There are eight species of horses indigenous to Japan. One of them is DOSANKO.They live in Hokkaido. So pretty.They have big round eyes and are not tall and full of appetites. They are strong!We can meet them at Hose garden MURANAKA located between airport and Sapporo. You can ride right after 2 hours arriving airport. We enjoyed 1 and half hours. Going to Grassy plain, brook, pond with hearing the tweet of a bird and birdsong. The facilities are not so good. Portable TOILET....But you can ride with low cost. Only 4000yen per 1h. An instructor is bland ,kind and gracious.If you are not particular about DOSANKO, you can find other Hose gardens or clubs from this sight. http://www.hokkaido-jouba.com/ scrolling vertical until種類別 アウトドア体験プログラム山・森・大地:乗馬Click 乗馬http://h-takarajima.com/modules/waffle0/index.php?HypEncHint=%E3%81%B7&exp_date=&area1_id=&genre1_id=19&genre2_id=20&courseno=&t_m=tour_list&t_dd=waffle0_data1&t_limit=10&x=85&y=10You can find many candidates and make a reservation by email.One of them,Mountain Horse Trekking by Steven Hojjati, Englsh OK.