The man perpetuating horse rearing tradition in Mongolia | SLICE | FULL DOCUMENTARY
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- In the middle of the Mongolian desert, formerly nomadic Sai and his family raise 50 horses.
Despite being born in the wild, the animal shares a rare and unique bond with Sai.
Through this way of life, Sai and his family strive to perpetuate the ancient traditions of Mongolian nomads, which face a threat of dying out due to the increasing sedentarisation.
Documentary: Sai's horses
Directed by: Virginie Saclier
Production: Y.N Productions - La Cuisine aux images & Mona Lisa Production
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What a deeply moving documentary. The bond between Sai and his horses is not just about tradition-it's a testament to the profound connection that can exist between humans and animals. Watching Sai, the herder, care for and lead his horses, you can see the respect and understanding that has been passed down through generations. It’s more than just herding; it’s a way of life, rooted in respect for the land, the animals, and the culture. This channel does an incredible job of shining a light on a way of life that is so rich with history and meaning.
For those of us who are fortunate enough to witness these stories, let’s remember that small communities like Sai's, working tirelessly to preserve their heritage, often need our support. Sharing this content, spreading awareness, and even supporting these herders directly, can help them continue their vital work. The world needs more people who live so harmoniously with the earth, and it’s up to us to help keep these traditions alive. Let’s uplift these communities and celebrate their incredible way of life.
These people are very hardy and tenacious. I admire them. Sye has obviously earned the horses trust. Horses are amazing animals who are work partners of humans. I love the Mongolian music. It's hauntingly beautiful and speaks to me of freedom and it's costs, endurance, and tenacity.
Those horses are not 15hh,more like 14hh and under.
@@chrismaynard4117 I know. Some of them might even be 12hh. It's not that far to the ground. You could just step off.
I am really thankful to those Mongols are still keeping their traditions, cultures, and Mongolian language in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in PRC. They also invent and create some innovative and useful tools to make the nomadic life much easier and sustainable. ❤
What Autonomous Mongolia are you talking about? There is none! The CeCePee are occupying it and are taking Mongols rights and freedom! The autonomy is only on paper. Those barbaric CeCePee fascists are taking every last bit of Mongolia, they are stripping it of its traditions and culture! What a shame... What a disaster...
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Loved every minute of this show, and the soundtrack too. Very relaxing 🙂
Awsome Thank you! Love the Mongols. How Beautiful to ride with the herd.
thank you....hopefully they will not have the last of their traditions taken away
This is all a little too nice. I love the Mongolian people, but many live much harsher than this. In my year there and travel through The country, I was subjected to eating decaying goat heads, animal intestines and many other such delicacies as well as many gallons of Airag/Ayrag. Because they had harsh times. These folks were dirt poor but graciously shared whatever they had. Most vids on Mongolia go to families that have larger herds and are paid for their hospitality. Wish I could have videoed what I experienced. Just saying.
The bond Sai has with his stallion is a joy to behold. I hope Mongolia maintains its traditions in the face of two very difficult neighbours - Russia and China.
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Regardless of how long these families have been together on their piece of land, the daily routine in such harsh environments seems not to have improved a whole lot over the generations. Any criticism of how these people live is not appropriate and until you've ridden or walked in their steps, you have no understanding of the nuances of their lives on an intimate level. I've even read comments from so called "westerners" who dare to compare their lot in life as being worse than these people are experiencing!!! Really? Maybe you should be just parachuted into their space and let's just see how well you survive. They're not the "privileged white man from the West in any way, shape or form. They're the descendants of a very long history of nomads who've survived and arrived at a place where they are at peace with their lifestyles. I have enormous respect for these soulful people who are happy in their own skins and don't winge and wine about their lot in life but they accept their simple but family oriented lives. Sai also has my respect for the way he has built such a close relationship with these beautiful Mongolian horses. His faith and belief in his chosen method of raising the herd and his simple but heartfelt explanation of why he raises them in a free environment I found to be very moving. May you and your family have a long, healthy and very happy life going forward, Sai. From Australia with love. Suzie 🐎🐎🐎
Respect always comes first! We are different, that's why we can learn from each other 🤗😉
Very nice movie very nice work done
I loved this one as always. But i would suggest using Mongol music or songs in the background because I think you were using Chinese ones? Not that I have anything against Chinese music but I just think Mongol music fits better here.
Awesome documentary! Thank You to all concerned - camera; script; Family; Everyone! Has anyone thought about taking to them about changing their land naturally? swales, trees, shrubs, etc.? Douglas Barnes is a Canadian Author, who has written on this subject, but I am sure there are many authors in Asia.
Nice video love from Nepal
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I liked this movie, especially its use of the Mongolian music and native dress.
Wish him my best. ❤
God bless them all
Beautiful Mongolian mashallah ❤️ 😍 ♥️ 💖 💕
Story nice 😆👍
sending love from California. its not violin, Morin huur.
21:21 Being a native Britain, I understand that to be a state of affairs not just effecting Mongolians.
Love me some slice
You are, no matter what,,,, unlike all.!!!! Free Tibet. 🙏🙏🙏
Get your dog of the chain and out of the cold 😢
Best mongolian band:the Hu. Watch their videos, especially black thunder.👍👍
Beautiful music
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Second Viewer and I feel a vibe with Mongolians. I am an Indian, but I have a Genghis khan’s tattoo on my arm.
@@vickiparrish3235 Navajos are not even Mongolians, Like why do I need to tell you the “Vibe”? Are you an American?
@@vickiparrish3235 Vicki thinks she is the only one that can relate, because she is 1/23rd Navajo on her grandmother's side.
@@DieselBullet666 -And you aren't Mongolian, yet you have a tatoo of them. Yes, I'm am American.
@@Samsok013 -Wrong.
@@vickiparrish3235 You aren’t Native of America yet you are living in America. Lol. Why the fuck does it matter to you, if I have a tattoo of Genghis Khan?
Thank you for a very nice documentary. Unfortunately, this ancient lifestyle is likely to vanish entirely in decades to come. We live between two of the most hostile nations, Russians and Chinese. Both of them have been actively destroying Mongolian culture. The same story can be told about Russian Mongolians who are even worse. They don't know where they came from.
I agree, as someone who has and still is, learning the Russian language. What neighbours you have. ☹
Nice work. The greasy sound track is off putting though.
first viewers and comments
why don`t you write inner mongolia or mongolians in part of china
Pero por favor traduzcan al español para poder disfrutar de sus interesantes documentales
That is one hard life!
Mongol, Manchurian, Tibetan, Miao, Uyghur and other minority group of China need to get their own indipendent.
That has been the evil USA policy to divide China and stop the advancement of the PRC. It doesn't work and China is now the second largest economy in the world.
@@Elidled Idiot! Who tells you people can't log in YT from China?
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Desertification is the direct result of the absence of large herds of herbivores that once roamed the land. These herds eat the grass and fertilize it and move on. This clears the soul of dead grass that prevents new growth. Nomadic Mongols and their moving herds of domesticated animals is probably the closest thing we can get to the Pleistocene natural order.
The background music is super annoying I connot keep track of the narrator 😢
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I'm fascinated by these horses but there's not a single one of them that will measure 15 hands as the narrarator described.
The music playlist is not it! smh lol
They should keep their lives as they are they really are not better off in towns and city’s
Towns and cities are progressive. Not all towns and cities are pleasant, or even meet casual standards.
This territory is quite barren, therefore its population is sparse. Towns and cities are not barren, far from barren. The population there should be a lot less sparse but very manageable and comfortable. Of course it is modernized progressively, not just aggressively. Towns and cities need people. The reversed thinking of people needing towns and cities is unsophisticated, and practically outdated.
People need reasonable conveniences without causing negative side effects, may it be one major effect or a number of minor effects.
fenced cattle pastures in Inner Mongolia, Сhina. because of this, nomadic livestock is dying out
我的内蒙古兄弟，我们没有忘记你们，我们会变得坚强，夺回属于我们的一切
Better without the music ..
Trusts horses but chains his dog....
Its inner mongolia. Clairfy this. @slice
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why they called it s Mongolian people they tell you it s Mongolian land i am Mongolian so many why you not mention that
Rethink the title
I like the mongolian livestyle. It is so down to earth and the essentials. What I would like to know:do mongolians eat the foals of their horses, like the yakutian people do? That was one thing that disgusted me very much.
No they do not. They sell few of them once foals are grown a little for money. Listen to this narration. He said Sai sells young horses once or twice a year for money. If they ate their foals, how would they make any money. Think about it.
He is married to Chinese woman and his son who plays horse violin looks half Chinese. That is how mongolians in Inner mongolia are being assimilated by Chinese 😢
But Sai's riding his poney horse is a far cry from the past mongols playing catch the dead sheep skin game at blazing speeds and hanging close to the ground from the side of their stallion horses.
in the same "sea of grass" that is the Steppe, horsemen have been doing what they do for many, many generations.
the sport of which you talk is called "buzkashi" by the Afghani and is their national sport. the same sport played by many different peoples that live on the biggest sea of grass in the world.
Prairie to North America, Pampas to South America, Bushveldt to Africa.
the Steppe is the biggest.
in the early-mid 70's i watched a movie about that game,
"The Horsemen" 1971 starring Omar Sharif and remember being fascinated by the display of riding.
@@iansings7428 You have a lot of culture, thanks for the references.
@@goognamgoognw6637 good, i thank your my kin
@@iansings7428 Buzkashi was actually started by Mongols first then spread to Afghanistan. So you’ve got that completely wrong. Mongols today still play Buzkashi. I suggest you do some research before making a statement as if Buzkashi started in Afghanistan. Buzkashi began among the nomadic Asian tribes who came from farther north and east spreading westward from China and Mongolia between the 10th and 15th centuries in a centuries-long series of migrations that ended only in the 1930s.
He is not chinese! Get your facts straight!
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Who cares the American Indian people?
Go write that comment in a video about native Indian.
"15 hands on average"; not on your life. Not a one is taller than 14 hands if that!