VERY Rough Start, Good End
Horseshoe Bend Trail Rides的点评
点评:Our family of 4 took the 2-hour sunset horseback ride to Horseshoe Bend. Marla was our guide. Marla started off our tour downright rude - we said hello to her twice on arrival and she did not even acknowledge us. She did not give us her name, nor the names of each of the horses (we subsequently asked for them). Marla just seemed angry. She stated that our water bottles having ice in them would startle the horses, and that some of them were "ornery" (!), so we removed the ice and did our best to try to salvage the experience. She later told us that the horses we were riding were rodeo horses?!
When we saddled up, one of our sons was struggling with his confidence and she seemed really exasperated and frustrated with all of us, raising her voice and condescending our actions. (After the tour when we were at dinner, we all echoed that we wanted to call the tour off and leave. We did not feel safe and I honestly feared for my struggling son's safety. No helmets were offered.)
We were not asked about our riding experience upon booking the tour at all. Our family has ridden horses on vacation excursions on 3 other occasions without any incident. My husband and I have ridden on and off much of our lives.
Once we reiterated to Marla that our struggling son was on the autism spectrum, she flipped and began providing excellent assistance and became friendly and helpful to him.
Ultimately, the back-end of the ride was a pleasant experience and Marla became more friendly and easier to spend time with. She took some decent photos of our family (nothing outstanding) and tried to airdrop them to us unsuccessfully, eventually texting them to us. We did give Marla a $50 gratuity on top of the $800 we paid for the ride. It was an expensive evening.
I think that this tour may be a solid option for horseback enthusiasts and highly skilled riders, but if you are looking for a family trail ride, I would suggest finding another group.
翻译:我们一家四口在日落时分骑马前往马蹄湾,历时 2 小时。我们的导游是 Marla。Marla 一开始就非常粗鲁——我们到达时跟她打了两次招呼,她甚至没有理会我们。她没有告诉我们她的名字,也没有告诉我们每匹马的名字(我们后来才问到)。Marla 似乎很生气。她说我们的水瓶里有冰会惊吓到马,有些马很“暴躁”(!),所以我们把冰拿开,尽力挽救这次经历。她后来告诉我们,我们骑的马是竞技马?!当我们骑上马鞍时,我们的一个儿子信心不足,她似乎对我们所有人都非常恼火和沮丧,大声叫嚷,对我们的行为不屑一顾。 (游览结束后,我们吃晚饭时,我们都表示想取消游览并离开。我们觉得不安全,我真的很担心我儿子的安全。他们没有提供头盔。)
预订游览时,根本没有人问我们骑马的经历。我们一家人在其他 3 次度假旅行中骑马,没有发生任何事故。我丈夫和我一生中大部分时间都在骑马。
当我们向 Marla 重申我们儿子患有自闭症时,她突然转变,开始提供出色的帮助,对他变得友好和乐于助人。
最终,骑行的后半段是一次愉快的体验,Marla 变得更加友好,更容易相处。她为我们一家拍了一些不错的照片(没有什么特别的),并试图将它们空投给我们,但没有成功,最后还是发短信给我们。除了我们为这次骑行支付的 800 美元外,我们还给了 Marla 50 美元的小费。这是一个昂贵的夜晚。
我认为这次旅行对于骑马爱好者和技术高超的骑手来说可能是一个不错的选择,但如果您正在寻找家庭骑行路线,我建议您找另一个团体。