点评:This is the 10th year that I have been coming to the ranch. I have never had anything but a wonderful time there, but this last trip has eclipsed all others. I come purposely to learn, and I want to know what I am doing wrong. I thought I’d been doing that previously but this time I felt like I truly had an open mind to all my bad habits and excuses and had to goal to be open and approach it with a beginner’s mind. Mentally I have not ever worked this hard, but the result is incredible. I have never had a visit where I wasn’t pretty sore at the end of the week, but this time I was in agony on the first day and NOT sore at all on the last. Time will tell but I think I made more improvement in my riding and learning from the horse as well as from Shayne, Dez, and the wranglers than in the last 10 years combined. Coupled with the ranch experience that is so welcoming and my Montana family by now, and the other guests who shared the week, I don’t really have the words to describe it well. We all had successes, we all had failures, we all accepted both and those of each other, and all are supported and encouraged. If you thrive on honesty, quest for knowledge, are able to accept your foibles, this is the place for you. If you are able to throw away the “I already know that” no matter how hard it is, you will learn more than you can imagine.
翻译:这是我来牧场的第 10 年。我在那里度过了一段非常愉快的时光,但这次旅行让我的体验黯然失色。我来这里是想学习,我想知道我做错了什么。我以为我以前一直都是这样做的,但这次我感觉我真的对我所有的坏习惯和借口持开放态度,我必须以开放的态度和初学者的心态来对待它。在精神上我从来没有这么努力过,但结果却令人难以置信。我从来没有经历过一周结束时我感觉很酸痛的访问,但这次我在第一天很痛苦,最后一天一点也不酸痛。时间会证明一切,但我认为我的骑术进步很大,从马匹以及 Shayne、Dez 和牧马人那里学到的东西比过去 10 年加起来还要多。再加上如此温馨的牧场体验、我蒙大拿州的家人以及共度一周的其他客人,我真的无法用语言来形容这一切。我们都有成功,也有失败,我们都接受成功和失败,我们都得到了支持和鼓励。如果你诚实、追求知识、能够接受自己的缺点,那么这里就是你该来的地方。如果你能抛弃“我已经知道了”的想法,无论这有多难,你都会学到比你想象的更多的东西。