Riding 2 Of My DRAFT HORSES!!

[@lynnwall7046]

I love it when you do ride the horses.

[@dcarmich00]

Beautiful and peaceful.

[@angelmota8451]

Beautiful video . Saludos desde España

[@3peeks776]

Your horses are beautiful. So is your land you ride them on. Thank you for sharing. It must be amazing riding in deep snow in the forest :) You are very kind to your horses and did a super job training them.

[@denisebair9542]

I am enjoying your videos so much! Thank you for the ride in the snow!

[@TracieMarie469]

I loved this video please do more of the riding !!

[@LouiseBCohen]

I LOVE ALL YOUR VIDEOS!!!!!!!!!!! You are an AMAZING YOUNG LADY!!!!!!!!!!👍❤️

[@drafthorseswithalexa]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@steemerxaxon1643]

Wow... I really enjoy the view of the Woods/Forrest ESPECIALLY from Horseback!!!!! Thanks for sharing!!

[@rebeccacarlson9166]

Your Dad seems like a very good man. I enjoyed your riding video. Thank you!

[@drafthorseswithalexa]

Thank you too!

[@lindag4484]

Your horses are well-trained. 👍 You've done very well with them. I loved watching Sally's and Mable's ears when you were riding them. You really covered some ground, on Mable, there at the end!

[@drafthorseswithalexa]

Thank you!

[@aw072]

We love both riding and driving videos! Thanks again! ❤

[@EarlCavers]

good that you now getting over your shyness keep up the good work

[@drafthorseswithalexa]

Thank you!

[@donnadoering5125]

Yes I enjoy the horses riding. You do a great job with the horses 🐎. From Ontario Canada 🇨🇦

[@drafthorseswithalexa]

Fellow Ontarian!

[@judyeuller7602]

I haven't been watching you for very long, but you seemed much more relaxed today. I don't know horses, but I enjoy watching videos about them. Thanks for sharing your expertise.

[@katyspouge3468]

Wow, what a gallop, that must be amazing 😮💪🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻 I love watching both, riding and driving ✅🙏🏻 I am still in awe, of all the things you know and can do... and your gentile demeanor👌🏻💯👏🏻👏🏻🌠🙋🏻‍♀️🫂🇨🇭

[@lynnwall7046]

I don't have any horses, I wish I did. I have rode both , but I prefer riding draft horses. I love being up high too and I love the big gentle giant horses they are known to be.

[@joqlady888]

Ahhhh I just noticed you have the White Pine needle extract....Nice calm video today.......The only time I have ever ridden a horse was in Germany in 1977 (a trail ride )

[@carolynharmon7074]

Yes I enjoyed this riding video.

[@MarkMunro-y8f]

Thank you for sharing. The draft horses have power and speed.❤😊

[@deb283028]

This was a great video Alexa. I liked the contrast of riding styles with Sally vs Mable. That gallop with Mable was unexpected and thrilling. You are doing great in your training of the horses.

[@drafthorseswithalexa]

Thank you!

[@elenalychkina8127]

💖

[@rebeccacarlson9166]

I've ridden both draft and non draft. I really enjoyed the draft, Judy, because she seemed so safe, but I didn't own her, so I was only able to ride once. My dream is to own a horse and another GSD but money is tight and living on the East Coast is expensive when it comes to horses. I'm happy for you to have this opportunity. 🤗🙋🏼‍♀️

[@SimplyWillow7]

So wonderful! thank you for sharing!

[@carolynharmon7074]

😃

[@MarieMadrid256]

Thank you gor sharing with us you're beautiful draft horse's & riding them big babies ! I have riden both draft once & i have my own Thoroughbred & Quarter horses I do prefer to ride my Thoroughbred much better I feel like draft horses seem to big & much more slower they do maneuver differently a bit but they are very beautiful horses 🐎 you're ride with Sally was a great fun ride enjoyed riding along with ya ! 💪🤍🐎

[@brucebenson9651]

What an amazing experience it must be to ride a draft horse! It will be difficult to go back to a normal riding horse. Haha What great horsemanship at your age or any age!

[@jacktotterdale1223]

Great video as always.

[@drafthorseswithalexa]

Thanks!

[@marieandersson3290]

​@@drafthorseswithalexa you have wonderful horses. But to avoid the horse from running to fast home you must let her do some work from the saddle and the let her "rest" away from home. Now you do teach her that a quick run home will grant her the reward of resting, which can cause dangerous riding for you.

[@drafthorseswithalexa]

@marieandersson3290 Thanks for the tip!

[@marieandersson3290]

@@drafthorseswithalexa thanks for your response. When I said "work under the saddle" there are good training tips of the princip how to make the riding home more safe, no matter the breed of horse For example Warwick Schiller how to train for trail. Greetings marie

[@marks7502]

doggos

[@ronaldfeuerstein435]

Thank you for sharing. This brought back memories for me. I did ride Quarter and Draft. We had both. I didn't mind either. The draft was my go to ride. But at the end of the day it didnt matter witch. The ride just made it a Amazing day to ride. The snowy days made it all that more special. Please I hope you will show more riding videos. And maybe a tack video you may have? Not trying to get nosy here. Just asking..

[@drafthorseswithalexa]

Will do our best to get some more riding ones out there - and yes we are due to show our tack shed/saddles and driving harnesses etc along with all of the other horse-drawn equipment we have around...likely wait for spring though, some of that equipment is buried right now!

[@oneofthepeople9057]

Alexa, have you ever given a mule there great to drive and have one really smooth single foot when riding

[@drafthorseswithalexa]

I’ve never driven or ridden a mule but I’d love to one day!

[@oneofthepeople9057]

I'm sure you be impressed by just how smart they are ,and don't buy into the talk of how there all stubborn... Its great to see you a young lady so handy with equine ... I'm 72 and when I'm working or just with mules I feel like I'm back in my forties

[@marks7502]

Mable doesn't understand why the sled is in front of her

[@richardtherrien7003]

As usual very nicely done what would be your dream horse

[@drafthorseswithalexa]

Thanks! I’d love to have a Suffolk Punch horse one day.

[@JamesN-ut2jv]

Do you prefer a certain breed of draft over another?

[@drafthorseswithalexa]

No - they all have their unique attributes!

[@klauskarbaumer6302]

Just don't let Mable slip and fall during the gallop. Your pigs seem to rather spread out in the forest. Are there any predators to be afraid of?

[@drafthorseswithalexa]

We do have wolves and black bears, but never any issue - our large black breeding boar is 800+ pounds (with some mighty tusks), sows are 600+ and both tend to deter anything that comes within scent range, despite being prey animals themselves (pigs). We also have 2 Great Pyrenees livestock guardian dogs, and the German Shepherds will be on full duty by this fall.

[@klauskarbaumer6302]

Now that sounds reassuring. Unfortunately we do have a problem here with raptors ( hawks and bald eagles) who killed many of our free-ranging hens and our con-hound even though a good watch dog is allowed to spend a lot of time in the house.@@drafthorseswithalexa

[@klauskarbaumer6302]

That sounds reassuring. Unfortunately we do have problems with raptors ( hawks and bald eagles) which prey on our free-ranging hens and have killed many of them. Our coon hound, though a good watchdog, spends a lot of time with us in the house and therefore can not always prevent the attacks. We had a problem with racoons and coyotes, too, but solved that with playing radio NPR) 24/7 in the coops. It has been a long time that I rode my horses, but now old age (77) and a bad hip and knee keep me from riding my gentle giants. I loved riding, but always felt that communicating with the horses from the end of long lines and/or by voice only demanded more horsemanship and therefore was more satisfying to me. I had warmbloods, too, but was surprised that draft horses had very gentle gaits.@@drafthorseswithalexa

[@marks7502]

was the meat business not profitable?

[@drafthorseswithalexa]

Financially yes, just far too much time on the customer service side, and dealing with abattoirs etc.

[@marks7502]

@@drafthorseswithalexa thnx

[@aw072]

I’ve only ridden non-draft horses, but have always wanted to ride a draft because they’re so big and tall, yet usually well-mannered and easy going. Love the gentle giants! ❤Seems as though your drafts have adapted well to being under saddle. Great job! Thank you for sharing, as always.