点评:I purchased the enchanted forest and river trek for my best friend and I to do on her birthday. When we got there we were left to groom a couple horses for a little while and then eventually us and about 7 others were directed onto our respective horses. The workers were polite but they were not warm, welcoming or reassuring. There was a short introduction to the best way to hold the reins and direct the horses. My best friend said she was feeling very nervous, and the man worker nearby made a couple right noises, before telling her that the horse she was riding was one of the grumpiest and joked that she must be doing okay because he hadn’t bitten her yet. When I proceeded to tell this man and the group that it was her birthday, he said ‘happy birthday, ah, a birthday fall off! Just kidding!’ She absolutely loves horses. So she was gutted that her anxiety inevitably got worse, so much so that she had to stop a quarter of the way through and was walked back to the base. When she originally stopped, the two workers on the trek with us said they’d never had to stop before. This obviously made her feel stupid and embarrassed. I continued the trek with her horse tied to mine and although my nerves wore off, the ride didn’t get any more comfortable or reassuring.
I enjoyed the ride but I’m gutted my best friend wasn’t able to fully enjoy hers. I would ask that in future the workers refrain from making anxiety-inducing statements and creating feelings of doubt about the horses behaviour and safety overall, especially when the rider says they are scared. I’m also concerned that there was no safety protocol, and there was “nobody back at the base”, which could’ve been terrible if someone got injured or there was an accident, as there was nobody to contact for assistance and make emergency pickups, etc.
I paid $280 for this and the levels of professionalism, kindness and safety did not match up.
翻译:我为我和我最好的朋友买了魔法森林和河流之旅,准备在她生日那天去。我们到那里后,被留下来给几匹马梳理了一会儿,最后我们和其他大约七个人被引导到各自的马上。工作人员很有礼貌,但并不热情、友好,也不让人放心。工作人员简短地介绍了如何最好地握住缰绳和指挥马匹。我最好的朋友说她非常紧张,旁边的男工作人员发出了几声“好的”的声音,然后告诉她,她骑的那匹马是脾气最暴躁的马之一,并开玩笑说她肯定没事,因为它还没咬她。当我继续告诉这位男工作人员和其他人今天是她的生日时,他说:“生日快乐,啊,生日摔倒!开玩笑的!”她非常喜欢马。所以她很沮丧,她的焦虑不可避免地加剧了,以至于她不得不在四分之一的路程上停下来,被送回基地。当她最初停下来的时候,和我们一起徒步的两名工作人员说他们以前从未停下来过。这显然让她觉得自己很愚蠢,也很尴尬。我把她的马拴在我的马匹上继续徒步,虽然我的紧张感逐渐消退,但骑行并没有变得更加舒适或安心。
我很享受这次骑行,但我的挚友没能充分享受她的骑行,这让我很难过。我希望工作人员以后不要发表令人焦虑的言论,也不要让骑手对马匹的行为和整体安全产生怀疑,尤其是在骑手说它们害怕的时候。我还担心没有安全规程,而且“基地里没有人”,如果有人受伤或发生事故,情况可能会很糟糕,因为没有人可以联系寻求帮助、安排紧急接送等等。
我为此支付了280美元,但他们的专业性、友善程度和安全性都与我想象的不符。