Hirohito's American Horse!

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Emperor Hirohito of Japan riding a white stallion is one of the enduring images of WWII. But the story behind his horses is fascinating and directly connected to the United States. America was determined to capture Hirohito's horse.
Dr. Mark Felton FRHistS, FRSA, is a well-known British historian, the author of 22 non-fiction books, including bestsellers 'Zero Night' and 'Castle of the Eagles', both currently being developed into movies in Hollywood. In addition to writing, Mark also appears regularly in television documentaries around the world, including on The History Channel, Netflix, National Geographic, Quest, American Heroes Channel and RMC Decouverte. His books have formed the background to several TV and radio documentaries. More information about Mark can be found at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Fe...
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Disclaimer: All opinions and comments expressed in the 'Comments' section do not reflect the opinions of Mark Felton Productions. All opinions and comments should contribute to the dialogue. Mark Felton Productions does not condone written attacks, insults, racism, sexism, extremism, violence or otherwise questionable comments or material in the 'Comments' section, and reserves the right to delete any comment violating this rule or to block any poster from the channel.
Credits: US National Archives; Library of Congress
Sources:
- 'Equestrian Deception' by Judi Daly, The Long Riders Guild Academic Foundation
- 'Richard Riley Fitzgerald and the Emperor's New Horse', Kamas Valley History Group

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@Gorbachoph Год назад

How did you ever decide on the intro music? It's iconic now.

@kathleenmcmanus8509 Год назад

Bombastic in style but definitely iconic

@DGC816 Год назад

Gets stuck in my head for the rest of the day.

@kathleenmcmanus8509 Год назад

There are a few fun parodies on RU-vid

@NoahSpurrier Год назад

I think it was some free license music, but nobody but Mark can use it now.

@hughgordon6435 Год назад

Pretty sure its from some BBC /Television theme for a wad series? The world at war perhaos?

@Roller_Ghoster Год назад

Hirohito's American horse and Hitlers crocodile taken prisoner and held in a Soviet zoo. How else would you have found out about these crazy tales but for this rather fabulous channel.

@TheSaltydog07 Год назад

🐊 🐎

@EdMcF1 Год назад

In an alternative reality, the Soviets overran Japan and the croc eats the horse.

@k.t.1641 Год назад

The same way Mark did? By reading and researching …

@thedangler8273 Год назад

THIS IS A CERTIFIED MARK FELTON CLASSIC

@painterly_porcine262 Год назад

"Ditto"

@dinsdalemontypiranha4349 Год назад

As a horseman since age 5 and the former owner of a horse ranch, I always wondered about the conformation (body shape) of Hirohito's horse. It always looked American rather than Japanese to me. Thanks for informing me of the story.

@tompaul2591 Год назад

I never knew there was a difference so thanks for informing us as well.

@benquoyeser4401 Год назад

@@tompaul2591 you're welcome Tom thanks for the reply. I watch Horseland all the time.

@truth1472 Год назад

일본의 말은 작고 힘이 없습니다. 간혹 기병이 나오는 일본의 영화를 보면 답답하죠. 섬이라서 유목민의 기습도 없던 나라에서 뭔 기병입니까? 강수량이 많아서 말을 키우기도 어럽죠. 땅이 진흙으로 변하니까요! 중국도 영화에서 자신들이 대규모의 기병을 보유한 것으로 묘사를 하지만 당나라 시절에도 기병들은 유목민들을 용병으로 고용을 했지요. 좋은 전투마는 현대의 경주마처럼 비싸고 귀했답니다.

@yo6687 Год назад

Just buy a ATV what u need a pony for you know what year it is

@caniconcananas7687 Год назад

I think most of currently living horses descend from a race existing in nowadays Turkey, which was found by European knights during the Crusades and eagerly used since then because of their height and strenght. Before that, most horse races were smaller. You may take a look at the descriptions of the Viking riders or the Huns. And nowadays you can see that the partially free and wild horses in Europe are smaller than the farm and race horses. For example, the Galician horses, on the brink of extinction (less than 2,000 individuals), live free in the mountains of Galicia, at the NW corner of Spain. I was lucky and could glance a couple of them years ago when I was working at a wind turbine field on the top of a long ridge, far away from any village. I saw them only after hearing their "laughter". Because I had to... satisfy a minor physiological need out in the cold, wet and very strong wind and my... er... nature was... minimized. So, the horses peeking from a distance laughed at me openly, themselves used to that chilly weather and protected by a thick skin. By the way, once every year, there's a folk party dating back before the Roman invasion. In it the men of nearby villages look for these horses and herd them into a closed place, a corral where they cut their mane. In the local language, the Galicians call it 'la rapa das bestas', the crop of the beasts. There are prehistoric pictures of this carved on big flat rocks.

@guysoceanharmonics Год назад

I remember an Australian soldier being interviewed regarding his time as part of the occupation force in Japan and he said they were so polite it was hard to believe that we were ever at war with them, strange considering how horrific the Japanese were throughout the war.

@toastnjam7384 Год назад

My dad had the same reaction. He was a POW camp guard in the US. His last job before being discharged was escorting Japanese POW's back to Japan. He was a bit nervous expecting a hostile population, but they were very polite. He said if it wasn't for the bombing damage you'd think there never was a war. On a side note, he said personal necessities like soap, toothpaste, ect were as good as gold.

@tomhenry897 Год назад

I would be nice to an Aussie too

@rachelar Год назад

Tatemae, not honne. Like Pumpkin in "Memoirs of a Geisha". Aside, "The Americans are such b*st*rds", as she serves them sake.

@keithammleter3824 Год назад

Given the Australians were armed, well fed and healthy, and the Japanese half starved and much shorter, it would have been good policy to be nice. But be aware: In Western culture, you show that you despise someone by calling him a dickhead or similar. In Japanese culture, especially then, they showed their despisement by being extra polite.

@ryane3703 Год назад

Seeing how the Australians acted in the afghan war I'd probably be very polite to them if they were occupying my country

@Chuckles.. Год назад

Another touching WW2 animal story. Seems like the horses where well cared for, especially the two allowed to remain in Japan.

@kathleenmcmanus8509 Год назад

It never fails to amaze me with the wonderful facts that you bring to our attention

@ekim000 Год назад

I'm thinking that given his rate of production, the good doctor isn't a fan of sleep. Both channels are absolute gems.

@guyfawkesuThe1 Год назад

President Truman should have authorized the bombing of the Emperor and destroying his palace!

@y_ffordd Год назад

He has staff to help with production.

@jeffdalrymple1634 Год назад

I would love to see a video on Yamamoto's hitchhike from Harvard to California and his compulsive all night poker games with a young Admiral Leahy.

@fordfairlane662dr Год назад

Gotta love this kinda history..Mark Felton professor of forgotten history ❤

@painterly_porcine262 Год назад

Truly - loved this account and the pictures.

@josephpadula2283 Год назад

A worked at Stevens Institute of Technology Davidson Lab in Hoboken , NJ. One of my senior lab technicians there was a tall, thin, man who was an MP in WWII. One day he said “ touch my hand” . I looked at him strangely but did. You now touched the hand of a man that touched Tojo! He guarded Tojo during the war trials and had many physical interactions with him. He also told me he had no pistol in his .45 cal holster ( they had a covering flap then) as the were afraid one of the prisoners would take it and kill themselves or try to escape to get shot on purpose .

@calendarpage Год назад

Another brush with history - My first job out of college was in the Smithsonian Museum. I was there when Hirohito visited the US. He was a marine biologist and my department presented him with a specimen in a specially made case. There are pictures online of the visit and everytime I see them, I wonder if any of the senior scientists were veterans of the Pacific Theater and could never have dreamed they would be in the same room with Hirohito. This didn't occur to me at the time. Only the scientists got to meet him. The rest of us support staff peons just stood around.

@hkhjg1734 Год назад

old

@funfact8660 Год назад

@@hkhjg1734 but cool, what you got ?

@funfact8660 Год назад

My old neighbor Norm, may he RIP, was General Macarthur's driver after Japan surrendered, he met his wife, my elderly neighbor Toi, and they got married and moved to San Diego later on.

@davidatovar Год назад

Wow, That would have been like seeing Mussolini or Hitler living and breathing but everything is cool now.

@CatnamedMittens Год назад

Damn you guys met a literal former dirty and a war criminal.

@nathangreer8219 Год назад

"My empire for a horse!" Hirohito, probably.

@johnmarlin4661 Год назад

Years after ww2 in 1967 I walked around that open area by the Imperial Palace in Toyko . No one saw that I pitched a small rock into the mote in memory of my Dad's cousin who served in the 3rd Marine Div. in ww2

@williamharris9525 Год назад

The horse was of American origins? Never knew! Amazing work Professor Felton!

@anttitheinternetguy3213 Год назад

6:16 damn, MacArthur without a cap and Pipe is almost unrecognisable!

@CyBirr Год назад

03:14 the US and Japanese "...and the relationship became extremely hostile..." Classic English understatement.

@christopherwang4392 Год назад

This reminded me of Colonel Baron Takeichi Nishi and his Italian-bred horse Uranus which he rode in the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics. Together, Baron Nish and Uranus won a gold medal in Equestrian which remains Japan's only Olympic medal to date in an equestrian event. Tragically, Baron Nishi would die in the Battle of Iwo Jima while Uranus would pass away soon after in Japan.

@anonmcincognito4692 Год назад

Emperor Meiji's favorite horse, Kinkazan, was taxidermied. The skeleton and skin can be seen at the Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery in Shinjuku, Tokyo.

@drmarkintexas-400 Год назад

🤗🏆🙏🇺🇲 Thank you for sharing

@larryjohnson1966 Год назад

That was some great History. Thank You Mark.

@NateGerardRealEstateTeam Год назад

This is history for those who love history. I relish the opportunity to share this channel with those who don’t know about it!

@garyhardison9265 Год назад

Thank you for a interesting topic, something after 40 plus years of being a amateur WW2 Historian I had never thought about. Best wishes and have a great weekend my friend.

@garylawson5381 Год назад

Thanks again Mark Felton Productions for another uncovered piece of historical treasure!

@kensherwood4866 Год назад

Fascinating, some might deem it obscure history, but I and I'm sure many others find this sort of detail intriguing. Thank you Prof M

@joerussell9574 Год назад

I love these esoteric type topics of war Mr. Felton covers! Bravo sir bravo!

@ElwoodPDowd-rr4kv Год назад

In on of Dr Felton's previous videos, someone made the comment that it would make a great ringtone for their mother -in-law.

@TXMEDRGR Год назад

Professor Felton teaches me about things I didn't even know I wanted to know about.

@Bullitt3401 Год назад

Yep. Jay Leno's channel teaches me about vintage cars/trucks in the same way. :D

@shawnr771 Год назад

Thank you for the lesson.

@that85guy96 Год назад

Always enjoy your videos! I just spent the better part of my morning reading up on Harald Quandt. Could be a future video I’m sure. Thx for what you do sir

@thejudgmentalcat Год назад

Interesting tidbit, I wondered what happened to "him" after seeing your videos. As a horse lover, I'm glad they were handled with care and respect

@terminallumbago6465 Год назад

Referring to the horse or one of the people involved?

@johngeen5633 Год назад

You never cease to amaze me, please carry on and well done.

@DickPenisecki Год назад

I learned more about Hirohito and his horse collection today than I ever have before. Thank you.

@nodarkthings Год назад

Absolutely fascinating, Dr. Felton. Thank you.

@michaelporzio7384 Год назад

"It would have been a shocking and humbling sight for the Japanese members of the audience to see the Hirohito's sacred horse ridden by a barbarian"... worse, by a Texan!

@certinstructorron4050 Год назад

Love this channel! Thanks Mark Felton.

@ricksampson6780 Год назад

I believe Hirohito's horse is a direct relation to Mister Ed.

@michealgillman7418 Год назад

Mark, this as always is incredible...thank you! Mick

@stevetournay6103 Год назад

This may be my favourite Mark Felton video yet. Absolutely fascinating.

@bobhill3941 Год назад

Amazing as always. I never knew the story behind the iconic footage I've seen for years.

@jensenwilliam5434 Год назад

Thank you Mark!!

@Mis-AdventureCH Год назад

Felton with the obscure of the obscure.

@aaronsauer6628 Год назад

beautiful horse

@birdmanfree1651 Год назад

Something really off-beat and very interesting. Many thanks.

@MrRyomo Год назад

Mark, as a WWII historian my self, had to watch this vid a couple of times. Very in depth...I used to take care of 20 Pony's @ a trotter track.

@Danekim_ Год назад

Hoping dr Felton hasn’t forgot about the anticipated Hess series ❤

@MarkFeltonProductions Год назад

I haven't!

@JounLord1 Год назад

Poor Admiral Halsey, the poor guy had a dream and unfortunately never got realize it.

@historybricksbyd Год назад

I never knew that!! Amazing video as always!

@mikewebber7553 Год назад

Good work as allways

@mikeohagan2206 Год назад

horses always suffer in wartime, at leasts some of them had good lives. they are beautiful creatures.

@billythehillbilly7542 Год назад

I've studied WW2 for over 40 years and I can't find a better resource than Dr. Felton. My hat off to you sir. Lest We Forget

@MichaelKingsfordGray Год назад

You need to study your birth certificate first!

@cristobalroig Год назад

excelente as always

@fuyu5979 Год назад

Kudos for another AWESOME upload. U have the skill to produce another very informative n interesting vid with effective archival films n still photos. Anticipating ur next one. Peace

@sealove79able Год назад

A great very interesting video Mr.Mark.Have a good one.

@mrains100 Год назад

Thank you.

@rabbi120348 Год назад

A guy has this fantastic racehorse, but as much as he trains him, the horse never really reaches his potential. So, on the advice of knowledgeable folks, he has the horse gelded. Now the horse is unbeatable -- he runs like the wind. Until he gets to the track. He charges out of the gate, he's ahead of the pack, until he just stops and walks away. The guy goes to the horse and asks him what's going on. The horse answers, "The gate drops, I'm feeling great, I charge ahead and then some clown gets on the loudspeaker and yells, 'They're off' -- and I get so embarrassed I have to leave."

@davidvogel6359 Год назад

that's funny

@bendewet1057 Год назад

🤣😅😆😂🤣👍

@167curly 3 месяца назад

That is a very interesting fact I have not heard before. Thanks, Mark.

@georgesims4372 Год назад

Thanks!

@ploegdbq Год назад

Tojo: My god-emperor, we now know how all our war plans have been leaked to the Americans! The horse *talked*! Mr. Ed: Of course, of course.

@simonkevnorris Год назад

An interesting and informative video on a subject I had no idea of.

@johnwhitley2898 Год назад

Thank you again, Mark! I learned something new. I always just thought, The Japanese, and Emperor, had horses. I knew "we" had exchanged many many State gifts over the years, eg. The Cherry Blossom Trees, but never knew about the horse/horses. Kudos 👍😊

@jamesbodnarchuk3322 Год назад

Interesting Dr.Felton ❤ horses

@firstname2853 Год назад

Dr Feltzie has done it again. I can't get enough of these videos

@wholeNwon Год назад

And who is that?

@wonkabahr2786 Год назад

The Berghof supposedly had a bowling alley. Have you ever done a video on it? If not that would be interesting. Thanks for another great video!

@simon-oy6um Год назад

It amazes me how you get your imformation ,always watching 😮

@photomukund Год назад

THIS is the reason why I am following your channel since years. 🏆🏅🎖️🎇

@eze8970 Год назад

TY 🙏🙏

@peelsherrif0995 Год назад

I read about it before but I am not surprised that Dr Felton published a video on it.

@Exnem Год назад

Hirohito also had a bust of Lincoln in his imperial library.

@tomhenry897 Год назад

Wonder if it was a gift

@MH-kc1eu Год назад

Awesome video

@noonehere1793 Год назад

Now that is award winning OBSCURE information indeed! 👍👍

@SynchroScore Год назад

I find it very surprising that MacArthur passed up a chance to own one of Hirohito's horses. That sounds exactly like something he would want.

@BudakampungAsia Год назад

saya dari Malaysia,, suka tengok video sejarah macam ini... terbaik mark felton

@davidr1037 Год назад

Very cool episode

@johnelliott7375 Год назад

As always you can get some great stuff and the rock solid facts and films to back it up.

@pacificblue5461 Год назад

"The horse wasn't Japanese, it was American!" I was quite surprised to learn that horses could be Japanese or American

@y_ffordd Год назад

Yeh even horses get all nationalistic

@chadhaire1711 Год назад

If the horses last name was Warren, the would be 20% American Indian

@cameronmccreary4758 Год назад

Yes, let's get the Admiral his horse!

@daystatesniper01 Год назад

Dr Felton ,i have watched your videos virtually since day one ,but where do you find such amazing stories , it is incredible

@mattblom3990 Год назад

Very interesting - Mark, it would be great to get a follow up video on Hirohito's (in my mind) surreal visit to America given recent history.

@mattblom3990 Год назад

Including a visit to Disneyland (!)

@nancyM1313 Год назад

thank you🎠

@davidcoleman2796 Год назад

I did not know any of this and I am very interested in the pacific war . Thanks .

@douglasfur3808 Год назад

Thanks for another interesting video. I'm in no way an expert in Japanese but have that dangerous level of knowledge to be a critic of pronunciation in videos put out on various history channels. Listening to you go through the names and place names in this video I heard no errors.🥇

@bobbybo869 Год назад

Amazing channel, I've learned so much about ww2, thank you Mr. Felton! I'd love to see a video about the state of Manchukuo in the future, if possible, thanks. 🙏📚

@orangekayak78 Год назад

Damn him and the horse that brought him

@TheRody1968 Год назад

Great video Greetings from Romania With love Rody

@goforbroke4428 Год назад

Cool

@mohammedsaysrashid3587 Год назад

Good done 👍🏻...

@funfact8660 Год назад

Thank you as always Dr Felton for more historical facts 🖖👽

@mitchmatthews6713 Год назад

I am never disappointed with a Mark Felton video!

@josephosheavideos3992 Год назад

When you said one of Hirohito's white horses had been bred in California, all I could think of was "Silver," the Lone Ranger's white stallion. Namely, could the Fitzgerald ranch have provided both the Emperor's ride and the one used in the TV series. Another excellent video. "Hi, Ho, Silver, Away!"

@nzs316 Год назад

At the opening there is an image of the horse in question and my first thought was, Arabian! Sure enough at 1.10 sure enough, those features cannot be mistaken.

@davidlogansr8007 Год назад

Quito-likes as soon as I saw Mark Felton!

@davidlogansr8007 Год назад

Supposed to say hit like as soon as I saw Dr. Felton’s name, but I typed to fast and proofread after hitting post!

@allmightygreat1892 Год назад

Thanks good video. Our high school failed to teach about ww2 to the general students. In one of my college prep classes with parent permission we learned about world history and ww2 slightly.

@JamesThomas-gg6il Год назад

Ok that is honestly something i have never heard or would have even thought about. It does bring up one question though. Was Ryan somehow related to PT Barnham? Only a ture american showman would replace a dead horse with a new one and keep on keeping on.

@davidsummer8631 Год назад

If you want to give a head of state a gift horses seem to be a winner

@timbrwolf1121 Год назад

For all that it is worth. Hirohito did a fantastic job of turning his people to the modern democracy that they are today. Even if these were not his acts alone. It was him as the "god emperor" that made this transition possible. Without him at the helm it is unlikely the japanese people would have so broadly changed course.

@bill9540 Год назад

That aerial view of Tokyo was from March 9, 1945. I initially thought it was either Hiroshima or Nagasaki after the atomic bombings.

@paulbeesley8283 Год назад

I think it was the late Douglas Adams, who said, "Things always look more convincing on a horse." You probably don't remember "Burmese," the late Queen's ex-police horse. It was so steady that when someone fired a blank pistol at the Queen, during a parade, the horse did no more than twitch it's ears.

@RogerWKnight Год назад

It is my understanding that after the surrender, some Japanese came up to Admiral Halsey with a white horse. So he rode it.

@jackwestin1817 Год назад

Excellent as always but I would like to hear about the Cossacks and their fate after surrendering to British and US forces and if you have already i appologize.

@MarkFeltonProductions Год назад

It's in the pipeline.