点评:A beginner (1st time on a horse) rider went for a 30 min lesson.
There were plenty of people on the yard when we arrived, however we were not greeted, asked if we needed help, pointed in the right direction. It was an awkward 'figure it out for yourself' moment which didn't feel very welcoming.
We hired a hat from the yard, and i was told to grab one from the cabin. Having paid for hat hire, I thought there would have been a safety checked at this point, however it was left to my judgement to size and fit it.
The lesson started late, finished early and the coach spent more time talking about classical dressage training, spanish riding school and her/her daughters competitive past, then she did teaching the child in front of her. The rider, who needs to know the very basics, found it baffling and was at a loss as to what the coach was on about the majority of the time.
I was also concerned by some of the language used during the lesson - be brutal, the bit adds pain, use pain to control. I didn't think it was appropriate, engaging or fun for a first experience.
The coach was also interrupted on her phone/watch a number of times, which i thought was rude when you are paying a 30 min private lesson.
As a result, i found the lessons to be expensive for the experience received.
翻译:一位初学者(第一次骑马)参加了30分钟的课程。
我们到达时,场地上已经有很多人了,但是没有人接待我们,也没有人询问我们是否需要帮助,也没有人给我们指路。我们感觉很尴尬,就像“自己摸索”一样,感觉不太受欢迎。
我们在场地租了一顶帽子,他们让我去马厩拿一顶。我付了租帽子的钱,以为这时候应该会进行安全检查,结果帽子的尺寸和大小都由我自己决定。
课程开始得晚,结束得早,教练花了更多时间讲解古典盛装舞步训练、西班牙骑术学校以及她女儿的竞技经历,然后才开始教她面前的孩子。这位需要了解最基本知识的骑手感到很困惑,大部分时间都不知道教练在说什么。
我还对课程中使用的一些语言感到担忧——粗暴、嚼子会增加疼痛、用疼痛来控制。我觉得对于初次体验来说,这既不合适,也不吸引人,也没什么乐趣。
教练的课程还被手机/手表打断了好几次,我觉得这对于付费上30分钟私人课程的人来说很不礼貌。
因此,我觉得这些课程的价格相对于其体验来说太贵了。