点评:I don’t even know where to begin with this particular review. This was, hands down, the most incredible tour/activity I have ever done on any of my travels! And it’s all because of Hordur (Mr Iceland). I’m reading reviews it has been mentioned that the time here was very genuine and love-filled, and I couldn’t agree more. I have never had a horseback riding experience like this! From the minute you walk in the door there is a calm to this place. And after hearing a brief history of the Icelandic horse you get paired with one, and actually spend some time in its stall getting to know it, brushing it, standing with it quietly. I have never felt so bonded with an animal before! Next you practice in the indoor arena using Hordur’s incredibly calm and intuitive riding style, it’s a meditative experience in itself and the instruction is so personalized. Then you’re off on the trail, weaving across rivers and through wide Icelandic fields, going between faster speeds and slower, and just fully experiencing the ride with your horse, rather than just bobbing around while the horse goes wherever it wants (which I feel is the usual experience on horse tours). It was nothing short of magic.
We had dinner afterwards, lovingly prepared and insanely delicious, and learned more about each other as people, which i noticed our host masterfully facilitated as well. He is, above all, about connection…people, horses, landscape, and it permeates through every part of this experience. I'm not surprised that people walk away from this feeling healed, or lighter than when they walked in. That's just the magic of what Hordur does there, and it is incredible.
If you do just one thing in Iceland, do this. I can't wait to come back.
翻译:我甚至不知道从哪里开始这篇评论。毫无疑问,这是我旅行中做过的最不可思议的旅行/活动!这一切都归功于 Hordur(冰岛先生)。我读过评论,有人提到在这里度过的时光非常真诚和充满爱,我完全同意。我从来没有过这样的骑马体验!从你走进门的那一刻起,这个地方就很平静。在听完冰岛马的简史后,你会和一匹马配对,花一些时间在马厩里了解它,给它梳毛,静静地站在它身边。我从来没有感觉和动物如此亲近过!接下来,你将在室内竞技场练习,使用 Hordur 令人难以置信的平静和直观的骑行风格,这本身就是一种冥想体验,而且指导非常个性化。然后,您踏上旅途,穿过河流和广阔的冰岛田野,在较快和较慢的速度之间穿梭,充分体验骑马的乐趣,而不是只是在马儿想去哪里就去哪里时摇来晃去(我觉得这是骑马旅行的常见体验)。这简直就是魔术。
之后,我们吃了晚餐,精心准备,美味无比,我们更加了解了彼此,我注意到我们的主人也巧妙地引导了我们。最重要的是,他关心的是联系……人、马、风景,它渗透到了这次体验的每一个部分。我并不惊讶人们离开这里时感觉痊愈了,或者比进来时感觉轻松了。这就是 Hordur 在那里的魔力,真是令人难以置信。
如果您在冰岛只做一件事,那就做这件事。我迫不及待地想回来。