Why Four Cowboys Rode Wild Horses 3,000 Miles Across America (Part 1)

Why Four Cowboys Rode Wild Horses 3,000 Miles Across America (Part 1) | Nat Geo Live

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In 2013, filmmaker Ben Master, three of his friends, and 16 wild mustangs journeyed across 3,000 miles of some of the most rugged territory in the American West. This audacious trek-to inspire adoptions of wild horses and burros-has since inspired Ben to help others on their own journeys. Hear Ben share inspiring stories from the road and watch clips from his documentary 'Unbranded.'
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@suemcfarlane4199 5 жыл бұрын

This shows just how quick things can go south with a horse

@cathybarnard9687 2 жыл бұрын

I cried as you showed me the beauty of America that I would never, ever have seen in my life. The majesty of the mountains was unbelievable and your journey has made memories for so many people. It was AMAZING & BEAUTIFUL & I thank everyone who contributed in every way to the movie, especially those 3 AGGIES. My dad ‘43 would have loved the mountains. Thank you, Thank you 🇺🇸

@marxbautista8234 4 жыл бұрын

Did they gather all the corpes parts?

@darkraihan4253 4 жыл бұрын

No the president take it all

@Tippetts6618 3 жыл бұрын

What I hear from this guy is give up the norm and what is expected of you. Buy or adopt a horse, preferably untrained so you can have the pleasure of breaking it in. Pick a path/ trail, don a wide brim hat, never look back and just ride. Incredibly inspired, thank you.

@FuzzyWuzzyBear89 2 жыл бұрын

I’m so jealous of them :)

@Matthew.._ Жыл бұрын

@@FuzzyWuzzyBear89 why be ? Your life isn’t over, you don’t have to be jealous if you can do the same thing. It’s how bad do we want it which determines what we are willing to do to get it

@modocroughstock5700 Жыл бұрын

Exactly what I'm doing.. stay tuned

@cjacob9875 6 жыл бұрын

This was a once in a life time experience. I loved this movie/documentary. You guys did a great job!!! Yes hardships but what you learned was outstanding.

@violet2075 4 жыл бұрын

Nice for Steel Ball Run live action

@rznizzddn5572 3 жыл бұрын

When dp takes a long time to animate part 7

@donnakeeley7924 4 жыл бұрын

Been around horses all my life and that rearing kick almost made me sick to my stomach. Holy cow, I think I'd still be hurling, were I there! I sure hope that fella is ok! Prayers to him.

@bigsnakeboss7444 4 жыл бұрын

I can't come up with a jojo joke so I'm just gonna say pizza mozzerrela

@TheXManager1 7 жыл бұрын

The spin would have been useful for these guys

@aymanhaque 3 жыл бұрын

I searched up 'horse race across America'. I knew i would find a couple jojo references

@minegold975 2 жыл бұрын

@@aymanhaque so it's the same type as me

@milker4525 3 жыл бұрын

Arigato.. Gyro..

@TTaylor 5 жыл бұрын

That intro was great lol

@rickdavis2235 6 жыл бұрын

Millions and millions of acres of public land everywhere..... except Texas.

@privacymatters5204 4 жыл бұрын

I loved this movie so much, I bought it and have watched it like 5 times. It always makes me cry when the old guy says goodbye and he talks of his son.❤️

@1dbelling 5 жыл бұрын

I helped bring the film unbranded to our local theatre....loved it..thanks

@jamesjaeger3976 2 жыл бұрын

Great job ! Definitely a “ once in a lifetime experience “. You all don’t realize the awe lots of us feel experiencing this movie/documentary. 🇺🇸♥️👍

@tegsvid8677 4 жыл бұрын

Steel Ball Run

@MasonGreenWeed 3 жыл бұрын

Race start took place in Pacific coast of San Diego USA in 25th September, 1890 at 10 AM. The goal is Trinity Church in New York. Winner will receive 50 Million Dollar

@lunagalaxybrain351 3 жыл бұрын

And the race will be split into 9 stages

@JoseHernandez-jk7gy 4 жыл бұрын

This documentary i would so recommend if u love horses its sad but funny and interesting 10/10 recommend

@petrap.7256 7 жыл бұрын

daaamn, he got such a kick in his face I almost felt hurt myself

@rei_cirith 6 жыл бұрын

He got up right after, so I'm guessing either he had a shitload of adrenaline pumping, or the horse JUST missed him (didn't connect to his face, just his sunglasses).

@gabriel_nadal 3 жыл бұрын

"Steel Ball Run, Netflix adaptation"

@ankitacharya5307 7 жыл бұрын

genius full episode please!!!national geography

@ankitacharya5307 7 жыл бұрын

genius full episode plzz upload it

@Bossladyone2 4 жыл бұрын

I'm thinking Charlie Goodnight and Oliver Loving would be sharing the pride with Val Geissler and his boys

@Harley411 7 жыл бұрын

the four horsemen of the a apocalypse !

@johnjohnson4700 7 жыл бұрын

I watched this on Netflix couple of months ago :o Would recommend

@filipinofear13 7 жыл бұрын

whats it called?

@MTLpowderShreder 7 жыл бұрын

widlife photographer Unbranded

@Trakehner20 6 жыл бұрын

Do they have a clean version, I've heard there's some foul language in it, I don't want that.

@michaellegette469 5 жыл бұрын

Trakehner20 i don’t think the language is much worse than what you hear on cable tv. I don’t recall anything really over the top. If I’m not mistaken, there were some bleeps.

@masurianwolf 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, me to. Really good one ,but it’s gone now (at least in my part of the world) . Now is just Lots of neomarxist and cancel culture bullshxt “documentaries” instead.

@jsfarm7674 5 жыл бұрын

I love unbranded 3rd best movie ever in my opinion under lonesome dove and tombstone but that's beside the point I hope this comment reaches Ben and the others that movie inspired to one day ride through a few states and one day it will happen ya'll give out so much inspiration I hope one day I get to meet ya'll have a good Keep on riding adios

@Robcremvidz78 4 жыл бұрын

JS FARM Any luck so far?

@BrettVaughnB100 4 жыл бұрын

I will too ..just have to hurry I’m getting old

@bulldawg6259 5 жыл бұрын

Watched this three years ago Much better then

@pphish2628 2 ай бұрын

I grew up with horses, have been thrown off a few times, but never seen anything like this!! 😳

@jacquelinemartin5181 2 жыл бұрын

I don't understand why one guy didn't finish with rest of the team !!! That's crazy iam sure people think of you totally diferent. Great for the rest of this guys and these beautiful horses.

@crybabyclassic 4 жыл бұрын

Seriously, if Owen Wilson, Robert Redford, and Instagram vanity had a baby in Eastwood, it would be this Ben fellow. Wow.

@JacobDoddVlogs 4 жыл бұрын

He said “we made a trailer for it” And then the trailer for lion King started playing “AAAAHHHHH...” and I was like, well that’s a rip off 😂

@lynndellcox7078 4 жыл бұрын

Interesting

@schleichcamo2057 5 жыл бұрын

I was watching so many cowboys roundups and I come to this wanted to be one then seeing him getting kicked hard in the face 😂😂

@tavish4699 2 жыл бұрын

any oone know what the series is called?

@edmccaffrey1 4 жыл бұрын

Unbranded and unbroken is an interesting documentary. Having spent 1/2 my life on horseback and packing mules in the high country of Western Colorado, I would not recommend that Texans ride that Rocky Mountain trail ride from Arizona to Canada. A classic tale of, if you dont know what you are doing should probably stay in school.

@ankitacharya5307 7 жыл бұрын

please please please genius Albert Einstein

@michaelmoneymaker2664 7 жыл бұрын

I wish he was more experienced in a lot of areas but the young must learn

@lunagalaxybrain351 3 жыл бұрын

Are they collecting the saint corpse?

@ankitacharya5307 7 жыл бұрын

plzzzz I want genius full episode of Albert Einstein

@jjohnson3875 5 жыл бұрын

I am a salmon biologist from Idaho/Washington and I have horses. I spend as much time on public land as possible, camping, riding, hunting, fishing, hiking, hunting mushrooms, harvesting huckleberries and spending time with family. We need to protect our public land because right now the Trump administration is destroying it as fast as they can go. Stand up for public land, donate to organizations that do so, get involved to protect our wild places that are there for every American! And if you have the good fortune to ride a horse through some of it, then cherish every moment. It's amazing!

@steves5113 4 жыл бұрын

Be specific. How is the Trump administration destroying public lands? Document it before & after in the last three years with photographs. And, how would donating to "organizations" make a difference? Again, show photo evidence in the last three years. I make my living in open country in the west, I can't tell the difference between the last three years or the clown before him. If you produce results in your life, you don't need to ask for donations.

@pennylane428 3 жыл бұрын

I highly recommend this video just not Texas A&M 🤘🏼

@bobbyb7127 Жыл бұрын

I want to be young again!!!

@alexismendoza7285 6 жыл бұрын

What kind of cowboy hat style is that

@hellbunniez3 Жыл бұрын

steel ball run in a nutshell:

@michaelmoneymaker2664 7 жыл бұрын

Not sure why the crowd was laughing in the beginning. They must have had a junior high class in there for this.

@phalenleigh 6 жыл бұрын

because its called *nervous* laughter, they almost watched a guy die on camera its either cringe and grab your face then sit awkward or cringe, grab your face, and laugh nervously and try to remember that guy is talking to you.

@feefee6889 5 жыл бұрын

Bc the dumb horse ate a cactus. That’s pretty funny. Then he made it comedic by talking about the broken sunglasses.

@Noutelus 7 жыл бұрын

This reminds of the movie : Brokeback Mountain i still have to see sometime

@cq7415 6 жыл бұрын

Wanted more trip video and not so much of guys face. Thanks for posting.

@reidbankert4425 4 жыл бұрын

C Q watch the movie. This video was supposed to be bout his face.

@danielmeans4954 3 жыл бұрын

Would have worked better as a mini series. Just wasn’t enough time. You get a sense of the beauty but it doesn’t scratch the surface on the struggle. You need to get to see the monotony the cooking breakfast every morning. Coffee. Saddling horses. The actual nuts and bolts.

@christinec.r.6805 3 жыл бұрын

I am way too attracted to this Weasley Cowboy

@arthenarubin3196 2 жыл бұрын

They have jumping cactuses that if you walk by them so check this is will actually jump on you

@eloyruiz2855 5 жыл бұрын

Did you got to see BIGFOOT?

@irishtrapper9149 5 жыл бұрын

Doesn't exist sorry pal

@arthenarubin3196 2 жыл бұрын

I definitely was not laughing I am a Empath

@crybabyclassic 5 жыл бұрын

Hi I'm Owen Wilson, and this is why I rode 3,000 miles across America.

@aiden_deo13 2 жыл бұрын

RIP CRICKET 😔

@KirstineTermansen-ct5tq 2 жыл бұрын

They walked, believe me,

@AzathothianBrew 5 жыл бұрын

Dude sounds more like a Californian stoner surfer than a Texas cowboy

@lehcimst 5 жыл бұрын

Alright, alright, alright.

@marysandlin3174 4 жыл бұрын

If you are going to remove wild horses from public land then you better remove cattle or limit grazing to certain times of the year. In Nevada cattle are allowed to graze on public range year long. They are just as destructive as horses. Fences are another issue because is the a i.als were allowed to migrate the damage would not be as prevalent. I am not stupid and I was raised on a cattle ranch.

@julieenslow5915 7 жыл бұрын

Were the mustangs shoed or barefoot? Did they need a farrier at all during the trip?

@meaghannepayne795 6 жыл бұрын

Julie Enslow the horses were shod. I think they did it themselves for the most part

@Ambelica 5 жыл бұрын

@@meaghannepayne795 I don't think they were shod. Mustangs have very tough hard feet.

@meaghannepayne795 5 жыл бұрын

JustCallMe Amber maybe after the halter incident, but they clearly say that they shod the horses. I forget the name, but it was this guy's horse that was done for the rest of the trip because it's shoe caught onto the halter left on while turned out.

@ratherbwithhorses 5 жыл бұрын

I have a Mustang from NM she could do that barefooted. Not just the tough hooves, it's t h e lightness with which they can move. It amazed me as her confirmation is really awful. She floats despite her imperfections.

@alexzander7386 3 жыл бұрын

The farrier is for tame horses who do not run enough to wear the hoof down. Or for those cracks that come from shoeing the horse and having a driving edge. Wild horses dont need nearly as much maintenance because they have the right conditions

@feefee6889 5 жыл бұрын

What are some horse predators, cougars? Is that it?

@jondoe4667 Жыл бұрын

It's hard to listen to somebody talk when they pause for full seconds in the middle of a sentence. Idk why but it makes me crazy, and impatient waiting for them to spit the words out.

@mikethefarrier 3 жыл бұрын

These the guys that rode one of the horses to death?

@alejandrosanchez6683 2 жыл бұрын

Líes, they didn’t ride across America they only did it in the united states.

@brodyturner3663 6 жыл бұрын

The difference between the way Native Americans treat and handle their horses is tremendous.

@phillipwilliams4807 5 жыл бұрын

Drunk or sober? BBQ or oven? Baseball bat or whip? Fantasy of fiction? Nothing tremendous in the reality I have seen or read.

@levivue8972 5 жыл бұрын

Send them to Africa I’m sure they can find a use for them

@cody_janssen831 5 жыл бұрын

On that first video if I where there their would be 2 horses with bullets in their

@Ambelica 5 жыл бұрын

That's probably why you're some nobody and he's on TV. The horse was reacting how a horse would.

@feefee6889 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah you don’t think you can take one cacti out of a horses lip, you’re pretty lame. Taken the easy way out

@marcialamaro4431 3 жыл бұрын

Thank god they didn’t kill all their horses with their inexperience. Some of this was just stupid.

@KirstineTermansen-ct5tq 2 жыл бұрын

Walk. Beside the horse,

@ashleysavinn6819 7 жыл бұрын

Why can't they just fix the horses?

@rei_cirith 6 жыл бұрын

The problem is, they'd have to fix them all. Just one unneutered male could get a whole herd pregnant... But if they neuter them all, they'd basically just die out, and I'm not sure they really want that either.

@nighthunter1313 7 жыл бұрын

one

@virginiaflores8039 6 жыл бұрын

Omar Hseni The Zbigniew

@barbarawitt9989 5 ай бұрын

The great irony here is that every one of these horses WAS branded, with the Bureau of Land Management iron. BLM. 18:22

@thinkinoutloud.1 6 жыл бұрын

Dude, How much pot do you smoke in a day?

@Trakehner20 6 жыл бұрын

thinkin outloud lol my husband just said he sounds like a stoner. Haha

@daverhicxd9732 7 жыл бұрын

@yevheniisnezhko8292 7 жыл бұрын

@ashleysavinn6819 7 жыл бұрын

@Manchew 6 жыл бұрын

Horses are native to north america. The died out and were reintroduced by the Spanish.

@THEPOINTLESWHY 6 жыл бұрын

Simple Homestead your an idiot

@Ambelica 5 жыл бұрын

@@THEPOINTLESWHY *you're

@brycebertolino7017 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, dude, how much pot did you smoke. Could have learned the anatomy of the horse and what matters most. Glad you had help.

@crybabyclassic 4 жыл бұрын

"You're just a Coca-Cola cowboy, You got an Eastwood Smile and Robert Redford Hair..." Especially the Robert Redford hair. Nat Geo, your title disappoints me. And if you sponsored these boys to do that journey,... you're terrible for letting them go through Jumping Cactus Country with horses, literal torture. To put such precious lives in the hands of coca cola cowboys, despicable. For this Robert Redford looking guy to even non nonchalantly make a joke on it, shows his true colors.