Íshestar - How to ride an Icelandic horse?

[@gentlechaos5911]

arguments for mounting on both sides: 1. horse gets used to different situations which is always best 2. healthier for the back, your weight always tugging the spine to the left when mounting is bad 3. it wears out both stirrups equally, so you don't end up with one noodly long stirrup 4. trains you to be able to use both legs for mounting arguments for mounting only on the left: 1. my teacher told me so and she is ALWAYS RIGHT 2. my sword, aaaaaaargh, I stabbed myself because I mounted on the wrong side, damn you youtube commenters who told me it would be okay!!!!!! *shaking fist at the heavens*

[@Annakist76]

I agree 100% And LOL

[@upforsometea3951]

Lmao yes

[@Lady_Odi]

this made me laugh

[@annascarpallini2461]

Thank you posting such an informative video. Calm, soothing narration.

[@alannah5ssl-512]

icelandic horses are literally the most gorgeous things ever

[@gillmacnamee6148]

Icelandic horses are sublime. Beautiful, kind, comfortable and willing. I literally love them!

[@jllbruce11]

A truly beautiful narration 🥰

[@DarkSigner7]

I like how she explain things in sequence. She sounds quite sure, firm and profesional. : )

[@sharonbutler8833]

Was fortunate to ride at this school about 5 years ago when on holiday in Iceland. Had a lovely little grey horse called Falky who was an absolute joy to ride, even managed to sample the tolt. Great experience that I will never forget.

[@jom1110]

Great video! Today is my first ride on an Icelandic horse and I can't wait!

[@dynurlover]

I love these horses! I have 17 icelandic horses at home, they are my life!

[@imba.hjaltalin]

I really like the comment about not saying "brrrr" to slow down a horse, this sound is done here in Sweden (I am from Iceland) and I cannot figure out how they manage to teach the horses to slow down to walk by this method, with such a high pitch and in a way "fast" sound. But of course you can teach horses anything by praising them and giving them slack when they do the correct thing, so horses in Sweden have learned this, but using a slow and extended "woah" is easier as the horse has to learn nothing, he figures instantly that this is a calming sound so he should go to a slower rythm.

[@nienkedejong2433]

i believe it is more about the tone of voice than what you say. when I rode western i learned to say "easy" in a low voice to slow down within a gait (not say "woah", cause he was taught that means "make sliding stop, now") and even if i started riding other horses (icelandics) who had never learned to repond to "easy" it still works very well to slow them down. after that i started to work around my theory and said all kind of random words in low/ slow voice, and the horse reacted to all most all of them. as long as there is a tone you can elongate (eeeeaaasyyyy boyy, or raaabbiiiit ) it worked fine.

[@gripplehound]

What a great presenter. Love her!

[@ristrellaconti1005]

This was great and the essence of why we love to ride horses. "Like dancing the Tango":).

[@gliceria398]

super beautiful video! there is nothing greater than an icelandic horse...

[@Matsuz1]

Well said! " It takes two to tango" and somtimes it clicks immedately and somtimes love takes time.

[@selmsi9052]

so i see many people are complaining about how the horses head being down and how the rider sits differently. icelandic people ride a bit different then other riders as we onlu have the Icelandic breed and they are different. if you guys dont like the ridinh here then look at icelandic horse riding shows. there are expert riders and Icelandic riders would never ever hurt their horses as they are very protective towards animals. anything that involves with animal abuse they step in and try to save the animal. icelandic horses (and other animals) are taken very very great care of. i have never seen a rider in Iceland that abused or hurt their horse on purpose (everyone can get hurt accidentally) we let them be free in summers and we do all kinds of lessons to learn the right way to ride them. im not a professional rider as im only a bit young and dont know everything about Icelandic riding. but I know that we would never hurt our horses and animals. i own three icelandic horses and i live in iceland and i ride in a safe way and i usually go on bareback. bits are used often but we learn to use them softly. the horses do the head lowering themselves (im tho not sure how because Ive never seen my mare do it). voila (if im wrong in any way then im very sorry)

[@lucy.f3r616]

yeah I rode an Icelandic horse and was so confused, you have to scoop your butt so much for the tolt and tbh I was really bad at It XD

[@selmsi9052]

UnhappyHacker haha, i love sitting the tölt because its so smooth

[@lucy.f3r616]

yeah I kept cantering by accident but you don't even realize because Icelandic's are so smooth

[@selmsi9052]

UnhappyHacker I have ridden Icelandic horses my whole live so i don't even notice when theyre cantering or tolting. the only different breed that ive ridden is a haflinger

[@lucy.f3r616]

lol, I normally ride a really fat 15'3 cob who's super slow and lazy, their very different XD

[@matthiasweiss1144]

I basically ignored the advice at 2:50. Do you see how when she turns her heels out, her knees turn in? That will lift you out of the saddle. I turned my knees *out* (opened my pelvis), dropped my legs heavy, and touched the horse's belly slightly with the inside of my calves. The three horses I rode (including the one in the video, according to one of the guides) responded beautifully to me: they knew what was supposed to be a "squeeze" and what's just light contact.

[@stefania9549]

Very interesting and well done video, I enjoyed it very much. Thank you!

[@ericabarnes3774]

This explains riding quite well for someone like me who doesn't really know how. This makes at least basic trail riding seem simple. I especially like that they dont lift off the horses to trot. I have only been riding once and being kind of scared just riding, I just couldn't "post " I also am short so a smaller horse seems like it would work for me. I just might find a nearby stable and start riding

[@Conny226]

What an awesome explanation

[@ArchYeomans]

Gorgeous horses and beautiful country.

[@hildtonmcconnell5626]

Thank you very much. I been looking for information on riding Icelandic horse after much looking I found this video it is what I was looking for, thinking about getting a small size horse, I am 71 yr so want a easy going horse that can handle my weight I am 180 lbs, so far it seems to be between the Icelandic and the Haflinger . I have very little riding experience and that was over 40 years ago.

[@synnvelange7062]

Especially a larger icelandic horse should be able to handle this no problem :) on the smaller once its common to not reccomend over 200 pounds, so you're good no matter what the size!

[@ifjchsiwocjcjs4378]

Choose a tennessee walking horse instead

[@mountainguide7]

Icelandic women are so naturally beautiful!

[@featheredfoothill]

this kind of riding isn't "just for Icelandics" - it's basic natural horsemanship. The only disappointing thing I see is when she asked the horse to walk on, her first cue was to kick it in the gut with her heels --better to use squeeze with the thighs/knees - ask gently, then add pressure, you shouldn't have to kick it with your heels just to walk on.

[@CharlesSJohndoe]

1. You can see the horse actually took two ics to get moving. Obviously she knows the horse and knew it was necessary 2. Icelanders ride with their legs far away from the horses' flanks. Unlike in classic horseriding, you don' t have your heels close to the horse that you can then "press" gently or strongly. If you need heel contact, the leg is going to look like it's swinging.

[@featheredfoothill]

Lurking Fox Again, this isn't an Icelandic thing - this is natural horsemanship, when I ride my feet aren't close to the horse either and I ride via natural horsemanship. Squeezing is done with the butt/knees first (ask), then if all else fails, perhaps would touch (not kick) with the heel (tell). Each to their own of course. When I used to ride English I was taught to kick to go, it worked, but there are better ways as I now know.

[@reenymetalgirl1554]

zubery yeah but the way to ride is called "icelandic" but of course you can do it with each horse :)

[@Mauamone]

"Natural" horsemanship? :D

[@WachdByBigBrother]

Her horses, her way. No need for your preachy preachy. Yeah, I know, I know, zubery "knows best". Now shut up know it all. No one asked you.

[@miamir98]

I ride two iclandic horses, and I can stop them with my weight. And tolt is much harder on a horse that is not a Tour riding horse. On Tour riding horses u can just sit and relax and probably they dont even tolt really - they usually mix the gates pace (spelling?) and tolt. But on "normal" iclandics, u have to work in the tolt and before it so the horse can be able to tolt really good. :)

[@oldmaidwhovianakanancyg4425]

Rode here way back in June of 2001, great memory! Tho' I wasn't experienced enough with that type of riding---I'd been riding strictly single-handed reining (western) since 1980--and also had put on 30 pounds since the last time i'd ridden regularly, so had to switch to a shorter ride, alas...but the folks there were very kind, and I had one of the best rides of my life...I also took home a horseshoe for my garden and a tee shirt, proudly wore the shirt until it got all worn and holey and finally fell apart, haha

[@NFAslan]

We no longer wear swords on our left hips, so it is perfectly acceptable to be able to mount from either side.

[@jova2980]

great video, and beautiful horses (: the only thing I worry about, is the noseband..(?) it looks too far down, pressing down on the soft part of the nose, and can block the airway.

[@pinja8022]

Jova Those are not supposed to be tight. I have ridden iceys for 6 years, and learned that those icey nosebands are meant to be more lose than "normal" nosebands.

[@jova2980]

DALLON DADDY LONG LEGS I never said anything about it being tight (: only that it sits far down the nose. I've ridden icelandics too, but have an irish cob now. prefer to ride without the noseband completely.

[@charlottebonnie5320]

@@pinja8022 Dec. 17th, 2020: .....not supposed to be tight? I have been riding/keeping Icelandic horses for 35 years (hobby). Many years ago I visited some championship competitions in Germany and one in Skagen/Denmark, and I had the opportunity of reading the German magazine for Icelandic horses showing the top-performance sports riders who should exactly know how to put on the bridle correctly. But there you discover many nosebands which are extremely tight. The publishers/editors know very well about this abuse so they try to hide it by retouching or by making the photographs smaller. I can't imagine that there is a person who is couragous enough to criticize a rider and to tell him to make the noseband longer!!!

[@jackduffy1817]

Interesting, In Icland you mount the horse from left or righte, In England it is written on stone that you will mount from the left, The flimsy excuse is not too get your sword scabbed tangled under your leg, Even if you do not have a sword. Hester Ridding Enska Fiskaman.

[@careidet]

This is a learning video for tourists that want to go to Iceland and try to ride at ishestar. Not some explanation for an advanced rider..

[@SpeluEmpathy]

amazing video ! maybe you could do a video with tips for riding tölt ? it would be fun watching it !

[@WolfyHowling]

I dont understand this mount from the left only theory, we just jump on from what ever side is closer.

[@wooshwoo3498]

Howling Wolf me either, but hey gotta listen to the trainer.

[@arnaAJ-nt3kn]

i'm gonna be riding icelandic horses this whole summer im from iceland btw

[@adrianadragonknight923]

OK IM ICELANDIC AND IM SICK AND TIRED OF ALL OF THIS LEFT SITE TO GO ON! THIS IS ICELAND AND WE DO WHUT WE WANT OK? LIKE, THE HORSE DID'NT DIE OR ANYTHING!?! SO WHY MAKE A BIG DEAL OUT OF IT! THIS IS ICELAND! NOT THE USA, AND, YOU DONT RULE THE WORLD GUYS! -.-

[@IcelandicHorseLvr]

besta commentið sem ég er buin að lesa so far hahahah

[@scotthays8146]

Remember that not everyone from the U.S. is represented by the people that try to make it "their way". I try to tell people that Iceland is not a "Burger King Country". Meaning that Iceland is not a country where "you get to have it your way". That only happens in the U.S.. We often forget ourselves and think that because we (using that in a broad sense) are from America that everyone should bow down to us. The less the U.S. would think that, the further we could get.

[@vindheimar2631]

Ha ha ha sammála!

[@SofiaViviEnDo]

Well said girl! Thumbs up for you, from Argentina!

[@Restless_Hermit80]

It's also better for the horse's back to not always put weight on one side. Left side is taught in the old British style of getting on a horse, which is no longer relevant.

[@chloejade1810]

I'm q beginner and yoy have helped me a lot thank you so much :) x

[@sharronlevy]

lovely video. thank you very much :) i have my first lesson today and i will keep in mind all you said.

[@DarkSigner7]

This was a very lovely video and I enjoyed it, too! : ) I've never ide a horse before, but I plan to be a good partner with one hopefuly. haha

[@bozobozo2427]

Many thanks and appreciation to the horse trainer

[@ТвовВовлу]

Beautiful

[@curmudch]

Don't worry, I rode an icelandic horse and it doesn't harm its body. it just gives them a little signal to start moving and its better to kick gently with heels so the horse wouldn't get confused to you telling it to go faster. I'm not a know it all, but im just saying from my experience

[@Steinagud1]

We have a weight limit of 110 kgs. Don´t worry, the Icelandic horse is very strong and carried vikings in the earlier days!

[@kilipaki87oritahiti]

Lol people where smaller, and weighed less back then…

[@ifjchsiwocjcjs4378]

@@kilipaki87oritahiti exactly

[@ifjchsiwocjcjs4378]

Vikings werent big muscled over 6ft men like movies try to tell u. They (like all people 1000 years ago) were at least a foot smaller and probably light for their height bc of malnutrition. Also its not a proven fact at all that icelandics can carry more weight. Icelandic riders like to say that without ANY scientific recearch

[@Omskanielar]

Uhm, yeah, but aren't the reigns only to support the signals you give by shifting your weight? I learned that I turn the horse by changing my position in the saddle a little bit and carrying out my weight, the same with chaning the pace, chang you weight and position and you'll change the way the horse moves. Of course, I had to exercise a lot to also be able to do this right, but otherwise: Good, easy to understand and helpful instructions.

[@alexmontalvo6854]

That was a great video. Who's that lady? I did not understand her name. Her video makes me want to visit Iceland and learn how to ride Icelandic horses!!!!

[@bellacanelli1927]

I ride Icelandic horses every week I love it but I also ride other breeds but I truly love there tolt

[@evelynjaeggi6240]

except the part where she explains that the center of gravity is different to other horse breeds.

[@Lunili2]

really good video for the basics :)

[@WildAppy22]

you can mount a horse on both sides. it just depends on wich side he is used to/ trained on.. :/

[@scouttrooperhh-1487]

I would like to find the rythym with Ishestar

[@mywebkinz225]

hi im icelandic but i dont write icelandic eny way do you have a horse there named villamay

[@FernandoTorrera]

I'm thinking of a morgan, paso fino, or icelandic for my husband he's a petite man 5'5. I'm looking at small smooth gaited breeds. Also as a slash kids pony when we have our firstborn.

[@asbjrnpoulsen9205]

here are a similar horse or pony smaller buth strong and ther are only around 70 of them the faroese horse kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKqoonSPrNmKgpI

[@susie6929]

There Horses have a blankets under saddle? (sory for my English, im from Poland)

[@lavenderasmr2741]

Saddlepads, I think thats what you mean.

[@darkfox5598]

We do use saddlepads (we don't use them that often) we prefer gelpads or no saddlepad (it does no demege to the horse)

[@fransisok1]

great stuf , well done

[@ArneDumapap]

That is not a "rule", you can get up on whatever site you want, many people prefer the left side, but it doesn't harm anyone to get up the other?

[@studland123]

See you in July. 😊

[@KKIcons]

You just sold a couple of tours. Maybe we can save up...

[@aldisjonabjorgvinsdottir7755]

don´'t

[@elemelek14]

It's a horse and should be riding like every other horse i think. what will happen if i won't use reins to stop an Icelandic horse? Would it die? I don't think so.

[@blob773]

It has a mater which side you com up

[@Saartje05]

@mhall1027 Obviously not in Iceland. Not everybody lives in the US

[@FlowingDepths]

Good stuff, thanks!

[@sylvestrum3565]

First of all, wear a islandic sweater! Then you may go ^^,

[@amandafaststreet2963]

Brrr isn't the sound to make it go faster. It's the sound to make it stop!

[@huldabjorkgumundsdottir1769]

+Amanda Faststreet Here in Iceland we use that sound to make them go faster but not to make them stop , I assume you have not been much around Icelandic horses or in Iceland :)

[@scotthays8146]

Hulda, It is always a pleasure to learn different styles from different parts of the world. What makes our horses respond to different sounds, pressures, etc... In watching the video my mind kept wondering how I would react to different things but realized that with my own horse I use the same sounds, reigning and foot pressure as you do there. Look forward to riding one day.

[@DarkAngel-mo6wf]

Sso lol

[@bozobozo2427]

very very nice Iceland

[@adham7402]

i love you guys

[@bethdrivas]

Ayyy that noseband!! cutting off his oxygen

[@lauraba39]

Just like my paso fino

[@cavali9069]

Why is she not riding with a saddle pad and she is mounting the wrong side

[@cavali9069]

Nicoline Lund well u should know that it hurts the horses back so mind that

[@doddsalfa]

B.

[@clarado.6221]

"take it slow" 5:35 poor horse

[@chrisofficiall6947]

Clara Do. Why ?

[@Linda-hs1lk]

Nothing happens. Don't behave like a fool

[@cyphvirtu]

we didnt see the tolt

[@EmAViking]

I feel like the "Don't use sounds like 'PRRR'" is so directed at Swedish riders xD

[@stacysilversong1633]

Em A Viking i am swedish and i always use "Hoooo"

[@pinja8022]

Stacy Silversong Im finnish and when riding iceys (i have ridden only iceys and them for 6 years) we say "hooo"

[@elemelek14]

good rider can stop every horse without reins and You have to know it ;)

[@josetoledo9627]

Interesting, I've never seen anyone getting on a horse from the right side.

[@hannekollen6069]

Very good instruction when you are a new rider;O)

[@leilighet205]

Flott rytter og instruktør :)

[@BarbroBruhn]

Thakkar Fyrir

[@vladaperevala2081]

БЕЗ ВАЛЬТРАПА?

[@lollipopddshgvbb]

You mount from the left and you should not pull back like that when stopes and even if you want the horse to back up it is a light tug on rains so it docent hurt the horse or pony not the best advice for new riders.

[@elding237]

Na ja, ganz so einfach ist es nicht immer - trotzdem ein nettes Video.

[@panterloart9180]

0:50 BUT IT'S THE WRONG SIDE

[@sleepycoyote1]

I think I would need a taller horse. My legs are so long, that I could sit on one and help him walk.

[@Linda-hs1lk]

In Iceland you'll get an Iceland horse. There are no others.

[@sleepycoyote1]

@@Linda-hs1lk I thought that they were breeding a cross between the Peruvian Horse and the Icelandic Horse, called the Aegidienberger? That cross would create a slightly bigger horse.

[@annakansanen4020]

@@sleepycoyote1 No, there isn't any other horse breeds in Iceland. Even horses that are taken away from there can't ever go back. Icelandic Horses are one purest horse breed.

[@themaxsisims]

how to ride an icelandic horse ?? this is axactly the same as riding every other horse ...

[@kilipaki87oritahiti]

Says who? This is Iceland, not the frkn USA!

[@elemelek14]

I mean English riders too!

[@teaganssofan414]

i ride icelandic horses

[@islenskhesturvikinggirl1453]

That's very cool, do you know the Icelandic you ride's full name, Example - Klara frá/from (Barn born in)

[@MedwinVogel2]

Good instructions - BUT if I were a beginner, this would be too many things for me to remember. I would use all my time thinking about remembering everything, do I do everything right and so on, instead of spending time on enjoying the ride. Many of the things is only neccurcary to know if you're more used to ride and is going to ride a icelandic horse, which is different. If you're a beginner, you'll sit on a calm horse who's not going to go nuts, because it's used to be calm, and just follow the one in front.. But that's just me

[@CharlesSJohndoe]

How is this too much instruction? If you're going to ride a horse, these are like basic, basic instructions... Mount, go forward, stop. They didn't even talk about turning because they know beginners won't need it. Doesn't get much more basic than that...

[@SuperPardina]

Lurking Fox It can be done more basic without losing any important information. And before people go on a ride for the first time, they have many other things in their head. A 6 and a half min long speach with a lot of new information is hard to remember, and you'll only remember parts of it.

[@gleiraffe]

Six and a half minutes is your limit? I am so sorry for your attention span. That's my policy for KZbin videos maybe but riding a sentient being explained in 6 minutes is too much too handle? Probs better off just having someone else pull the reigns friend.

[@pr1n05]

Poor horse, it is putting it's head back and opening it's mouth from the stupid bit! :(

[@amandafaststreet2963]

I know ;(

[@pr1n05]

And people say: "it depend how you use them," "you have to pull soft." NO. Would you like a hard metal or hard leather in your mouth pushing your teeth that are differently made up from human teeth??? :L

[@zoey1245]

+ThinISCONFIDENCE TolookGoodInANYTHING U WEAR the bit doesn't hurt the horse unless you continue to pull really hard. A bit is uncomfortable for the horse sometimes. But it's not hurting it unless it has a injury in its mouth. :) hope you understand now.

[@pr1n05]

Zoey124 Minecraft Either way, I will always hate bits :v

[@queen_g9455]

Agree, I looked everywhere, here at KZbin, google, and Bing, bits hurts horses.

[@ikbaljat9051]

i like you n love you

[@maiajuelarvidsson1132]

HiveHive

[@Waaaghster]

Are you carrying a sword? This is an example of institutionalized procedure. There is no sense in mounting only from the left, unless you are carrying a sword. And if you ever get into a situation where you need to mount the horse from the right side (broken arm, for example), the horse might freak out because suddenly you´re doing something you´ve never done before. This should be common sense, though...

[@MrMjalmar]

:D

[@Friggevela]

So it means that Icelandics aren't good riders??

[@doddsalfa]

Really 😊

[@elemelek14]

As you know, there are better and worse riders ;)

[@rustyhorse545]

no..you mount from the left side.

[@Friggevela]

Icelandic use too much reind-they don't know that U can stop the horse without reins and U have to know it !

[@oddnysverris1621]

Ég hata ikur