Exploring An Island Of Horses! Mackinac Island part 2 // Versatile Horsemanship

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[@catieb7415]

That was just lovely. Awesome memories for the kids too. The day looked like it was warm with a breeze. Terrific way to get around 😁👍👍👍

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Cathie Burgess it was a gorgeous day

[@jenniferflynn3118]

Ace reminds me of one of the horses I drove in philly 20 years ago. Makes me a little teary eyed, I loved that horse. Also a little nostalgic.

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Jennifer Flynn he sure is a gorgeous horse

[@marthahanley6650]

Hey there's nothing like our Michigan & its many majesties. The five Great Lakes are a wonder unto themselves. The entire experience on Mackinac Island brings back so many memories. Although I never liked fudge, even Ryba's Fudge. To those who want a state to visit .. the state is Michigan. I've never understood when saying Michigan all people think is Detroit? And Detroit is coming back strong with its new mayor at the helm. From a troll who lives right on Lake Huron

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Martha Hanley the UP is pretty amazing

[@PatriseHenkel]

😎my home state- magnificent

[@tamaraschmidt7231]

Go Buckeye's!

[@kimberlyholli1069]

“All I see is a butt”, says Bode😂. I would love to do this! Very Cool!

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

kimberly Holli 😂 it was super cool.

[@autumnisnothere]

Aw, I'm really getting homesick watching your videos. Good memories! Mackinac Island is so awesome. Nice experience for the kids. 🙂

[@cmarie5774]

This looked like tons of fun! A completely different, slower paced way of looking at all the beauty, and just being part of it all. Thank you for sharing your adventure with us!

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

CMarie57 thank you, we had a great time

[@raraavis7782]

That is so beautiful. On the German coast, there are several (small, scenic) islands, that have completely banned automobile traffic - they do everything with horses there, too. Even collecting the garbage and other mundane tasks like that. There’s an ambulance, I believe, but that’s about it. I only recently learned about this myself and now I really want to visit 😄

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Rara Avis cool! I’ll have to check that out for sure

[@tracyrain4941]

Thanks for sharing your time...what a lovely way to sightsee...so peaceful, and such a beautiful day 😊

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Tracy Rain it was the perfect day

[@inspiredclips8245]

Can I call my first trip to a horse riding supply store, where I only purchased two things, a "Tack Haul" lol? They had allot of socks just like the two places I've seen you go on your channel. I bought a helmet, and a helmet bag. Wearing one is mandatory at the Therapeutic Riding Center where my Natural Horsemanship class is. I really enjoyed part 2 of the island! Have a great evening, Laural

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Inspired Clips haha, yes I think that’s appropriate 😂 thank you!

[@inspiredclips8245]

@@VersatileHorsemanship Thank you! Yaaa!

[@patriciastaton6182]

I like your videos of horses

[@lizhrubik3936]

Wonderful, my memories just came flooding back. What a gorgeous place to be. Thanks ❤️

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Liz Hrubik it’s such a lovely place

[@AnimaltestedLoveapproved]

What a fantastic place ,and experience to have,.Liz .!!!

[@lisagay7271]

Hello,beautiful. Horce, very,beautiful. view.of.the..pretty.,lake😍🦓🦓😎🙄😋🤔😁

[@georgiagonzales3769]

Beautiful day ❣️ Beautiful family ❤️

[@KATBIRD1026]

We did that years ago, on Mackinac Island, with no experience driving a wagon and it was a wagon with tires... Only time in my life driving a wagon pulled by a draft horse...

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

William Rittinger neat! it’s a pretty cool experience and they have great horses

[@chelseajdequestrian6438]

This is such a cool place! I usually try and go at least twice a year!! My parents started taking me there when I was 5 now I'm 26 and still obsessed:]

[@nancysueleske7819]

Wonderful! Have you ever ridden around Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore. Ace is a good boy. Love that blue water!!!

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Nancy Sue Leske I haven’t but I’ll definitely check it out! Ace was awesome

[@AnimaltestedLoveapproved]

So freakn. Cooool. !!!! 😃hiiiii family🙋 great job. Driving carriage ; where's The (my) bucket .....😁🤣🤣great and beautiful place. Ty

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Animal tested Love approved 👋

[@AnimaltestedLoveapproved]

@@VersatileHorsemanship Such a Grande place ; I will make it there someday. So nice for you to share your trip and experience. . really enjoy seeing your time there!!! ❤❤😊🐎

[@sunrider3238]

Wow, that’s so cool:) that’s definitely on my bucket list! Me and my mom are huge horse lovers, I showed this to her and now she wants to go visit!!! It looks so beautiful, thank you for posting it and I love your videos:)

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Sun Rider it’s definitely a great bucket list destination 😊

[@rutiacotheyuty3045]

I live pretty close, gone there multiple times. It's truly an experience

[@beckyh865]

Love Mackinac Island!

[@peggypapczun2906]

Thank you for sharing your horse vacation journey; I just loved it! Ace reminds me of Manzer with his tail; a non--stop broom! He sure is a beautiful big boy!

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Peggy Papczun thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

[@GuardianAngelEquine]

That looks like so much!!!

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Guardian Angel Horsemanship super cool experience

[@angelahames5056]

ACE: "Does this carriage make my butt look big?" @ 9:54 He also kind of gave the stink eye to the cargo load on the bed of the carriage he had to go around @ 14.25 Very funny!

[@missys]

What an amazing tour Brandi! Such a beautiful place! I think I've just added this to my list of places to go 😁. My daughter would love this! I'm telling the hubs! Lol. Thank you so much for sharing ❤️ The kids did a fantastic job driving! They look like professionals! Hope you enjoyed your trip! 🥰❤️

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Missy S thank you!

[@kathryndejaeger1002]

That's the same place my husband and I went to rent a carriage and horse. And since I'm the horse fanatic, I got to drive.

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Kathryn DeJaeger awesome!

[@MrsCynfuller]

That looked like so much fun. Thanks for sharing. I hope we can vacation there sometime.

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Cynthia Fuller It was awesome. I hope you can vacation there sometime too

[@teresadasilva4777]

Lovely tour !

[@zoeblueyes]

I’ve always wanted to know how this works! I guess I’m just animal sensitive but every time I see horses driving I alway cringe because I don’t know if that animal is ok with the weight it’s pulling. I understand the fundamentals; endurance, knowing your animal, etc... So my question is how DO you know when you need more than one animal? How does that work? I would love to see a video on this subject. I’m sure there’s a lot more to it than I realize. Thank you for such a magical video! ❤️ I really enjoyed watching it.

[@angelahames5056]

animalhow.com/horse-pull-capacity/ horsefaqs.com/how-much-weight-can-a-horse-pull-on-wheels/ The general rule of thumb is that for a regular workday (8 hours) using a carriage (which wheels) a horse can pull 1.5 times it's own weight. So you would factor in the people on board, cargo, equipment etc. to know your full load weight. Of course horses can pull MUCH more than that for short distances. You could have two Belgians pull a semi truck out of the snow for example. That could be 10 - 15 times their own weight, but just for a short distance and time.

[@Ayla123Hemora]

Ah yes! God I miss that island. Lived in MI for several years and only got to go once. This video makes me wanna go back home T_T

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Ayla123Hemora it’s definitely a great place

[@patriciastaton6182]

Had a good day...where is that at ? State

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Patricia Staton Michigan

[@Kaycyd]

Beautiful place! I'll have to add that to my 'bucket' list! LOL I saw in the video where the 'taxi's' stopped the horses near water buckets. Were there water/eating buckets along the 90 minute ride you took with Ace? I really enjoyed going on this 'ride' with you and your family and friend! I'm like you. HAVE to say hi to the horses! But I always ask for permission first. And the flowers! No matter where I go on my motorchair I am always distracted by the beautiful flowers and just HAVE to take photos! So a little 20 minute trip to the store may actually take 30 - 40 minutes! Just can't help myself! LOL

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Kaycy Ruffer I am a stop and smell the flowers kind of person, just can’t help it! Ace really wasn’t interested in stopping, if anything I really had to hold him back when we had to stop and wait for others. We were mostly in the woods on our drive and the water buckets are in town. Walking for 90 minutes pulling a buggy is a piece of cake for a horse the size of Ace. I wasn’t concerned about him needing water during that short amount of time.

[@Kaycyd]

@@VersatileHorsemanship that's awesome. Yeah, and the horses are probably used to their routes. I will have to look them up and see if they are wheelchair friendly. :) Thanks again for sharing this wonderful experience with your viewers!

[@territn8871]

That was truly a fun ride! You're a good driver too. Ace is so beautiful🥰. How long do these horses work before they pull them off to cool down? Looked like he was starting to sweat by the end of your ride. The scenery was gorgeous.

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Terri TN thank you! They get a lot of breaks throughout the day. Ace went right back into his stall when we were done with him.

[@AndersonCattleCo]

Pretty cool ride. I've been looking at some Percheron /quarter horse colts that are for sale, I thought they would be good for roping bulls with and then make a team, only problem is that I already have a lot of horses. lol

[@samanthasowell6350]

Is it like tattoos where if you get one the next thing you know you have 10? LOL

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

AndersonCattleCo. Yeah I have that same problem 😂

[@PatriseHenkel]

What breed is that big beauty? Percheron?

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Patrise Arts yes he’s a Percheron

[@autumn4305]

as a carriage driver in texas i as well am shocked they just let anyone drive a horse and carriage (cool for me when i go visit since i do this for a living lol) also very great to see people appreciate the carriage industry instead of spew hatred, we care very deeply about our horses and we say we make dreams come true

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Autumn right?! It was so awesome

[@brendaandres]

Their called hindquarters dear on a human it's called your seat of understanding sometimes that seat needs to be adjusted and given a tuneup it helps the seat of understanding grow up and teach it's full potential when it reaches maturity if you kinda catch my meaning ??? Would love to see that island it's truly beautiful

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Brenda Andres nope, I’m confused

[@kajinsautumn9833]

It doesn't look like they wear shoes. Isn't that a bit hard on their hooves on the concrete?

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Kajin's Autumn they do wear shoes, just not metal ones. I have a video of us touring the blacksmith shop, I don’t have it edited yet but it will be up soon.

[@travissalsgiver6211]

Was it expensive for 90 minutes

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

I don’t remember exactly how much but we thought it was reasonable

[@talithavaughan4841]

Where is this

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Talitha Vaughan Michigan

[@talithavaughan4841]

What island I’m thinking of going there

[@tamaraschmidt7231]

The tug lines should be next to the horse, not on the outside of the breeching. Also do you ever stop talking?

[@VersatileHorsemanship]

Lavender Tea I disagree. The way I’ve been taught is the traces are outside of the breeching. No, I don’t stop talking. But thanks for asking.