Horse riding or so

The main activity for the morning was horse riding: “we will have some horseback riding. You will know how Genghis Khan conquered the whole Asia and part of Europe. You have the option of sitting on the horse guided by experienced nomads or riding the horse on your own” said the tour description.
Reality was that we couldn’t ride the horse on our own. Very disappointing. We still went for a ride as there was not much else to do but honestly I don’t think Genghis Khan conquered the world riding at that pace. He would have never made it to the great wall.