What is going on members of the Barrio
It's Jon coming to you from the Waipio Ridge Stables
And who's ready for some horse back riding?
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Alright today we are going to be doing horseback riding on the Waipio valley
One of the most scenic areas on the entire Big Island of Hawaii
We're doing with Waipio Ridge Stables an awesome horseback riding group tour
Come check this out
So you're going to put your left foot in
Grab the front and the back of your saddle
And pull yourself straight up
And then swing your leg over
They're a lot like kids
You might have to ask a few times
Bye Adriana
We're about ready to leave
We have the 5 hour ride, we're also going to be stopping at a Waterfall
So we're doing the full day tour
And my horse Danny we seem to be getting along pretty well so far.
We're riding along here in the woods to the first look out point
And this reminds me a lot of the Pacific Northwest
I really didn't see to much of this scenery directly in Hilo
So it's kind of a nice change of pace
And the shade is a nice relief to
So far Danny has been really laid back
Which I like
Here we are at our first view of the Waipio Valley
Waipio is valley of the kings
You can see Hiilawe waterfalls , which is our highest free falling waterfall in the state.
We've reached our first scenic point and it is absolutely gorgeous
I can not even imagine what scenic point number 2 is going to look like if it's better than this one.
The weather is awesome , there's shade everywhere .
Horse is chill
I really couldn't ask for anything better right now
How long has he been riding horses for
He's been riding horses for about 3 and a half years
And he never has a problem
He has the cowboy mentality
If he flys off he always gets right back on
I've ridden horses in Chile, Argentina, and Cuba
And I have to say I think Danny is the most chill, laidback horse i've ever dealt with
He's made it very easy to film i'll give him that
This is the White Hawaiian ginger
And it's also similar to the honey suckle
You can bite off the end
Spit it out and then
It's full of Honey
Like this
That is sweet, wow
It's good
Look at you Hawaiian girl
Yes
Your horse is a little bit more tempermental no?
Like me
Yeah
She's like me
That's my karma
I'm also learning a lot about the history and some of the little cultural things about riding in front
With Miley
Great tour guide
They said throughout the 15-1600s
Their were close to 10,000 people living in this valley
And Waipio is only about 700 acres
It's not that big
It's kind of amazing to think 10,000 people living in this valley
You can see Maui above that cloud ridge right there
The top of a mountain
Next island
I was just amazed hearing about the residents
Of the Waipio valley down there
How there is about 40 permanent residents
Who live without wifi
With barely any form of electricity
It's like going back a century
Vivi it's a type of guava
That grows wild here
Okay
But you can eat it
They're a little tart
But they're yummy
Next stop waterfall
Horses need water breaks to
You can lead a horse to water but you can't make her drink
We are arriving to the waterfalls, it's going to be good to stretch my legs
And we're going to jump right in
Although I hear it's cold
She stopped like every few feet
To eat
So I don't know
You're a hungry horse
Alright Danny
So you can go ahead and dismount
And I will take mr danny boy for you
Now this is what I call a waterfall
Lalakea waterfall, or nickname Ice pond
Ice pond!
We are stopping for lunch right here
The perfect midway point
To this trip
We've got our lunch here
Turkey wrap
Some Hawaiian style potato chips
I've never tried these before
My favorite part of your videos
Food
And his favorite part to
Let's see how cold this waterfall water actually is
Oh that's cold
That is cold
But i'm going to go
Traveling is about pushing your comfort zone
So i'm going to jump into this freezing cold water
Give me a thumbs up for doing this
1,2,3
It wasn't so bad
I thought it was going to be a lot worse
I'm cold
So we're heading back from the waterfalls picnic
Jumping into the water was quite the experience
Cold but pretty refreshing
Getting back on Danny
My horse
And we are heading back
But this has been a really cool tour so far
I'm liking how every thing has been organized
And this is certainly a part of Hawaii that I hadn't seen yet
And it's absolutely beautiful
Ready Danny boy?
Remember when horseback riding always lean back when going downhill
I'm learning some good lessons today
Now he's going a little faster
Yeah they're always a little faster on the way home.
That makes sense.
We are on the homestretch right now
Almost back
This is how horses talk
Final thoughts?
It was amazing
It was beautiful
The view
The horses
It's something amazing
Alright members of the Barrio
Hope you enjoyed all that horse back riding footage
And of course the rim of the Waipio Valley
Waipio ridge stables is a top notch group
I highly recommend these guys
And i'm going to put a link in the description below
If you'd like to do the 5 hour horseback riding tour
As well
It's really not as much riding as it sounds
An hour 45 in one direction
A break, an hour 45 back
And plenty of time for photos and of course swimming next to that beautiful waterfall
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Thank you so much for watching
Aloha
So how long have you been riding horses for?
I'm curious
A long time?
What's your favorite thing about riding horses?
Jump
Just jump
I'm going to get out if you do that again