Riding One of the World's Most Endangered Pony Breeds!

[@DiscoverTheHorse]

Is the Faroe Islands on your destination bucket list?! Let me know if you've been there and what your favorite part was!

[@sigridvanosch1990]

I was at the islands when I was 12. Seeing a football field in the middle of very rough terrain, always stuck with me. It looked awesome!

[@Saartje05]

Not as long as they think it's normal to slaughter hundreds and hundreds of dolphins in one day and still kill whales. It's beyond sick.

[@sigridvanosch1990]

@@Saartje05 This is a horse channel. I undertand your concern but please whine somewhere else.

[@curryqueen]

Yes, but I don’t want to support the whale slaughtering

[@horseyogaEvent453]

thanks for sharing, have you ever been to Jeju Island?

[@mammatin7209]

Awesome video! one reason as to why there arent many faroese ponies left, is because in the 1800's, when there were about 800 of them, most of them were moved to britain to work in coal mines where many of them died :(

[@lowrider81hd]

So the Brit’s didn’t keep breeding them, they just worked them to death. Just like what they did to Ireland’s forests. Chop it all down and use it up and don’t replant.

[@mammatin7209]

@@lowrider81hd yup

[@J.T.Equestrian]

Seems like a very expensive thing to do when there was so many native breeds already in Britain. What was the reasoning?

[@ninakaiser2930]

Only 90 left? I sure hope they can keep this breed going. It looks like the Ponies belong to the Island and one without the other isn’t possible. I really hope so!

[@sigridvanosch1990]

Yeah, like the ravens at the Tower of London...

[@deebee2603]

Anna Louisa is an amazing woman. Thank you for showing us this breed. I hope they will recover and thrive!

[@april5666]

They are the wooly mammoth of ponies with their perfectly evolutionarily designed compact and well-furred ears. What gorgeous landscape and people. Thank you so much for taking us along on this wonderful journey!

[@DiscoverTheHorse]

So glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

[@kfl611]

She should start a go fund me page to help with increasing the care and population of the horses !

[@sigridvanosch1990]

They look like a X between a Shetland pony and an Icelandic horse. Never heard of them before.

[@yaemiko6685]

aww, ive helped at lambafelli alot of times actually!(feeding them, training them, mucking, etc.) and i know the foal, and the two mares you showed! Leika, Mira and Erra :)

[@DiscoverTheHorse]

That is so cool! It is such a special place!! 🥰

[@bobblue_west]

Everything in this video is BEAUTIFUL. The awesome remote scenery, the people and those adorable ponies. ❤❤❤❤

[@riverdance2004]

I discovered this channel by accident. Being a horse lover since I can think. I own my Arab mare for 18 years and we both have retired a year ago as I fell sick 2021. Spending most of my time in hospital (unfortunately). But I have time to watch this channel and I’m so happy with every episode. Elisa, you’re not only a good looking beautiful young lady, I also love the way you lead through the program. My favourite video was the island pony ride, together with the big herd, for one week. This would be my dream holiday! I’m 69 and know I will full fill the island dream when I have reincarnated on this beautiful planet earth. Thank you ever so much for this great idea to create an equine project on film! Best wishes to everyone who has contributed and made it happen❣️Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪 love Andrea xxx

[@ponylovermadden4560]

WHAT a sweet, humble hard working lady she is! Hat's off to her. LOVE the ponies.

[@maccifyme]

Wow! I'm so happy I stumbled upon your channel! The Faroe Islands is one of my dream destinations to go to, and I'm just so in love with the Faroese Pony! I grew up riding Icelandic Horses, and this little fellas look like their smaller cousins! I'd love to go there some day and see them in real life. There's something so incredibly beautiful about such old pony breeds that's been formed by and for the environment for thousands of years. Even though I'm mostly into showjumping nowadays, I gotta say there's nothing more beautiful than these type of breeds like the island ponies and mountain ponies in their true natural environment!

[@lorrainemcdonald7332]

Have you ever heard of the Newfoundland Pony? It is slowly coming back from the brink of extention. Please bring some attention to this breed.

[@lisaedwards9597]

I'm so glad you're doing this and letting us all watch your wonderful experience. You're so very very fortunate to be able to ride all these different breeds of horses. I would love to do this,but that won't be possible. But following you, is definitely the next best thing. So thankyou very much for all your (and your team I'm sure), hard work to film all this,edit and upload. I love watching. 😎😎😎

[@nanciedoyle8523]

Love hearing about & learning about the different breeds. I'm surprised that the pony breeds are having a hard time multiplying, you would think with inflation it is much less expensive to breed& maintain the smaller breeds than the larger,also they have a longer lifespan to grow with your famiy.

[@blackshards3415]

I'm a 3D artist and trying to raise attention for the faroese pony with the help of a selfmade 3D model and animations. I hope more people will help to save this horse breed!

[@rachel5194]

I go riding there a lot. It’s so fun to ride in the mountains with Anna Louisa . I was meant to go today because I am working on a project about these pony’s but due to the weather we sadly can’t 😢 maybe tomorrow 😊it’s so nice that she lets you brush them before you go riding bareback. When I went there we had to wear these special trousers even tho I had jodhpurs on

[@JohnnysWorld]

I really love your quest to ride every single horse breed that exists. So maybe this is interesting for you: One of the most endangered horse breeds is the “Senner Pferd” from EastWestfalia in Germany. The breed is over 800 years old. There are only under 60 of them left. Some of them are stabled in the “Freilichtmuseum Detmold” (Open-air-Museum) So if you are interested in this breed let me know.

[@aileen694]

Wow! Fascinating ponies, strong and stout, Alyssa, your toes were dragging on the ground! They were incredibly agile over those stones!

[@sixxmesixx]

What adorable little huggable sweetie pies!

[@605pilot]

They look just like my Icelandic horse.

[@late_to_the_paddock]

I love these small breeds.

[@DiscoverTheHorse]

Me too! :)

[@Heatherbonser1]

We have made a donation to help this lovely little breed! Thank you for sharing this!

[@DeeAnnKjelshusJohnson]

Thanks for shedding light on these endangered ponies! I am loving your channel and all your videos. Your positive energy and of course all the horses and ponies make it a joy to watch! Thank you!

[@DiscoverTheHorse]

Thanks for joining me on the adventure, Dee! 😊

[@lisatopham4249]

Wow what a beautiful landscape and hardy little furry chaps ,I hope they continue in numbers ! I think my little Bertie is one ! !!!!!

[@Anni_Mau]

wow they really are at home in that terrain - even thinking about just walking over those stones I'm stumbling in my head lol All the best to her and I hope she manages to safe these ponies and gets help doing it!

[@DiscoverTheHorse]

Thanks Susan!

[@suzanneyoung8011]

What a great adventure. I'll have to look up more info about the Faroe Islands and their ponies. Thanks!

[@DiscoverTheHorse]

It was a blast! The "About the Breed" video for the Faroese Ponies will be out next week, it will have more details about their history and breed characteristics. :)

[@almirakline6070]

❤❤ I am really enjoying traveling the world with you by horseback! 😅

[@mobeleashdontforgetyourpho9099]

These Faroese Ponies are soo cool, lov them.

[@peldridge2627]

what a thrill that must have been! I'd never heard of these sweet little ponies - thank you for showing them to the world!

[@DiscoverTheHorse]

It was wonderful! Thanks for watching and joining me on the adventure!

[@cindyj5522]

Love them so much we forget to ever groom them and when we do ride, we take them out on a mountainside covered in rocks.

[@dawnmaclellan7831]

Fun video, was looking forward to a little more breed info, and maybe more of why this place, people and ponies impressed you. Like do they have silky hair? Extra hard hooves, are they easy keepers? How do they stack up as a horse to own and invest in?

[@tzu2146]

Love this video. Such a good soul saving this breed. ❤

[@ShonaAnneSteele]

Australia has a couple of horse breeds of it's own too... Have you been here to Australia? Three horses I know of are the Brumby, the Waler and the Australian Stock Horse.

[@DiscoverTheHorse]

I cannot wait to get to Australia! They are on my list to film. :)

[@sigridvanosch1990]

It bet the last one is Stocky build :p

[@Robin-sb7vu]

Love Love this channel thank you!!!

[@inu506]

Do they also have riding pads for the ponies? It sounds wonderful to go on a trip there some day and ride them. I‘m not very tall and not heavy either. However, that also means my seating bones migjt be very painful for the horse. I‘d hate to cause them any pain

[@julen2380]

Lovely scenery and cute hairy ponies. I would have appreciated more information on the breed and its history. And - but this might be my laptop - the sound was at times not ideal. Hard to pick up the voices over the music.

[@dixietenbroeck8717]

*Lovely ponies! 🐎 Thanks for this video about them.* 👍 It would have been especially nice if you'd explained about that pointed stone cairn atop that "mountain" (I would have called it a little rise, but then I live rather near Mt. Shasta in California, USA, which is MUCH taller than that!)

[@m.hojgaard]

All along the mountains you see them. They are called “varar” and are used if you get lost in the mountain, they will lead you back to the road:)

[@limitedtime5471]

Such adorable ponies

[@hervella7gm]

Very Nice!! Greetings from Argentina!!

[@DiscoverTheHorse]

Thank you! I haven't been to Argentina yet but looking forward to getting there someday!

[@vogelvrouw]

Man these ponies looks so cool

[@vogelvrouw]

The horses that come from landscapes like that are always so strong and well built, I love seeing the effects that the environment has on the development of a breed

[@capslock9031]

Great Video, thanks for raising awareness of this beautiful horse breed! Do they tölt and race pass? Cheers!

[@DiscoverTheHorse]

Thanks for watching! Because of the low breed numbers, they haven't been able to breed specifically for gaits, but they have found the gait gene in some of the population and are hoping to have more info on that in the coming years!

[@hjbnew2009]

beautiful thank you

[@podunk_woman]

I really enjoy your channel. I only recently found it and I hope a lot more people find you.

[@juliepeterson4574]

So amazing 🤩

[@comesahorseman]

Thanks for this video! 80 or so ponies is a small genetic pool. I'd think about careful outcrossing to prevent genetic problems.

[@kfl611]

They are very cute and look furry !

[@hiphorse14]

wow they look so amazing! Now I want to breed faroa pony's 😅 (not that it would be posible in the Netherlands)

[@julianneheindorf5757]

In the South of Greenland 🇬🇱 there is a small breed of horses. They were initially imported from Iceland many decades ago, but have since developed independently of the Icelandic horse. According to a local vet, they differ from the Icelandic horse in having a tighter build and heavier winter coats. They are used on sheep farms to round up the sheep when the lambs are taken to slaughter. They are considered horses not ponies. Not sure how many horses there are in the South. I had one of them as a kid in the 1970s. A few years ago, three young women decided to open a stables right here in Nuuk (the capital city). However, as I understand it, they imported their ten horses from Iceland, not the South of Greenland.

[@IcelandicHorseAdventures]

New subscriber, your videos are amazing! ☺

[@AngieJames4172]

Beautiful

[@angelocaruso]

Cool breed

[@NZKiwi87]

Hello! I’m new here and curious - have you ridden the Akhal Teke? I’d be so interested to see! Thank you 🙏

[@DiscoverTheHorse]

Welcome to the channel! I met them when I was filming in Malaysia, but they are still on my list to ride and film for the project. Hoping to feature them in Turkmenistan. :)

[@daviddavies4535]

glad you people are looking after you lovely ponies be a shame if they were to go extinct , lets hope they dont but the way you treat your dolphins and whales that may happen boooo to you people

[@VampireHunterD1000]

They look like Icelandic horses.

[@Alhadadrawadalhadad]

🐎🐴🤠🥰😍♥️♥️💖💝💞

[@Robert-mn8gc]

Have you Ridden the Gypsy Vanner as yet ??? My all time ⏲️ favourite horse breed

[@SigneofHorses]

These islands are at the top of my bucketlist!

[@DiscoverTheHorse]

They are incredible!! Highly recommend a trip!

[@maybeequestrian3698]

With all do respect your to big for that pony what’s next shetlands ????

[@lupinchenbrause9017]

That’s what I was thinking! I think those are maybe suitable for kids but most adults are to big D: Im surprised they offer tours with them… Weird way to treat the last ponies of their kind

[@elizabethadams8990]

Although Natural Natives and Strong - it Dosent mean that adults can or should ride them. Children & young Adolescents yes, but if 'Ones legs dangle well below " - then it's quite obvious - walk beside them - Don't ride !

[@Solitude11-11]

They will have a weight limit, and only walk.

[@Groundedsquirrel]

@@elizabethadams8990I was wonder this as well…

[@nancycowell-miller4321]

New sub here. Love your videos! Love the scenery and the ponies! They look very rugged. I couldn't tell in the video - are they shod? Very curious!

[@DiscoverTheHorse]

Welcome to the adventure, Nancy! Thanks for joining me. These ponies were not shod. Here is a little info from Fjallaross that talks about why: "We believe in keeping the ponies in their natural habitat and interfere as little with their physique as possible. This is why at Fjallaross you will be riding on "bare-back" (without saddles) and learn that the ponies can thrive without the use of horseshoes. "

[@nancycowell-miller4321]

@@DiscoverTheHorse Amazing! And I love that they are being kept "Original!"

[@thinkinoutloud.1]

It would've helped if the violin wasn't interfering with the woman's whisper.

[@lindaleehulsey3167]

Have the breed 🐴🐎 produced more being WILD FREE TO MATE?

[@gaenordeacon9431]

I hope they can survive

[@rebeccadees2300]

Are they related to the icelandic pony?

[@rebeccadees2300]

Why haven't they increased the number of these ponies by breeding them and protecting them?

[@jennifergudmundson2277]

They look like Shetland s.

[@kate-1]

They look similar to the icland pony. Does it have the pace and the tölt too?

[@TheFrecklish]

They are very similar. The Faroese is shorter than the Icelandic. They do have tölt, but not the flying pace, I believe.

[@kate-1]

Thats very intersting. Thanks for your reply!@@TheFrecklish

[@rebeccadees2300]

Does the government help to protect this national treasure and support them?

[@actorALEXANDR_SHULHA_ALEANDROV]

Very nice video! 👍👍Reminds me of a joke! 100 years ago, all people had horses, and the rich had cars. Today everyone has cars, and the very rich usually have horses! Sorry for my English! I wish yougood day! Greetings from Ukraine! 👍👍 Отличное видео!!Вспомнил 1 анекдот! 100 лет назад у всех людей были лошади, а у богатых машины. Сегодня у всех есть машины, а лошади обычно у очень богатых! Простите за мой английский! Желаю Вам хорошего дня! С приветом из Украины!

[@DiscoverTheHorse]

Thank you so much! Hahaha, yes, the horses are very very smart! 😊 Your English is great! Welcome to the channel, so glad you found the videos. Have a wonderful day!

[@actorALEXANDR_SHULHA_ALEANDROV]

@@DiscoverTheHorse 👍👍👍👍👍

[@joannesmartens9442]

I think they will have inbreeding problems, with only 90 left. And not so many people go over there to visit. They are like the icelantic horses.

[@lottajohansson6790]

I have rading islander beefore so I can say at i am Wayne whith horses . But I have never was in Island beefore .

[@rebeccadees2300]

Do they have pastureland to graze on?

[@rachel5194]

They do don’t worry they also have shelter

[@creationsbychancecan]

Have you got the Canadian Horse and Newfoundland pony on your list?

[@DiscoverTheHorse]

Yes! The Newfoundland Pony was one of my early breeds, here is the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6rOYZ2CqdKqlZY I still have to film the Canadian Horse. Can't wait!

[@creationsbychancecan]

@@DiscoverTheHorse they are a pleasure to ride.

[@Faelani38]

Hmm maybe introduce Shetland as it might be too inbred with its numbers so low. Is there a stud book?

[@lowrider81hd]

Omggg ❤️❤️❤️

[@Nanyabissnes]

This is kind of embarrassing to admit. I’m faroese and I’ve only ridden the faroese pony once 😢

[@Groundedsquirrel]

With only 90 in existence who are likely highly protected, I guess that makes sense. Have you seen them?

[@hellenblackbird]

I love what shes doing. I hope some of them get released back into the wild when their population increases, there are little to no wild horses left and that's just so upsetting...

[@SagebrushRambles]

Yup, riding on an endangered animal is such a humanitarian act. ☹

[@Solitude11-11]

@@SagebrushRambles Maybe you’d like to fund their keep instead then? Though I’m not sure how you think riding them increases their endangered status…

[@NightshadeGoddess]

While the Faroe Islands only scream bloodshed to me by now, the ponies are still very cute

[@melissapietrok8050]

So sad we must do what we can to make sure they live on stop the extension!!!

[@rhythmandblues_alibi]

Not sure why but this video just will not play for me.

[@carmenandreea]

Is that little yard all they have? To save a horse breed, I think one needs an army of vets and government intervention...💔

[@laurastuart3814]

The Faroese people are going extinct never mind the ponies. Sadly, they having been importing Far Eastern women as wives for a couple of decades, thoroughly messing up their own bloodlines.

[@kath5201]

Maybe store some DNA for future need?

[@gingertunstall7739]

This is an interesting channel but please!! the giggling /cackling is really annoying.

[@림태산]

Put down a lot of korean and world's stock. And d'ont raise it up. This is right in Jesus Christ~! 🐢....... ..