点评:Please, please, please do not support this "sanctuary". The pictures on line do not show an accurate picture of what you are spending money on. The property was in complete disarray. It is run down and for being a sanctuary the owner has allowed the animals to continue to breed without the well being of the animals to be taken into account.
We paid for the "animal tour" as well as 1.5 hours of trail riding. The animal tour was a few potbelly pigs and 60+ goats as we waded through overgrown grass and makeshift pens dodging the ticks that were EXTREMELY prevalent!
Then we got to the trail ride...The ride was scheduled from 12-130. By 1pm the horses were finally tacked up but the owner was still reviewing with each rider what to do and not to do to prevent being injured due to each of the horses past trauma. These horses were drooling excessively, were very clearly anxious, and not at all well taken care of or safe to be on a trail ride. Their hooves were in serious need of a trim and cleaning, they had abrasions on their legs I am sure from cutting themselves with the sharp hooves in the attempt to relieve the blackfly bites they were getting (also a huge problem blackflies EVERYWHERE biting the animals and the people). Being someone who has spent a great deal of time around as well as raising horses it was extremely sad! The main reason we went was because it was a rescue/sanctuary and we wanted to help support the cause financially.
Seeing the anxiety that the horse my daughter was set to ride was experiencing as well as the struggle it was experiencing with the bit (probably because she needed her teeth floated) we decided to hand the horse back over to the owner and leave.
Unfortunately there was no ability to receive a refund of the $100 we had paid to support this facility through a ride.
翻译:千万千万千万不要支持这个“庇护所”。网上的图片并不能准确反映你花钱买的东西。那里一片狼藉,破败不堪,作为庇护所,主人竟然允许动物们继续繁殖,丝毫不顾及它们的福祉。
我们支付了“动物之旅”的费用,以及1.5小时的越野骑行。动物之旅的内容是几头大肚猪和60多只山羊,我们穿过杂草丛生的草地和临时搭建的围栏,躲避着极其猖獗的蜱虫!
然后我们开始了越野骑行……骑行时间安排在12点到13点。下午1点,马匹终于套上鞍具,但主人仍在和每位骑手复习该做什么、不该做什么,以免因为每匹马过去的创伤而受伤。这些马流着口水,明显很焦虑,而且照顾得非常不好,骑马远足也不安全。它们的蹄子急需修剪和清洁,腿上有很多擦伤,我敢肯定,它们是为了缓解黑蝇叮咬而用锋利的蹄子割伤自己(黑蝇叮咬动物和人也是一个大问题,到处都有)。作为一个在马匹饲养和生活方面投入了大量时间的人,这真的非常令人难过!我们去的主要原因是那里是一个救援/庇护所,我们想在经济上支持这项事业。
看到我女儿即将骑的马焦虑不安,而且它与嚼子对抗很费劲(可能是因为它需要磨牙),我们决定把马交还给马主,然后离开。
不幸的是,我们为支持这家机构而支付的100美元无法退款。