As a Swede myself I'm happy to see that you have found your way here to meet and ride horses on your continued quest to ride every breed. I hope you also meet and ride the 2 other swedish breeds: the North Swedish Horse (this is also a draught breed and comes in 2 types: the original heavier one for agricultur/ forestry work and one lighter used for trotting/ harness racing as well as for dressage and other sports) and not to forget the Gotland Russ/ Gotland Pony.
What i nice idea to put the foal together with his mom in front of the cart. It's the first time i see that, and it make sence, because they learn already so much.😊
I really loved the warmth that came from not only the horse but also from his owner. She seemed a very kind and gentle soul...just like her horse! Thanks so much for sharing!
You asked if anyone had met an Ardennes. I HAVE!! He was among the herd at a stable for various therapy’s with horses. I had had cancer twice and it messed with my head. Like PTSD and other mental problems. He was a young colt when I first met him! I “named” him Brownie (not his real name) because of a book I read a long time ago. When I had my 2nd diagnosis and went back to therapy, he was being trained to ride! I haven’t seen him in years. I want an Ardennes now!!❤
I grew up next to a farm of these. They've been my favourite breed ever since! Truly gentle giants, when I was 5 years old they were so nice around me.
What a beautiful horse! I’ve never heard of this one. Gosh, such a tank but so gentle❤️ I need to look into this one more. Such a wonderful experience for you and you get to bring us along! 🌻☀️
lovely horses! my family is swedish and we had an ardennes called Pargas at our summer home when i was little. the big seaside paddock was like 10 meters from the front door of the main house and i remember that whenever i got the chance i would always go to Pargas and cuddle with him or simply just watch him stand by the beach with his majestic hair blowing in the wind. he was not broke (we couldn't ride him), and he was a retired working horse. he sadly passed away (like all old horses do) but i remember that he was my first significant memory of a certain horse individual that i adored. with that said, ardennes are certainly an incredibly unique and beautiful horse breed.
Did you canter? :D What a special looking breed of horse! I'd never heard of them. What an amazing adventure you are on! Thanks for letting us tag along.
Amazing❤ I hope to have a Ardenner or Nordsvenk in the future. We have to take care of our beautiful Swedish horses. I am so happy she choose the most beautiful horse she had for this video😊 good opurtunity too show People this fairy tale horse. I would say this video made me even more curious about Ardenner. I live in Sweden and I am so sad that ardenner and nordsvensk are not seen more!
MELVIN has a beautiful walk....love to see him, after a little more training, at The Inspections; Very handsome Stallion, thank you ladies! ( darned system, changes things..! ) MALWIN?? ( nice... )
How massive those horses are, stallion and mares too! They breed must have been nearly destroyed by WWI. So wonderful they have been saved and are growing in numbers. Once again you have shown a breed we would be hard pressed to find on our own, and made them real.
Keep it up, miss These precious horses are just rare to see! It's you or it remains secret 😁 Beautiful creatures, not a lot of people have the privileges even to get a sight 😢 They don't even know what to see on RU-vid and get lost in the numbers sorted by algorithm.
Can you please do other iconic horse breeds in the future including the Alberta wildies (Canadian mustangs) of Alberta, American mustangs of Wyoming’s McCullough Peaks and Pryor Mountains and Oregon South Steens and Andalusian/Pure Spanish?
No, but I would love to. What about looking at the Danish draft breed Jysk Hest as well. The Danish brewery Carlsberg uses them in their marketing campaign. And yes, I am Danish
Poor guy, don't insult him! He's absolutely nothing like a Shetland pony. He seems like the absolutely opposite of a devil shetty: chilled and kind and eager to please.
They are! I rode at Lipica Stud in Slovenia before I started the project and they are one of the breeds that inspired my crazy adventure! 😊I cannot wait to feature them in an episode!
I would say they are more stable and have more solid bone structure. But I would also say that if you just want to ride them around a bit in nature, without too many "demands", it works without any problems. But if you want to ride dressage, you really have to be careful and ride them from scratch. Since they are so heavy in themselves, it is important to build them up correctly to carry extra weight on the back. They are bred to pull heavily, but the center of gravity is completely different when riding. One thing you always want to be careful about is the feed when it comes to cold-blooded breeds, because of that they are more prone to get Laminitis.
Well.. I dare to say that is the case. If they have any problems in old age, it is usually osteoarthritis or hoof hernia. In Sweden, the Ardennes horse is probably the cheapest horse you can insure. That say quite a lot about their health despite their size 😀
He has his tail! In Sweden, it has been forbidden to amputate the tail since.. long ago! We cut the tail in the fall, when the flies disappear. So that it has time to grow out enough that the horse can easily wave away flies next summer.
I'm so glad of that. I have a belgian x horse and someone docked him before we got him. His tail never grew in very nice. I assumed it would just be shorter but it was worse than that. @@SofieSkylvik
I have to admit it....this is my favorite horse breed that you have ridden. Like something out of a fairy tale...expected to see a fair maiden, gown flowing, riding side saddle come into view. His trot is like a "gaited" horse...very level and no bounce to his back or rear. Amazing that he was only recently introduced to the saddle...you probably felt like a feather on his back. Magnificent breed. Thank you.
I mean, if the breed is for Ardenne... The place with a lot of forest that was believed to be home to fairies. Fairies including a horse. Of course they'll look like fairytale horses XD
I have only just found this channel. This is the first video I have watched. Wow! Alyssa, you have a beautiful, calming voice and a lovely seat. What an adventure you are on! Thank you for sharing it with us. Please thank Sofie and her family for hosting your visit and quickly training Malwin to saddle. What a lovely gesture, and didn't he do a great job!? I am very pleased to have been introduced to the Swedish Ardennes breed.😍💜
Awww, thank you so much! 😊 Welcome to the channel, so happy to have you along for the adventure. I will pass along your kind words to Sofie. I agree, Malwin did an amazing job. He's such a sweetheart!
Thank you for introducing this amazing breed! I wonder what conditioner for the horse's mane the owner is using. I'm struggle with my shetty's mane, so thick I can't even brush and fully detangle it. Please can anyone could see what conditioner it is?
As a swede this is so lovely to see! Sadly I've never been able to meet an ardenner myself yet but I'd love to one day! Thank you Alyssa for bringing light upon this nowadays rare breed. I love to be able to follow your journey, thank you for sharing it with us and thank you to Sofie for being such a good advocate (dunno if that's the correct word to use here but cant come up woth anyting else) for the breed!
Love it! A sweed myself the Adenner is a nice breed! Just can't wait til you meet the North Swedish Horse tho! if you liked the adenner you'll love the north sweed
What a majestic horse Melvin is! And doing so well just started under saddle. And he definitely has a presence around him! The character sounds so perfect. I have never seen one yet unfortunately.
