I'm in the UK, a former endurance rider now long-term ill and stuck in bed - I can't tell you how incredibly grateful I am that you made this film. It's as close to riding as I can get, the view through Nico's ears and the sound of his feet on the ground, just wonderful. I've watched it in three parts, it gave me something to look forward to to have an installment to come. You are very right to be proud of your boy - I love that moment at 54 mins where you start to find your sweet spot together and can hear the joy in your voice. He's a wonderful horse, so glad you love and enjoy him. Please make more films!!! with all my best wishes for your future together.
Thanks for the comment! My computer actually ran out of memory last week, so I had to buy a hard drive to get enough space to get my most recent ride footage uploaded, but I finally got it sorted and am working on publishing soon! We just finished Antelope Island 50-mile ride and I have 3 hours of the ride recorded so I'm hoping for some decent stuff. It was interesting to me how different our 2nd ride went. For the first little bit, I actually had to get him 'woken' up a little... I guess my training to work on his calmness paid off and now he is super calm and doesn't care about the other horses so much he can be a little lethargic haha. But then in my 2nd recorded hour for Antelope Island we have some of the most cool footage I've ever gotten riding. I don't do any major editing or cutting, but I still have to do some work to get it ready to post. Keep your eye out it will be soon! As far as this video, again thanks! Yeah it was so great when we finally 'clicked' around 54 min mark like you said. Honestly we are getting better and better. Sure do love this horse. That's so awesome you used to do endurance in England! Kind of random, but I lived up in Sunderland for a little bit a long time ago. Been a while since I've visited though sadly. Beautiful country :) All the best to you, I'll get more footage for you shortly !
Thank you so much for posting this!! I have a QH/Paint who ive been thinking of doing endurance with and its just great seeing what its really like!! You were extremely sensitive to your horse and his needs, it was wonderful to watch!! Thank you!!
You are welcome, and thanks for the comment! I am actually compiling all of my phone footage as well, of ride camp and stuff, and plan on posting all of that when I can. The one thing I regret not filming is the vet checks. But my goal with this little channel is to film EVERYTHING that I can of my experience and give as much information as possible to new riders (like myself haha) to make it as painless as possible. It's such an amazing sport, but severely under-covered. You should definitely give it a shot - I had such an amazing experience. If you haven't already, I would also suggest joining the Green Beans - a beginner endurance group, it has been invaluable to me. Good luck to you, feel free to reach out with any questions! :)
I loved watching this because I'm interested in doing an LD one day. I wish more people would post honest videos online this, because people like me can learn how to keep their horses calm. They often want to race ahead and be with the "herd" on the trail instead of listening. I think hopping off and calming down was a great idea. I'm sure the more you do, the more he will become calmer and listen more. The terrain is beautiful, thanks for posting!
Thank you! I am actually working on the footage for my first 50 mile ride at Antelope Island right now; hoping to publish it in the next week or so. Interestingly, with all the training I've been doing with him he was almost too calm haha, and I'm finding in my Antelope ride for the first hour I had to actually wake him up a little. Just an interesting change ;) Good luck as you prepare for your own LD! My main advice would be to believe in yourself and your horse, it is actually very doable. Just pick an event and then go for it! However you approach it, all the best to you though. I am actually working on some more content with my experiences of doing some beginner videos, so if you have any questions feel free to reach out to me or follow my other media (I post pretty frequently on my Instagram @names_dane ) Anyway, once again good luck on your equine and endurance journey; I'm sure you'll do great! :)
Seeing this real footage lifts a lot of the fog, definitely helps with making this a reality less nerve wracking! Thank you for sharing, would love to see more
Thanks for your comment! I have several more videos already posted - and interestingly each one had it's own challenge. City of Rocks was our first real ride and we had some 'race brain'. Then Antelope Island I had some issues with getting Nico motivated - so kind of the opposite which I hadn't anticipated. Then Mojave was a challenge/different experience doing the ride almost entirely with another rider/friend. I am also going through and compiling the Antelope Island 2024 50 mile footage and our challenge that ride was riding with other people and not getting to close to other horse's butt's haha! So each ride I have definitely learned more and become better as a rider. Always a learning process! Good luck to you in your riding endeavors, I hope things are going well and Happy Trails! -Cheers
Open range is definitely nice! I really don't enjoy the pavement either, and this was the first time/most Nico and I had ridden; but it was good learning :) So basically he taught me haha! Good luck to you and your prep! :)
Well done - congrats! And THANK YOU SO MUCH for posting this. I want to do endurance with my mare but I have had some bad experiences and my confidence got a little rattled. Seeing the reality of a ride is good preparation and encouragement for me. I REALLY appreciate it and I look forward to following your journey. Happy trails!
Thanks for the comment, I appreciate your support! I understand bad experience and confidence building for sure... I have a pretty minimal support system in my equine endeavors and have had to learn just about everything by myself, and as such building confidence has been VERY hard. Even after I bought Nico I didn't really ride for about 8 months because I was nervous. I was shopping for a saddle and tack, but I really used that as an excuse to not ride because of my severe lack of confidence. Anyway I won't preach to you - just saying I know what it's like! Hang in there, and all the best to you! I plan on posting a lot more videos with other ride camp and the vet in process, and I will also be posting tons of stuff with my training regime. I really want to just get as much as I can so people can see how great this sport is, and the amazing bonding w/ our equine companions :) All the best to you, don't hesitate to reach out with any questions!
I want to thank you for posting the entire unedited video!!! I agree that there is not much like this to find. My First LD ride is in 3 weeks. I truly enjoyed being to watch you in your first. Thank you !
Good luck! I'm sure you'll do great; go and enjoy the journey :) If you have time let me know what event you are going to, either way again good luck and thanks for the comment! :)
So happy I found Your profile! Im from Poland and have arabian horse too. I want to start in my debut this year too 😁i enjoyed your video so much. it prepared me mentally hahah Nico is a great horse, have a good day Sir! Greetings from Poland!
Hello to Poland, thank you for commenting! I'm always so happy to make connections; it's fun that this channel I've 'met' people worldwide :) Nico and I just completed our 2nd 50 mile ride at Antelope Island literally yesterday when you posted! I will be going over the footage and hopefully posting it in a week or so. Good luck to you in preparing for your endurance journey - Arabian horses are amazing :) I'm sure you will do great and keep me posted if you can! happy trails :)
he wants to race! he is Crab they're wired to be in front, hence him quickening everytime he smelt or got close to a horse, he is going to be a beauty I've subed for himxxxx My crab died at 38, she was the most amazing horse, im now obsessed with crab arabs x
He's definitely great! Here is his dad if you were curious; I'm not sure I have a link to his mom's pedigree, but I know his dad is where most the Crabbett comes from: www.allbreedpedigree.com/index.php?query_type=horse&h=PAYBACK+TYPHOON&g=5&cellpadding=0&small_font=1&l=
@katprocyk3972 That's awesome! If it wasn't for diesel prices I would maybe travel to some rides in other parts of the country to the east, but it's hard enough as is to just go to local rides haha. Maybe someday! Yeah I ride alone most of the time so I definitely talk to him a lot haha :) Hope the off season is treating you well; happy trails!
Same here! It is on my bucket list to go out west at least once. I think you guys have the best views! Maybe we'll ride with each other sometime! :-) @@LiveEndurance
@@vanMaanenvakantiehuizen This is a GoPro Hero 7 I believe? Basically I just use it with a chest mount. Let me know if/when you record footage I would be happy to watch and check it out!
This is by far one of the best endurance ride videos on youtube. Pure rae and unedited footage. Almost like going a ride your self. So many others cut their videos in to 10 second pieces from one thing to another and it drives me nuts flicking back and for. I really appreciate your effort into makeing this video and uploading it. Is it ok to share this video? I know a lot of people in teh horse world who would love to watch this. I have only done a few endurance rides and would love to do the City of Rocks on 2025 or at least some thing similar on your side of the pond. Great video
Thank you for commenting! sorry it took me a day to get back to you - I LITERALLY just returned home from another endurance ride in Mojave California (more footage to come - and I have high hopes to get in a lot of recorded rides this year, so stay tuned!). You are more than welcome to share this video or any of my posted content - you have my permission. And thanks for your thoughts. My goal in sharing these is to not just show the 'rosey colored perfect horses' for 10 seconds, but to show the good and the struggles; so people know what it's REALLY like and also so people don't feel so alone in their own struggles and successes. I will be at City of rocks this year and probably next year. If there is an endurance ride that I am going to that you want to come ride or volunteer at; please don't hesitate to contact me directly and I would be happy to meet you! Please for your own safety you don't have to tell me where you live - but I hope to one day be able to ride 'accross the pond' as well ;) All the best, and I will keep posting and hope you are doing well in whatever journeys you are pursuing!
Thank you! He really is an amazing horse and teaching me a lot! We are prepping right now for antelope island 50 mile next week and we will do City of Rocks again this year as well - and if everything goes to plan I'll be filming it and posting -hopefully with some improvements 😄. We had a great training the today though and we keep making things a little better all the time! Thanks again for the comment and happy trails!
Oh you need to post more day in the life with your horse ! Very helpful footage ! I have had my own horse for almost two years now and struggle with nerves a bit. My goal had been to do some long distance riding but I can barely get around the arena 😆
Hey! Thanks for your comment. It is going to start snowing where I live actually today haha so during this winter I plan on posting a lot more to CZcams while I'm hibernating ;) I'll try to put up some of our daily ride footage. However in the meantime, feel free to check out my Instagram: instagram.com/names_dane/?hl=en I post on there very frequently on our endurance journey and the progress we make day to day. But yes I am planning on making the CZcams channel a bit more alive than it is currently; just had a lot going on with winter preparations for Nico and such :) Thanks again for your comment and I hope you have a wonderful thanksgiving! Happy trails :)
@horsestudent2022 I figured out and started posting youtube 'shorts' as well, so more and more of those will be posted! I am also going to bring my gopro on some training rides this winter to keep posting content :) Just giving you heads up!
Nope, not necessariyl 'better', but rather it is just 'different'. This particular ride video was my first ever ride (I have since done other rides and posted them; each one is kind of different!). So for this ride - it is also my horse's first ride. I wanted him to equate ride camp and going to an actual endurance ride as 'calm' and 'controlled'. I didn't want his first thought to be 'oh we are at a new environment, everytime I ride in a place that's now, I got to go fast'. So the main thing I think you should ask yourself for every ride is what is your goals, what's best for you, and what's best for your horse. My 3rd endurance ride with Nico I just did at Mojave, we did kind of walk/trot out of the start, but that's after i knew he could do it calmly without loosing his head so to speak. So basically, I don't think that doing one thing or the other is necessarily 'good' or 'better' - Rather I think of things in terms of what my goals are and what's best for my horse. I hope that helps, feel free to ask anything other questions!
Hey! So like I mentioned on your other comment, I am doing Antelope Island 50 mile this Saturday, as well as the Intro (15 mile) ride on Friday. I'll be doing my best to film as much as I can and will post it. I actually want to start posting more; and have a TON of phone footage but it's harder to get footage of all my training on the GoPro. I'm working on it though! I would like to make this channel a legitimate place to show endurance content is the hope :)
Hello Dane and Nico! Have a wonderful ride this weekend at Antelope! Look forward to video. Scenery is Gorgeous on CofR ride 😃! Ps what saddle and bitless bridle are you using? Looking for options with my Sweet Mare Mariah 💖 🐎 deep southeast where its pine trees sugar sand and horse flies!
@@bethduncan665 Thank you! We are geared up and ready to go; heading to Antelope Island tomorrow morning to get to ride camp :) I use a western sidepull from TwoHorsetack.com they have lots of great biothane options for both bitted or bitless options! I've really liked this bridle though, and in the future will probably get more colors from them :) The saddle is a Specialized Ultralight. If you get a chance to sit on one before you buy is always nice, but my personal experience has been extremely positive. I personally feel very secure and I love how light it is. Also you can customize it to your horse's back. It's really been a great saddle for us! They do have a 'trial fitting program' as well, it takes a long time with shipping and stuff, but is very cheap and non-committal and is a great option if you are unsure what you want.
Will you be trying the Midnight/Midday Rider in WA this year? Every year since I did the one in 2019 I keep wanting to do it again, but these past few years have not panned out in my favor lol. I actually really like the long-form unedited footage. Yours is much smoother than what I got on my first (only) LD in 2019. I had a GoPro Hero 4 and the footage was *rough* and gave my mother motion sickness watching it lol. Love the blue on Nico's bay coat.
I won't be going to Midnight/midday rider this year, just because it's my first year of doing endurance and I'm keeping my rides within a 6 hour driving distance (I live in south western Wyoming), and that one is about 12 hours away, but I honestly might do it next year! I sure love getting up to WA when I can, beautiful up there! Are you doing the ride? Once I get a chance I'll do an edited version of this ride, but I tend to agree that I personally like the long footage, it's just fun to experience the whole ride. I'm trying to think of ways I can get footage of the entire ride next time so I don't lose portions. Honestly the parts where the battery died was some of my best riding and some of the prettiest parts. Plus I want to record vet check next time as well, as I think that can be very educational for people watching these. Thank you! Nico is sure a handsome fellow, but I'm biased ha ha.
@@LiveEndurance Belated response, lol I'm not sure if I'll get to the ride this year. I've been wanting to, but I'm not entirely sure on logistics [I don't have a license, and that's a long drive for someone to tote me and one or both of my horses, though significantly shorter than yours would be, my goodness lol], and my guys aren't conditioned enough for 25 miles yet, though they might be if I buckle down with them. My stallion *might* be up for an intro by then, but it's iffy. lol [There's also the logistics of stallion containment. I know he's well behaved at home, but a ride atmosphere with many pretty ladies, strange geldings and possible other stallions around is an unknown for us as far as I've had him.] My mare could probably do the 25 night ride if I get my rear in gear and get her going again. Hard to leg up two horses at once and riding buddies are hard to come by that are interested in conditioning rides and will make set plans to ride and follow through >.>
I think you did great and your horse too. You both were anxious in the beginning but found your rhythm together. My horses are barefoot and it was great to see how well Nico handled those roads. I wonder if the reason why he kept lowering his head near the end was because he was thirsty and looking for somewhere to drink or something else? Some horses are constantly smelling other horses manure! 😅 BTW you're a very gracious and polite rider! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for your comment and thoughts! In retrospect, I definitely know and realize how nervous I was at the beginning, even if I was trying to not be haha. It very well could be that he is lowering his head because of thirst, though the more I've gotten to know him, the more I think that it's just his personality. He is such a funny guy and get's easily bored so he likes to sniff everything. Even at a decent trot I find that he is so fit that he gets bored and wants to explore haha. Though I couldn't say for sure, but we're figuring it out more and more. Thanks again, and happy trails! :)
Haha, Right you are! I must say though, I'm glad I rode him like this for our first ride. When we did Antelope Island 50 miler a few months later, he knew the game much better and was much calmer (almost too calm - you'll know what I mean if you see the first portion). But during that ride he got to stretch out and run quite a bit; and did it much more calm and composed. He did the entire 50 miles basically alone too which is hard for a horse; but he is getting exceptionally good at it! So again, yes you are right; but this ride turned out to be a great learning experience for us both and I'm glad I held him back to get his brain to learn that 'racing' for racing sake is not the answer, and now he does amazing at running along calmly :)
It is understandably very frustrating riding a horse that is acting like that. It is both mentally and psychically wearing. Your being calm helps to a point. But you can't beat yourself up for being frustrated with his unwillingness to settle in for that long. It can be dangerous. Have you tried putting the horse on raspberry leaves? It makes them less looky and skittish. My mare's head is on a swivel without it. With it she does her job 90 percent better. PS what bridle is that?
Oh, I just saw your last sentence. That is a Biothane Sidepull I got from TwoHorsetack.com. It is some kind of 'western-ish' version of a sidepull with the attachment points more under the chin, which is SUPPOSEDLY supposed to help a little bit to teach with neck reining/ riding with one hand? I don't know about that, but I do know I have really enjoyed this side pull, it looks good, and rides good.
Great question. It is technically a race, though many people live by the motto 'to finish is to win'. A strong emphasis is placed on ensuring the horse goes through the mileage fully healthy. This was my first race so I purposely held back as much as I could early because I don't want to get my horse to have 'race brain' but rather teach him to be focused. Most of the time people don't really try to race until a horses 2nd or 3rd year, to ensure they are not only fit enough but have the tendon and bone strength to compete safely, as in general you can condition a horses lungs and muscles much faster than bone/tendons/ligaments. Many riders pride themselves on having what's called a 'decade' horse, basically a horse that is healthy and cared for good enough to race for 10+ years. TLDR, yes it is a race but myself and probably a decent portion of the other participants were treating it as a training opportunity and litmus test for their horses :) hope that makes sense feel free to ask any other questions!
I just realized I had clicked your comment but never responded. Thanks for your thoughts; but I feel confident in where we have come, and where we are now. Nico is just in the range of 'out of my comfort zone' yet still within 'my confidence and skill zone' and as such we have both achieved great growth - by being patient and not doing things before we are ready. Anyway, I appreciate your thoughts but Nico and I have been perfectly safe for each other and for others in our journey. All the best to you and happy trails!
Thank you for your comment! I appreciate your assessment and concern. I am away from home and can't write the best response on my phone (just finished antelope island 50 mile ride!) But suffice to say that yes I do let him open up in training. This particular race shown was our first real'race' and I was holding him back mostly to help him keep from developing a race brain type of attitude. When he settles down and connects with me -which he is getting better and better at- he is allowed and encouraged to go faster. On the second loop of our 50 mile race we just completed there is some good footage of him just running on a nice loose rein and being very happy, so feel free to check it out when I have a chance to download the footage and post it here in a week or so. Also feel free to check my Instagram/tiktok, names_dane where I post much more frequent content and you can get a better vibe of our relationship. So you are totally right that I'm not a great rider, there are definitely other riders that could sit him better at a run or faster paces, but my goal is and always will be to develop connection. The more connection l connected we become the more he dictate the speed because I know he is running fast but also safe and in a good state of mind, which truthfully is not seen much in this video, I guess you see it more in the second loop after he's calmed down. But in the first loop with all the excitement and new things going on, I most definitely held him back. Tldr, I believe I have a great relationship with my horse and while I definitely can become much better of a rider we are improving together as the time. Saying that any constructive criticism viewers as yourself have well always be appreciated, so thanks again for your comment and feel free to check my other and future content to get more of a feel for how my horse and I do together and if your ever near Utah/WY at a endurance ride feel free to judge us in person :)
I think your horse can be very very very very happy to have you. You are wonderful with him. So impressive to see. So I totally disagree with the comment.
@@vanMaanenvakantiehuizen Thank you :) Looking back to City of Rocks from today, I still can't believe how far we have come. Nico has definitely made me a better rider and horseman; and I'd like to think that I've helped him be a better horse! Funny thing, like any human relationship; we both get annoyed at each other haha, but I can confidently say that I love him to death and always strive to do what's best for him; and I'm pretty sure he likes me too (in his own horse-way haha!). Cheers!
I'm in the UK, a former endurance rider now long-term ill and stuck in bed - I can't tell you how incredibly grateful I am that you made this film. It's as close to riding as I can get, the view through Nico's ears and the sound of his feet on the ground, just wonderful. I've watched it in three parts, it gave me something to look forward to to have an installment to come. You are very right to be proud of your boy - I love that moment at 54 mins where you start to find your sweet spot together and can hear the joy in your voice. He's a wonderful horse, so glad you love and enjoy him. Please make more films!!! with all my best wishes for your future together.
Thanks for the comment! My computer actually ran out of memory last week, so I had to buy a hard drive to get enough space to get my most recent ride footage uploaded, but I finally got it sorted and am working on publishing soon! We just finished Antelope Island 50-mile ride and I have 3 hours of the ride recorded so I'm hoping for some decent stuff.
It was interesting to me how different our 2nd ride went. For the first little bit, I actually had to get him 'woken' up a little... I guess my training to work on his calmness paid off and now he is super calm and doesn't care about the other horses so much he can be a little lethargic haha. But then in my 2nd recorded hour for Antelope Island we have some of the most cool footage I've ever gotten riding. I don't do any major editing or cutting, but I still have to do some work to get it ready to post. Keep your eye out it will be soon!
As far as this video, again thanks! Yeah it was so great when we finally 'clicked' around 54 min mark like you said. Honestly we are getting better and better. Sure do love this horse.
That's so awesome you used to do endurance in England! Kind of random, but I lived up in Sunderland for a little bit a long time ago. Been a while since I've visited though sadly. Beautiful country :)
All the best to you, I'll get more footage for you shortly !
Thanks so much, I'll really look forward to the Antelope Island footage. All best to you and lovely Nico, long may you enjoy the sport @@LiveEndurance
Thank you so much for posting this!! I have a QH/Paint who ive been thinking of doing endurance with and its just great seeing what its really like!! You were extremely sensitive to your horse and his needs, it was wonderful to watch!! Thank you!!
You are welcome, and thanks for the comment! I am actually compiling all of my phone footage as well, of ride camp and stuff, and plan on posting all of that when I can. The one thing I regret not filming is the vet checks. But my goal with this little channel is to film EVERYTHING that I can of my experience and give as much information as possible to new riders (like myself haha) to make it as painless as possible. It's such an amazing sport, but severely under-covered.
You should definitely give it a shot - I had such an amazing experience. If you haven't already, I would also suggest joining the Green Beans - a beginner endurance group, it has been invaluable to me. Good luck to you, feel free to reach out with any questions! :)
I loved watching this because I'm interested in doing an LD one day. I wish more people would post honest videos online this, because people like me can learn how to keep their horses calm. They often want to race ahead and be with the "herd" on the trail instead of listening. I think hopping off and calming down was a great idea. I'm sure the more you do, the more he will become calmer and listen more. The terrain is beautiful, thanks for posting!
Thank you! I am actually working on the footage for my first 50 mile ride at Antelope Island right now; hoping to publish it in the next week or so. Interestingly, with all the training I've been doing with him he was almost too calm haha, and I'm finding in my Antelope ride for the first hour I had to actually wake him up a little. Just an interesting change ;)
Good luck as you prepare for your own LD! My main advice would be to believe in yourself and your horse, it is actually very doable. Just pick an event and then go for it! However you approach it, all the best to you though. I am actually working on some more content with my experiences of doing some beginner videos, so if you have any questions feel free to reach out to me or follow my other media (I post pretty frequently on my Instagram @names_dane )
Anyway, once again good luck on your equine and endurance journey; I'm sure you'll do great! :)
Seeing this real footage lifts a lot of the fog, definitely helps with making this a reality less nerve wracking! Thank you for sharing, would love to see more
Thanks for your comment! I have several more videos already posted - and interestingly each one had it's own challenge. City of Rocks was our first real ride and we had some 'race brain'. Then Antelope Island I had some issues with getting Nico motivated - so kind of the opposite which I hadn't anticipated. Then Mojave was a challenge/different experience doing the ride almost entirely with another rider/friend.
I am also going through and compiling the Antelope Island 2024 50 mile footage and our challenge that ride was riding with other people and not getting to close to other horse's butt's haha!
So each ride I have definitely learned more and become better as a rider. Always a learning process!
Good luck to you in your riding endeavors, I hope things are going well and Happy Trails! -Cheers
I am not comfortable on pavement you handle it so well. Open Range is my comfort zone. cheers!
Open range is definitely nice! I really don't enjoy the pavement either, and this was the first time/most Nico and I had ridden; but it was good learning :) So basically he taught me haha! Good luck to you and your prep! :)
Well done - congrats! And THANK YOU SO MUCH for posting this. I want to do endurance with my mare but I have had some bad experiences and my confidence got a little rattled. Seeing the reality of a ride is good preparation and encouragement for me. I REALLY appreciate it and I look forward to following your journey. Happy trails!
Thanks for the comment, I appreciate your support! I understand bad experience and confidence building for sure... I have a pretty minimal support system in my equine endeavors and have had to learn just about everything by myself, and as such building confidence has been VERY hard. Even after I bought Nico I didn't really ride for about 8 months because I was nervous. I was shopping for a saddle and tack, but I really used that as an excuse to not ride because of my severe lack of confidence. Anyway I won't preach to you - just saying I know what it's like! Hang in there, and all the best to you! I plan on posting a lot more videos with other ride camp and the vet in process, and I will also be posting tons of stuff with my training regime. I really want to just get as much as I can so people can see how great this sport is, and the amazing bonding w/ our equine companions :) All the best to you, don't hesitate to reach out with any questions!
I want to thank you for posting the entire unedited video!!! I agree that there is not much like this to find. My First LD ride is in 3 weeks. I truly enjoyed being to watch you in your first. Thank you !
Good luck! I'm sure you'll do great; go and enjoy the journey :) If you have time let me know what event you are going to, either way again good luck and thanks for the comment! :)
So happy I found Your profile! Im from Poland and have arabian horse too. I want to start in my debut this year too 😁i enjoyed your video so much. it prepared me mentally hahah Nico is a great horse, have a good day Sir! Greetings from Poland!
Hello to Poland, thank you for commenting! I'm always so happy to make connections; it's fun that this channel I've 'met' people worldwide :)
Nico and I just completed our 2nd 50 mile ride at Antelope Island literally yesterday when you posted! I will be going over the footage and hopefully posting it in a week or so.
Good luck to you in preparing for your endurance journey - Arabian horses are amazing :) I'm sure you will do great and keep me posted if you can!
happy trails :)
@@LiveEndurance So cool! I'll watch it for sure! 🤩 Thank You for so many warm words. I added You on Facebook so we could stay in better contact! 🙌
he wants to race! he is Crab they're wired to be in front, hence him quickening everytime he smelt or got close to a horse, he is going to be a beauty I've subed for himxxxx My crab died at 38, she was the most amazing horse, im now obsessed with crab arabs x
He's definitely great! Here is his dad if you were curious; I'm not sure I have a link to his mom's pedigree, but I know his dad is where most the Crabbett comes from: www.allbreedpedigree.com/index.php?query_type=horse&h=PAYBACK+TYPHOON&g=5&cellpadding=0&small_font=1&l=
I ride endurance too, but in the Northeast. I love how much you talk to your horse. I do the exact same thing!
@katprocyk3972 That's awesome! If it wasn't for diesel prices I would maybe travel to some rides in other parts of the country to the east, but it's hard enough as is to just go to local rides haha. Maybe someday!
Yeah I ride alone most of the time so I definitely talk to him a lot haha :) Hope the off season is treating you well; happy trails!
Same here! It is on my bucket list to go out west at least once. I think you guys have the best views! Maybe we'll ride with each other sometime! :-) @@LiveEndurance
Love your video!!!! ❤ I like to have a action camera too for my horseriding. What kind /type of action camera do you have?
@@vanMaanenvakantiehuizen This is a GoPro Hero 7 I believe? Basically I just use it with a chest mount. Let me know if/when you record footage I would be happy to watch and check it out!
This is by far one of the best endurance ride videos on youtube. Pure rae and unedited footage. Almost like going a ride your self. So many others cut their videos in to 10 second pieces from one thing to another and it drives me nuts flicking back and for. I really appreciate your effort into makeing this video and uploading it. Is it ok to share this video? I know a lot of people in teh horse world who would love to watch this. I have only done a few endurance rides and would love to do the City of Rocks on 2025 or at least some thing similar on your side of the pond. Great video
Thank you for commenting! sorry it took me a day to get back to you - I LITERALLY just returned home from another endurance ride in Mojave California (more footage to come - and I have high hopes to get in a lot of recorded rides this year, so stay tuned!).
You are more than welcome to share this video or any of my posted content - you have my permission.
And thanks for your thoughts. My goal in sharing these is to not just show the 'rosey colored perfect horses' for 10 seconds, but to show the good and the struggles; so people know what it's REALLY like and also so people don't feel so alone in their own struggles and successes.
I will be at City of rocks this year and probably next year. If there is an endurance ride that I am going to that you want to come ride or volunteer at; please don't hesitate to contact me directly and I would be happy to meet you! Please for your own safety you don't have to tell me where you live - but I hope to one day be able to ride 'accross the pond' as well ;)
All the best, and I will keep posting and hope you are doing well in whatever journeys you are pursuing!
Your horsemanship is admirable Dane 💗
Thank you! :) I'm not good at much but I try to at least take care of Nico :)
great job, thanks for the raw video. Love that you are working with him to be a calm partner and not get the race brain.
Thank you! He really is an amazing horse and teaching me a lot! We are prepping right now for antelope island 50 mile next week and we will do City of Rocks again this year as well - and if everything goes to plan I'll be filming it and posting -hopefully with some improvements 😄. We had a great training the today though and we keep making things a little better all the time! Thanks again for the comment and happy trails!
Oh you need to post more day in the life with your horse ! Very helpful footage ! I have had my own horse for almost two years now and struggle with nerves a bit. My goal had been to do some long distance riding but I can barely get around the arena 😆
Hey! Thanks for your comment. It is going to start snowing where I live actually today haha so during this winter I plan on posting a lot more to CZcams while I'm hibernating ;) I'll try to put up some of our daily ride footage. However in the meantime, feel free to check out my Instagram: instagram.com/names_dane/?hl=en I post on there very frequently on our endurance journey and the progress we make day to day. But yes I am planning on making the CZcams channel a bit more alive than it is currently; just had a lot going on with winter preparations for Nico and such :)
Thanks again for your comment and I hope you have a wonderful thanksgiving! Happy trails :)
@horsestudent2022 I figured out and started posting youtube 'shorts' as well, so more and more of those will be posted! I am also going to bring my gopro on some training rides this winter to keep posting content :) Just giving you heads up!
I am new to Endurance May I ask why you were walking in the beginning and someone else trotted? Is it better to walk?
Nope, not necessariyl 'better', but rather it is just 'different'. This particular ride video was my first ever ride (I have since done other rides and posted them; each one is kind of different!). So for this ride - it is also my horse's first ride. I wanted him to equate ride camp and going to an actual endurance ride as 'calm' and 'controlled'. I didn't want his first thought to be 'oh we are at a new environment, everytime I ride in a place that's now, I got to go fast'.
So the main thing I think you should ask yourself for every ride is what is your goals, what's best for you, and what's best for your horse. My 3rd endurance ride with Nico I just did at Mojave, we did kind of walk/trot out of the start, but that's after i knew he could do it calmly without loosing his head so to speak.
So basically, I don't think that doing one thing or the other is necessarily 'good' or 'better' - Rather I think of things in terms of what my goals are and what's best for my horse.
I hope that helps, feel free to ask anything other questions!
This was wonderful! Thankyou so much for posting! Got any more? Be some years since I've been out there. Really miss rides!
Hey! So like I mentioned on your other comment, I am doing Antelope Island 50 mile this Saturday, as well as the Intro (15 mile) ride on Friday. I'll be doing my best to film as much as I can and will post it. I actually want to start posting more; and have a TON of phone footage but it's harder to get footage of all my training on the GoPro. I'm working on it though! I would like to make this channel a legitimate place to show endurance content is the hope :)
@@LiveEndurance have a blast! I'll be looking out for more from you and sweet 🐎! Be safe and stay healthy! 😃
Hello Dane and Nico! Have a wonderful ride this weekend at Antelope! Look forward to video. Scenery is Gorgeous on CofR ride 😃! Ps what saddle and bitless bridle are you using? Looking for options with my Sweet Mare Mariah 💖 🐎 deep southeast where its pine trees sugar sand and horse flies!
@@bethduncan665 Thank you! We are geared up and ready to go; heading to Antelope Island tomorrow morning to get to ride camp :) I use a western sidepull from TwoHorsetack.com they have lots of great biothane options for both bitted or bitless options! I've really liked this bridle though, and in the future will probably get more colors from them :) The saddle is a Specialized Ultralight. If you get a chance to sit on one before you buy is always nice, but my personal experience has been extremely positive. I personally feel very secure and I love how light it is. Also you can customize it to your horse's back. It's really been a great saddle for us! They do have a 'trial fitting program' as well, it takes a long time with shipping and stuff, but is very cheap and non-committal and is a great option if you are unsure what you want.
Thankyou so much for info! Be safe out there and healthy strong Nico 🐎 💕
Will you be trying the Midnight/Midday Rider in WA this year? Every year since I did the one in 2019 I keep wanting to do it again, but these past few years have not panned out in my favor lol.
I actually really like the long-form unedited footage. Yours is much smoother than what I got on my first (only) LD in 2019. I had a GoPro Hero 4 and the footage was *rough* and gave my mother motion sickness watching it lol.
Love the blue on Nico's bay coat.
I won't be going to Midnight/midday rider this year, just because it's my first year of doing endurance and I'm keeping my rides within a 6 hour driving distance (I live in south western Wyoming), and that one is about 12 hours away, but I honestly might do it next year! I sure love getting up to WA when I can, beautiful up there! Are you doing the ride?
Once I get a chance I'll do an edited version of this ride, but I tend to agree that I personally like the long footage, it's just fun to experience the whole ride. I'm trying to think of ways I can get footage of the entire ride next time so I don't lose portions. Honestly the parts where the battery died was some of my best riding and some of the prettiest parts. Plus I want to record vet check next time as well, as I think that can be very educational for people watching these.
Thank you! Nico is sure a handsome fellow, but I'm biased ha ha.
@@LiveEndurance Belated response, lol
I'm not sure if I'll get to the ride this year. I've been wanting to, but I'm not entirely sure on logistics [I don't have a license, and that's a long drive for someone to tote me and one or both of my horses, though significantly shorter than yours would be, my goodness lol], and my guys aren't conditioned enough for 25 miles yet, though they might be if I buckle down with them. My stallion *might* be up for an intro by then, but it's iffy. lol [There's also the logistics of stallion containment. I know he's well behaved at home, but a ride atmosphere with many pretty ladies, strange geldings and possible other stallions around is an unknown for us as far as I've had him.]
My mare could probably do the 25 night ride if I get my rear in gear and get her going again. Hard to leg up two horses at once and riding buddies are hard to come by that are interested in conditioning rides and will make set plans to ride and follow through >.>
I think you did great and your horse too. You both were anxious in the beginning but found your rhythm together. My horses are barefoot and it was great to see how well Nico handled those roads. I wonder if the reason why he kept lowering his head near the end was because he was thirsty and looking for somewhere to drink or something else? Some horses are constantly smelling other horses manure! 😅 BTW you're a very gracious and polite rider! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for your comment and thoughts! In retrospect, I definitely know and realize how nervous I was at the beginning, even if I was trying to not be haha.
It very well could be that he is lowering his head because of thirst, though the more I've gotten to know him, the more I think that it's just his personality. He is such a funny guy and get's easily bored so he likes to sniff everything. Even at a decent trot I find that he is so fit that he gets bored and wants to explore haha. Though I couldn't say for sure, but we're figuring it out more and more.
Thanks again, and happy trails! :)
Nico wants to stretch his legs and fly a little, at least to be about in the middle of the pack with a lot of other horses
Haha, Right you are! I must say though, I'm glad I rode him like this for our first ride. When we did Antelope Island 50 miler a few months later, he knew the game much better and was much calmer (almost too calm - you'll know what I mean if you see the first portion). But during that ride he got to stretch out and run quite a bit; and did it much more calm and composed. He did the entire 50 miles basically alone too which is hard for a horse; but he is getting exceptionally good at it!
So again, yes you are right; but this ride turned out to be a great learning experience for us both and I'm glad I held him back to get his brain to learn that 'racing' for racing sake is not the answer, and now he does amazing at running along calmly :)
It is understandably very frustrating riding a horse that is acting like that. It is both mentally and psychically wearing. Your being calm helps to a point. But you can't beat yourself up for being frustrated with his unwillingness to settle in for that long. It can be dangerous. Have you tried putting the horse on raspberry leaves? It makes them less looky and skittish. My mare's head is on a swivel without it. With it she does her job 90 percent better. PS what bridle is that?
Oh, I just saw your last sentence. That is a Biothane Sidepull I got from TwoHorsetack.com. It is some kind of 'western-ish' version of a sidepull with the attachment points more under the chin, which is SUPPOSEDLY supposed to help a little bit to teach with neck reining/ riding with one hand? I don't know about that, but I do know I have really enjoyed this side pull, it looks good, and rides good.
@@LiveEndurance He seems to listen to it very well. I will look into it. Thanks.
Are these just group rides or are they races?
Great question. It is technically a race, though many people live by the motto 'to finish is to win'. A strong emphasis is placed on ensuring the horse goes through the mileage fully healthy. This was my first race so I purposely held back as much as I could early because I don't want to get my horse to have 'race brain' but rather teach him to be focused. Most of the time people don't really try to race until a horses 2nd or 3rd year, to ensure they are not only fit enough but have the tendon and bone strength to compete safely, as in general you can condition a horses lungs and muscles much faster than bone/tendons/ligaments. Many riders pride themselves on having what's called a 'decade' horse, basically a horse that is healthy and cared for good enough to race for 10+ years. TLDR, yes it is a race but myself and probably a decent portion of the other participants were treating it as a training opportunity and litmus test for their horses :) hope that makes sense feel free to ask any other questions!
He’s a Lot of horse and not a whole lot of rider.
That’s a dangerous combination in situations like this.
I just realized I had clicked your comment but never responded. Thanks for your thoughts; but I feel confident in where we have come, and where we are now. Nico is just in the range of 'out of my comfort zone' yet still within 'my confidence and skill zone' and as such we have both achieved great growth - by being patient and not doing things before we are ready. Anyway, I appreciate your thoughts but Nico and I have been perfectly safe for each other and for others in our journey. All the best to you and happy trails!
Seems like he is too much horse for you. It must be frustrating for him to be held back all the time, Do you ever let him out?
Thank you for your comment! I appreciate your assessment and concern. I am away from home and can't write the best response on my phone (just finished antelope island 50 mile ride!) But suffice to say that yes I do let him open up in training. This particular race shown was our first real'race' and I was holding him back mostly to help him keep from developing a race brain type of attitude. When he settles down and connects with me -which he is getting better and better at- he is allowed and encouraged to go faster. On the second loop of our 50 mile race we just completed there is some good footage of him just running on a nice loose rein and being very happy, so feel free to check it out when I have a chance to download the footage and post it here in a week or so. Also feel free to check my Instagram/tiktok, names_dane where I post much more frequent content and you can get a better vibe of our relationship.
So you are totally right that I'm not a great rider, there are definitely other riders that could sit him better at a run or faster paces, but my goal is and always will be to develop connection. The more connection l connected we become the more he dictate the speed because I know he is running fast but also safe and in a good state of mind, which truthfully is not seen much in this video, I guess you see it more in the second loop after he's calmed down. But in the first loop with all the excitement and new things going on, I most definitely held him back.
Tldr, I believe I have a great relationship with my horse and while I definitely can become much better of a rider we are improving together as the time. Saying that any constructive criticism viewers as yourself have well always be appreciated, so thanks again for your comment and feel free to check my other and future content to get more of a feel for how my horse and I do together and if your ever near Utah/WY at a endurance ride feel free to judge us in person :)
I think your horse can be very very very very happy to have you. You are wonderful with him. So impressive to see. So I totally disagree with the comment.
@@vanMaanenvakantiehuizen Thank you :) Looking back to City of Rocks from today, I still can't believe how far we have come. Nico has definitely made me a better rider and horseman; and I'd like to think that I've helped him be a better horse! Funny thing, like any human relationship; we both get annoyed at each other haha, but I can confidently say that I love him to death and always strive to do what's best for him; and I'm pretty sure he likes me too (in his own horse-way haha!). Cheers!