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Dangerous horse riding experience
The Center Horse Ranch的点评
点评：Very surprised that this ranch is so uniformly rated at 5 stars, considering. My mum and I did a day trek about a week ago with them. When we turned up, we were the only ones, the ranch was a warm family-run business and we thought things were off to a good start.
When we started, however, they used a guide horse that was a young four-year-old highly reactive Arabian that spooked four times as soon as we started the trek, and our horses were reacting in response. This is highly unusual because guide horses are usually calm and steady and well-familiar with the trail, not meant to set off the entire group considering horses are herd animals. Considering most tourists are beginners and my mum and I are relative beginners - she has only been on trail rides and I have only had 6 months of lessons - this was wholly inappropriate at best and outright dangerous at worst especially considering Cappadocia’s terrain. Luckily we knew the route from a previous horse trek with Daltons Brothers (a more professional experience for us), and we knew there is one portion with a very steep downward slope and sheer cliff drop on one side and no allowance for mis-step. If a horse fell, it would go down the cliff.
My mum became anxious about the ride, told me her horse felt restless and a little limp-y, and she was unable to control her, and she became worried about the possibility of the horses spooking at the cliffs section and we said we were happy to only do the ride at the wider section for the two hour trek time and still have them keep the full fees. It took some convincing because they seemed determined to have us do the full trek, assuring us everything would be fine, but upon insisting for the fifth time, they went with our requests. The ranch took away the Arabian guide horse and the guide went on foot with us which we really did appreciate. He did want us to have a good time and kept taking photos for us.
On our way back, at one hour into the supposed two hour ride, on a wide, very gentle slope, practically flat ground, my mum’s horse lost her footing, and fell straight over on the ground; my mum saw the horse falling and yanked her foot from the stirrups and managed to jump clear to avoid being crushed. Thankfully she wasn’t injured but we still get chills over if the same had happened over the cliffs if we had done the trail as they asked. In hindsight, my mum’s horse likely had some leg pain or perhaps had poorly maintained shoes and was agitated; it is highly unusual for a horse to fall over such gentle ground for no reason. Our guide apologised profusely, and took us back in a van to their ranch where we were met with their family tea and everything was warm and inviting where it felt socially awkward to criticise. They were all very caring which made it all the more surprising that refund was never mentioned considering our two hour trek ended at one hour. It genuinely felt a little manipulative. And in hindsight, there were other red flags. Initially with the riding helmets, they wanted to give my mum a helmet that was loose on her head and were impatient when she said it was too big, and I was left alone to find a well-fitting helmet for her.
When we got back to our hotel, we asked the guide to come in to the hotel reception where the owner had recommended them, and the owner had later told us they lied and said my mum’s horse didn’t fall over and that she decided to jump from her horse. We asked for half to be refunded as a professional gesture, not even just about the money, considering our trek was only half finished. After a long back and forth, they reluctantly refunded 20 euros out of 70 and said it was half, and we left it at that because we realised they cared more about the money than their business and reputation. This is genuinely the most unprofessional, insincere and dangerous horse trek we had ever been on with red flags literally every step of the way.
When we started, however, they used a guide horse that was a young four-year-old highly reactive Arabian that spooked four times as soon as we started the trek, and our horses were reacting in response. This is highly unusual because guide horses are usually calm and steady and well-familiar with the trail, not meant to set off the entire group considering horses are herd animals. Considering most tourists are beginners and my mum and I are relative beginners - she has only been on trail rides and I have only had 6 months of lessons - this was wholly inappropriate at best and outright dangerous at worst especially considering Cappadocia’s terrain. Luckily we knew the route from a previous horse trek with Daltons Brothers (a more professional experience for us), and we knew there is one portion with a very steep downward slope and sheer cliff drop on one side and no allowance for mis-step. If a horse fell, it would go down the cliff.
My mum became anxious about the ride, told me her horse felt restless and a little limp-y, and she was unable to control her, and she became worried about the possibility of the horses spooking at the cliffs section and we said we were happy to only do the ride at the wider section for the two hour trek time and still have them keep the full fees. It took some convincing because they seemed determined to have us do the full trek, assuring us everything would be fine, but upon insisting for the fifth time, they went with our requests. The ranch took away the Arabian guide horse and the guide went on foot with us which we really did appreciate. He did want us to have a good time and kept taking photos for us.
On our way back, at one hour into the supposed two hour ride, on a wide, very gentle slope, practically flat ground, my mum’s horse lost her footing, and fell straight over on the ground; my mum saw the horse falling and yanked her foot from the stirrups and managed to jump clear to avoid being crushed. Thankfully she wasn’t injured but we still get chills over if the same had happened over the cliffs if we had done the trail as they asked. In hindsight, my mum’s horse likely had some leg pain or perhaps had poorly maintained shoes and was agitated; it is highly unusual for a horse to fall over such gentle ground for no reason. Our guide apologised profusely, and took us back in a van to their ranch where we were met with their family tea and everything was warm and inviting where it felt socially awkward to criticise. They were all very caring which made it all the more surprising that refund was never mentioned considering our two hour trek ended at one hour. It genuinely felt a little manipulative. And in hindsight, there were other red flags. Initially with the riding helmets, they wanted to give my mum a helmet that was loose on her head and were impatient when she said it was too big, and I was left alone to find a well-fitting helmet for her.
When we got back to our hotel, we asked the guide to come in to the hotel reception where the owner had recommended them, and the owner had later told us they lied and said my mum’s horse didn’t fall over and that she decided to jump from her horse. We asked for half to be refunded as a professional gesture, not even just about the money, considering our trek was only half finished. After a long back and forth, they reluctantly refunded 20 euros out of 70 and said it was half, and we left it at that because we realised they cared more about the money than their business and reputation. This is genuinely the most unprofessional, insincere and dangerous horse trek we had ever been on with red flags literally every step of the way.
翻译：考虑到这个牧场被一致评为 5 星，这真是太令人惊讶了。大约一周前，我和妈妈和他们一起进行了一日徒步旅行。当我们到达时，只有我们两个，这个牧场是一家温馨的家庭企业，我们认为一切开始都很好。
然而，当我们开始徒步旅行时，他们使用了一匹导盲马，那是一匹年轻的四岁阿拉伯马，反应非常强烈，我们一开始徒步旅行，它就受惊了四次，我们的马也做出了反应。这非常不寻常，因为导盲马通常很冷静、稳定，而且对小径很熟悉，考虑到马是群居动物，它们并不会惊动整个团队。考虑到大多数游客都是初学者，我和妈妈也是相对的初学者——她只参加过小径骑行，而我只学了 6 个月——这在最好的情况下是完全不合适的，在最坏的情况下是完全危险的，尤其是考虑到卡帕多西亚的地形。幸运的是，我们之前和 Daltons Brothers 一起骑马旅行时就知道了这条路线（对我们来说是一次更专业的体验），我们知道有一段路的下坡非常陡峭，一侧是悬崖，不允许失足。如果马摔倒，就会从悬崖上掉下去。
我妈妈对这次骑行感到焦虑，告诉我她的马感到不安，有点虚弱，她无法控制它，她开始担心马匹在悬崖部分受惊的可能性，我们说我们很乐意只在较宽的路段骑行两小时的徒步旅行时间，并且仍然让他们保留全部费用。我们费了一番功夫才说服他们，因为他们似乎决心让我们完成整个徒步旅行，并向我们保证一切都会好起来，但在第五次坚持后，他们答应了我们的要求。牧场带走了阿拉伯向导马，向导和我们一起步行，我们真的很感激。他确实希望我们玩得开心，并一直为我们拍照。
在我们回程的路上，原本应该骑两个小时，但骑了一个小时后，在一个宽阔、非常平缓的斜坡上，几乎是平地，我妈妈的马失去了平衡，直接摔倒在地上；我妈妈看到马摔倒了，把脚从马镫上拔了出来，设法跳了起来，避免被压伤。谢天谢地，她没有受伤，但如果我们按照他们要求的路线走，我们仍然会觉得，如果在悬崖上也发生同样的事情，那会是多么可怕。事后看来，我妈妈的马可能腿疼，或者马蹄保养不好，而且很焦躁；马无缘无故地在如此平缓的地面上摔倒是非常不寻常的。我们的导游深表歉意，用面包车把我们带回了他们的牧场，在那里，我们喝了他们的家庭茶，一切都很温暖、很温馨，批评起来感觉很尴尬。他们都很关心我们，这让我们更惊讶的是，考虑到我们两小时的长途跋涉在一小时内就结束了，他们从来没有提到退款。这真的让人觉得有点操纵。事后看来，还有其他危险信号。最初是骑马头盔，他们想给我妈妈一顶松垮的头盔，当她说头盔太大时，他们很不耐烦，只剩下我一个人给她找一顶合适的头盔。
当我们回到酒店时，我们请导游到酒店前台，老板推荐了他们，后来老板告诉我们，他们撒谎了，说我妈妈的马没有摔倒，是她决定从马上跳下来。我们要求退还一半，这是一种专业的姿态，甚至不仅仅是退钱，因为我们的徒步旅行才完成了一半。经过长时间的来回，他们不情愿地退还了 70 欧元中的 20 欧元，并说这是一半，我们就此作罢，因为我们意识到他们更关心钱，而不是他们的生意和声誉。这确实是我们经历过的最不专业、最不真诚、最危险的骑马旅行，沿途每一步都挂着红旗。
然而，当我们开始徒步旅行时，他们使用了一匹导盲马，那是一匹年轻的四岁阿拉伯马，反应非常强烈，我们一开始徒步旅行，它就受惊了四次，我们的马也做出了反应。这非常不寻常，因为导盲马通常很冷静、稳定，而且对小径很熟悉，考虑到马是群居动物，它们并不会惊动整个团队。考虑到大多数游客都是初学者，我和妈妈也是相对的初学者——她只参加过小径骑行，而我只学了 6 个月——这在最好的情况下是完全不合适的，在最坏的情况下是完全危险的，尤其是考虑到卡帕多西亚的地形。幸运的是，我们之前和 Daltons Brothers 一起骑马旅行时就知道了这条路线（对我们来说是一次更专业的体验），我们知道有一段路的下坡非常陡峭，一侧是悬崖，不允许失足。如果马摔倒，就会从悬崖上掉下去。
我妈妈对这次骑行感到焦虑，告诉我她的马感到不安，有点虚弱，她无法控制它，她开始担心马匹在悬崖部分受惊的可能性，我们说我们很乐意只在较宽的路段骑行两小时的徒步旅行时间，并且仍然让他们保留全部费用。我们费了一番功夫才说服他们，因为他们似乎决心让我们完成整个徒步旅行，并向我们保证一切都会好起来，但在第五次坚持后，他们答应了我们的要求。牧场带走了阿拉伯向导马，向导和我们一起步行，我们真的很感激。他确实希望我们玩得开心，并一直为我们拍照。
在我们回程的路上，原本应该骑两个小时，但骑了一个小时后，在一个宽阔、非常平缓的斜坡上，几乎是平地，我妈妈的马失去了平衡，直接摔倒在地上；我妈妈看到马摔倒了，把脚从马镫上拔了出来，设法跳了起来，避免被压伤。谢天谢地，她没有受伤，但如果我们按照他们要求的路线走，我们仍然会觉得，如果在悬崖上也发生同样的事情，那会是多么可怕。事后看来，我妈妈的马可能腿疼，或者马蹄保养不好，而且很焦躁；马无缘无故地在如此平缓的地面上摔倒是非常不寻常的。我们的导游深表歉意，用面包车把我们带回了他们的牧场，在那里，我们喝了他们的家庭茶，一切都很温暖、很温馨，批评起来感觉很尴尬。他们都很关心我们，这让我们更惊讶的是，考虑到我们两小时的长途跋涉在一小时内就结束了，他们从来没有提到退款。这真的让人觉得有点操纵。事后看来，还有其他危险信号。最初是骑马头盔，他们想给我妈妈一顶松垮的头盔，当她说头盔太大时，他们很不耐烦，只剩下我一个人给她找一顶合适的头盔。
当我们回到酒店时，我们请导游到酒店前台，老板推荐了他们，后来老板告诉我们，他们撒谎了，说我妈妈的马没有摔倒，是她决定从马上跳下来。我们要求退还一半，这是一种专业的姿态，甚至不仅仅是退钱，因为我们的徒步旅行才完成了一半。经过长时间的来回，他们不情愿地退还了 70 欧元中的 20 欧元，并说这是一半，我们就此作罢，因为我们意识到他们更关心钱，而不是他们的生意和声誉。这确实是我们经历过的最不专业、最不真诚、最危险的骑马旅行，沿途每一步都挂着红旗。
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