating.

[@leeangus1839]

Good evening Tara. I hope you . And Appolo is injoying your ride together. Please be safe out there too. Appolo saying Mummy. Enough with the walking. And trotting. I just wanted to for a gallop so badly Mummy. All my 💗💗💕🥰❤️ to all

[@GFHill]

My wife, Laurs, found your channel. We both love to watch the horses, but the Frisian, Apollo, is my favorite.

[@Tara101]

Welcome aboard! ♥️

[@PsychicIsaacs]

I love your videos, BTW, Tara. I had a serious fall just under 3 years ago (broke or fractured 13 bones, punctured my lung, dislocated my hip) and have not ridden since. I am just beginning to re-educate my girl, the one who threw me, and perhaps one day I will ride her again. BTW, it was my fault, not hers, she was green broken and I got on her without a saddle or bridle. That's a bad idea, my friend! She was also a spookles, but we are working to fix that, from the ground, and she is coming along nicely! Spooks aside, she was a lovely horse to ride, very obedient with a lovely smooth set of gaits and I look forward to riding her again. Your videos are an inspiration to me and are also educational, (you don't realize that you are teaching horsemanship, but you are...) so thank you so much for making them! God Bless and I wish you, Bella, Farouk and Apollo all the best!

[@Tara101]

tfs that was a bad fall indeed. All the best with you mare.♥️

[@PsychicIsaacs]

@@Tara101 Yep. She's coming along nicely. I'm doing bombproofing groundwork with her at the moment and every day she's a bit better! She's a Waler (Australian wild horse) crossed with an American Curly (Mustang breed) and this wild horse genetic probably accounts for the spookles, but this genetic makes her tough and a worker! When she is under saddle, she wants to go, and she'll go for fifteen or twenty miles and still not want to stop! I never cantered her that far, but once walked (led) her fifteen miles, had a one hour break then walked her the fifteen miles home! She was still good to go, but as for me, I was utterly stonkered! She was pushing to go faster the whole way and if I had begun to jog her, she would not have wanted to slow back down! Walers and American Curlys are both known for their exceptional work ethic. Walers were the Australian war horses at The Battle of Gallipoli and some of those same horses and their riders also fought at the Battle of Beersheba and went on to take Jerusalem from the Ottoman Turks. The history books say it was Lawrence of Arabia that took Jerusalem, but the truth is, it was a band of Aussies riding their Outback Bred bush Walers, that arrived in Jerusalem 48 hours before Lawrence got there! They rode there more or less non stop from Cairo, only stopping for short rests and very conservative water breaks (a few mouthfuls for both horse and rider each time!) and the legend says that the Turks were so impressed with this feat of endurance that when the Aussies demanded it, they surrendered on the spot! The Arabs who were helping the Australians reported that the Australian Walers had more endurance than their own horses (Desert bred Arabs) and were even better on desert treks than their camels! I don't know about that, but until recently, (2015) 20, 000 Walers were living wild in the harsh Red Centre of Australia. However, in that year the Australian Government declared them a feral animal and began an aerial culling campaign, killing almost all of them! These days, there are only a few hundred Walers left here in Australia, and they are in desperate danger of becoming extinct. This is also why I really did not want to get rid of my "Lily Baby" after my fall, instead choosing to just having her live free in the bush paddocks of my farm in semi-arid North Central Victoria.

[@Tara101]

why does the government want to get ride of Walers, how sad?

[@PsychicIsaacs]

They are evil and stupid and have bought into the whole "green woke" thing. They think horses and other hoofed animals destroy the land through erosion and overgrazing but the truth is, when they are removed the understorey is not adequately cleared and the landscape becomes an impenetrable tinderbox, resulting in massive wildfires during our infamously hot Summers! Before humans were here, there weren't hoofed animals but there were hippo sized wombats and elephant sized kangaroos. They might not have had hooves, but they had weight and massive nails/claws and if they didn't cause compaction, I don't know what would! It's a lie, anyway, that horses cause soil compaction. The truth is, when it rains their hooves sink into the mud and create pockets that the water collects in. These pockets dry out during dry periods, but as soon as it rains again, they fill up, infiltrate water into the soil and actually hydrate the landscape more quickly, which prevents erosion! I have observed this on my own farm, with my own horse. If you sow seeds in these hoof-pocked areas, they settle in the bottom of the pocks and sprout more quickly than they would anywhere else, because even if you get just a few millimetres of rain, that moisture settles in the hoof pocks and helps to keep the soil hydrated! The truth is, our ecology here in Australia has been irreversibly changed. The hippo sized wombats and elephant sized kangaroos are long gone, but new "megafaunal herbivores", including horses, asses, camels, cattle and water buffalo were introduced that were filling these ecological niches nicely, before this interference began. It's not widely known, but there are also apex predators such as black panthers and pumas in the Australian bush as well, I have actually seen a black panther while out riding, early one morning. If it is left alone, the ecology will balance itself out but these people are too stupid to see that. Instead, they feel the need to slaughter a key part of our national heritage, the magnificent Waler. BTW, in case you were wondering, yes, the Brumbies were being slaughtered too. They are two different breeds and even in the Wild, don't seem to mix much. Brumbies are descended from Irish Cobs and other such working ponies and short of stature, heavy boned workhorses. They are heavy to medium boned, short (12 to 15 hands) with short legs, long spines and long Winter coats. They can be any colour including piebald, skewbald, dappled etc, but not with Appaloosa type spots. By contrast, Walers are descended from British Cavalry horses that were released into the Blue Mountains outside of Sydney during the 18th and 19th Centuries. At the time the men were told to shoot them, but of course they couldn't do that, so they released them. This means they were of a mix of Thoroughbred and Warmblood genetics, with a bit of British Heavy Horse (Shire or Clydesdale) thrown in as well. They are only ever black, bay, brown, chestnut or grey and pure Walers have no paint genetics. They have medium bones, stand between 14 and 16 hands and have excellent "classical horse" proportions, with legs about half the height and an ideal length of back for a riding horse. In the wild they are exceptionally hardy and spirited, but once bombproofed and broken they are excellent workers, friendly, docile and intelligent, and bond strongly with their humans. They seldom have any health problems and their hooves are especially strong, so that in most circumstances they do not need to be shod. It is a crime that they have been rendered almost extinct by ignorant and evil bureaucrats, but hopefully if people begin to speak up for them, they will continue to live here, into the future. Here is a 60 Minutes clip that may re fully describes their story and their plight... Warning: graphic content... kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJCUoZlnqtpooas

[@PsychicIsaacs]

@@Tara101 Also... kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZoeZhotqaZd7jaM All the Best.

[@karenbellini2240]

When you and Apollo started trotting I feel tension go. I'm not used to a slow pace ride. I still enjoyed it though. Hope the faller was ok. Love the picture of Ike.🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎❤️

[@susanford6926]

Is the walk all day ride? I imagine Apollo was frustrated from not being able to canter!!!🏇🍎🥕

[@elandria]

This has to have been one of the most oddly disappointing rides, I could feel Apollo rolling his eyes and Tara politely gritting her teeth!

[@janaeanne2653]

Apollo is handling the slow pace well enough. He’s trained and is an expert in the field!🖤🐴🥕🥰

[@jenniferadam2258]

I think it's a good idea to offer trail walks for novice horses and riders... but then it should be made clear that the pace will be very slow so more experienced people can skip it. Or perhaps offer two paces - a slow ride for those building confidence on one path and a faster, more traditional hunt pace for the rest. Otherwise yikes! The frustration. Lol

[@sarahmarks7082]

Totally agree on either saying there'll be a speed warning 🤣 or having two groups 😁👍 it was clearly an enjoyable ride for some but not all.

[@wendytaylor4030]

🐴🐴💙...😟 Aww, poor Apollo, the sweat He has lathered up has to be a bit uncomfortable😣...but, He sure looked mighty Fine walking by!!😍🐴👑♥️...That sure was nice of Rens to come over and Film 🎥🥰🐎♥️ gives Us a chance to see a different perspective!♥️ The Countryside (of course) is absolutely Beautiful!😍🌺...😂 Apollo Cantering His Trot! He's like "Finally!"😂♥️...I hope the person who fell is OK!🙏♥️...Tho a little slow 🐌...It is an enjoyable Ride to watch! Loved this! Thank you ever so much for sharing and All take care! Have a Wonderful Weekend!🙏🥰🤗🤗🐶🖤...🐴🐴💙

[@irenecheasman4445]

Poor apollo you can see he wants to go instead of walking all the time

[@PsychicIsaacs]

Tara, ""Trotting!" Apollo...

[@susanbeesley8299]

Fairly slow pace I think xx

[@maxthecat14]

I don't have a horse, and cannot even ride, but i am sitting hear thinking "sneak round the outside and leave them behind !!! i know everyone has to start somewhere (and my sister tried to teach me when we were young) but i would not have the patience for this ride. I hope the person who fell was OK.

[@kristinm784]

My Arabs were usually naughty in large groups Way too excited

[@suec6521]

It's like going for a ride at a horse hire place. I went to a riding 'school' in Tasmania and the poor novice riders were falling off left, right and centre. They let me take my horse (a puller) on a lone ride after we got back to the school. They could see that it hadn't been much of a ride for me at a slow walk. I got some galloping done on that lone ride. Tara, you should have gone with the 'fast' group. You might have got more trotting in and the occasional canter!

[@pennytriggs29]

Apollo is a gentleman ... he wants to 'go' but he is playing by the rules that Tara laid out. He is still excited and if the opportunity to arises, he is ready for action. I think that this group should have been advertised as novice and not just a slower hunt. However, what is done is done. I can understand that inexperienced riders and novice horses will be unpredictable in a large group like this and though the pace is slow, there is risk too. I hope the rider that fell is OK and I hope there is an opportunity to pick up speed as the ride progresses. Tara is being an understanding rider, not moving to the front and causing more excitement for the horses that may be reactive. You have the patience of a saint. It is the right thing to do, as frustrating as it may be.

[@miarobv]

This was an exercise in patients

[@juliescott9485]

It seemed a rather long ride for novices. Also I think it wld better be labelled novice not slow, quite different! I hope the fallen rider is ok. It was very pretty walking thru those woods with sunlight and Apollo's "trot" was gorgeous as always. Good gorgeous gentleman boy! 🖤🐎🖤🥰

[@Tara101]

👍

[@jules8299]

Apollo is gorgeous and patient! How frustrating Tara! I'm sorry but I chuckled at the fact that someone fell off at a trot. Forgive me. 😁

[@judithaudin889]

That dapple grey with the white tale is a beautiful horse. He can't hold a candle to Apollo, of course, but lovely in his own right. When you say "faller" do you mean the rider fell from the horse or that the horse stumbled and fell?

[@Tara101]

she was bucked off

[@lyncheeseman]

Bloomin eck. That pace was so slow . It must have frustrated you and Apollo. Before you put him back in the box, I hope he can have a good gallop. Perhaps they could have fast, medium and snail pace for beginners.

[@gwynethgrove772]

It’s good for novice riders to do some group work. We are need to build up our skills.

[@Tara101]

to many for an introduction, for a novice

[@brendabarker524]

Oh mum can’t we go faster I’m trying to get back into shape but these slow coaches aren’t helping my plan 🐎🐎🐎

[@rosalindchristenson3243]

Honestly, there should be an Intermediate level not just Beginners an Advanced this is sooo hard to watch poor Apollo not being able to move more even though he seems very patient 😀😉😕 just started to trot an how unfortunate for the rider falling, hopefully she or he wasn't hurt to badly?! Thank you for sharing....the best❤🤍💙

[@Tara101]

👍

[@karenlugg1386]

Poor Apollo, he is having a hot flush trying to go so slow, I hope he is not getting a sore mouth by pulling (not that I know much about horses and bridles) I honestly don’t think you would have done this ride if you had known what it was going to be like. Hunt indeed, you wouldn’t catch a tortoise at this speed and now everyone is at a stop. Far cry from the endurance rides on Farouk. On a brighter note the woods are lovely and the weather good, pity you can’t lose the lot of them and enjoy a good hack.

[@Tara101]

👍

[@Aoife24601]

Didn't look like kids to me..this is a novice ride, but should be advertised as such. It's certainly not a Hunt Pleasure ride, but I would say a lot of the riders do look very stiff, very novice, quite nervous ..so if that is a Beginner Ride it's okay...but for Tara....nooooooo...😂😂😂😂😂😂bless you must have been losing the will to live😂😂😂

[@horsetuna]

I don't think I actually saw the fall. When was it?

[@marshaowen6988]

I don't know HOW you tolerate all that chatter Tara. It would drive me crazy😊

[@pikachu7118]

❤

[@happydays7143]

Oh please don't post any more of this walk - it's torture ! I can't cope 🙈 Xx

[@arribaficationwineho32]

I would take this path alone without all others. Too slow

[@starlenekalinski5633]

Was that the same horse that you were concerned about kicking. I saw the horse pin it's ears and it looked like he was going to bite Apollo.

[@Frozenfan1965]

People who ride kickers should be made to ride last or not at all.

[@larinvermont3271]

Apollo was broadcasting his dissatisfaction with the pace so blatantly that he might as well have been wearing a placard! And that did not look like Apollo's trot......

[@kimrunyon3740]

Hi Tara, have a Friesian and he's an angel but definitely likes to be in front on the trails. I know Apollo likes that as well so why don't you go up?

[@Tara101]

because many novice riders can't hold their horses at the back and Apollo will go anywhere in the group, even though he likes being herd leader very much

[@Amanda-ly9rc]

🥰🥰🥰 🐾🖤💜🧡🌺

[@isobelgreer7693]

🏇🏼👍❤️

[@alangaffney9684]

Eh ma farouk told me when he goes out on his jollys he gets to let rip what's happened to mine or was he away with the fairies again x

[@taraday7565]

I didn't hear any barking lol No cussing zone?

[@Tara101]

🤣

[@LILM79847]

Humm 😋 🐴🐾💗👍🏻

[@rickseavers8892]

I don’t understand the appeal of these massive group rides.

[@liart6219]

Tara do you think a ride like this could be an good start as group riding fore Bella, when she will be ready for going out?

[@Tara101]

no it too big and too many novices she would start out in a much small group

[@GFHill]

Apollo is such a lovely moving horse , do you know if he had carriage training or if that gait is natural ? 🥕Thank you for sharing your beautiful horses with us - Laura

[@Tara101]

the gate is natural for Friesians. He has had carriage training

[@Mainecoon_Izzy]

I love this Tara 👍 I must say, Apollo just looks like a champion to me 💖 He makes the other horses look like “backyard ponies“ not like that’s a bad thing, that’s what our horses are, backyard ponies. ♥️ This looks like so much fun💯 it reminds me of Big California trail rides with people ranging in experience from 0 to 100, lol🌟 Sending lots of love & big hugs from the Yosemite foothills, California to Tara & Apollo💫💞✨

[@sarahcooper3378]

The leader said trot Apollo! Not collected canter....😅 There's walking and then there's plodding! Enjoying seeing the countryside and there are some nice horses in the group, but for heavens sake.....it's painful how slow the pace. Of course Apollo looking regal and handsome.

[@colleenlouise4521]

how frustrating for you and Apollo, he was an angel not to have fought the bit. I bet farouk would not have liked this ride at all.

[@susanmills8455]

Hi Tara and Rens, Wow - Apollo showing nervous energy frustration - he is all lathered iffrom just this aggravating and boring walking - I wonder if this event leader is a novice and afraid to do more than walk ! You should just stop Apollo from the back of the group let the group get half a mile ahead and then let Apollo canter to catch up ! Is it acceptable to ask her if she would please trot and canter ? ? Bet it will be awhile before you go on another outing from this group ! ! Such a shame for people who can ride ! Take care. God Bless, Susan

[@gailmcclellan6018]

🙄

[@ejallen9457]

The person in green top on bay needs a bigger horse, There horse is way too small for there size

[@lyncummings2799]

Oh dear - sad to see so many overweight horses!!