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A Tail (sic) of 2 Horses ... Who Hated Us.
Hawaii Polo Trail Rides的点评
点评：We booked this horse ride month’s out from our trip to Hawaii. It was the one organised activity we based our trip from Australia around. It’s pretty expensive, in an out of the way (but pretty) part of the island.. However, what it promises-a relaxing, specifically a memorable, sunset horse ride on Hawaii’s North Shore, makes it worth it. (Note-It certainly was memorable). Afterwards, over dinner, we retold our experience to friends whose reactions shifted between extremes of hilarity, disbelief and surprise that we hadn’t been seriously injured. This is our story.
The Polo Club is a picturesque setting for a memorable, romantic, beachside horse ride. The buildings and facilities are a little rustic, and there’s a noticeable undercurrent of disorganization. You have to sign an indemnity waiver that’s on a clipboard on a bench (more on that later).
Before the ride, there’s some rudimentary inquiry by staff as to riding ability (‘raise your hand if you've ridden a horse before’) but these things pale in comparison to the promise of the experience to come. The horses look well cared for, healthy, happy and trained for what each of them does twice daily - which is take riders of differing abilities around a beachside track.
For our ride, the staff took pains to give a little girl an appropriate horse. Her horse Bruski was very quiet, as you would expect for a child, horse riding and the accompanying safety concerns. Her dad got the next horse, which was very well behaved and again, pretty docile.
These two riders were up the front. My wife was next. She got given Moe (not sure what invisible criteria was used for us regarding horse allocation after the care and attention given to the preparation of the kids horse). Now back to Moe. Moe is a biter. He would go on to spend the entire trail ride trying to bite:
a) the horse’s bum in front of it
b) my wife, or
c) just acting like he would rather be any where else. Shying, not wanting his Hannibal Lector mask put back on after photos etc.
My horse was Trapper. Trapper would go on to try and buck me off mid trail. He pig rooted and bucked, and wanted me off his back anyway he could. Moe and Trapper were the kinds of horse who hang out together behind the bike shed smoking and plotting. They have probably spent some time in juvie, and may possibly have been on day/work release from prison.
Our guide Gillian described them as being like brothers- maybe yes, but not the sort of the brother you would want to meet in a darkened alley, where they wanted to shiv you and take your hay stack.
Whilst I’m trying to make this review a bit funny, and also fair, the experience was really beyond a joke. Whilst my wife and I have some (past) experience on horses, it doesn’t count if you haven’t done it for years. Also, these horses respond to a whole different language of control-reins forward-onwards, back-stop left, right etc. As we were told, if you try and ride them conventionally, they won’t have a clue., and won’t do what you try and get them to do- so you essentially you enact those basic moves (forward, left, right) and rely on the horse doing its thing.
Moving on, our guide led from the front, and gave a tour of interesting things to see etc. The two people (the girl and her dad) up front on their nice, quiet horses, got all the benefit of this, including spending an inordinate amount of time discussing the benefits of a go pro over an iPhone for taking horse riding video ( actually glad I couldn’t be part of this conversation being stuck up the back)
Consequently, my wife and I were at the back, and not able to be involved in the tour because we couldn’t really hear, but mainly because we spent the whole time wrestling with our horses who kept playing up, and, quite seriously, in a situation, behaving in an uncontrollable way where we could have been seriously hurt.
Every so often, Gillian, our guide would shout ‘Are you guys ok up the back.’ before instantly turning around and continuing the iPhone/go pro conversation. It was only when Trapper tried to buck me off that she (eventually) rode up the back and because Trapper hated her horse (her words not mine) he agreed to continue the ride and tone down the wanting me off her back. Whilst I kept a close eye on my horse, and all the things he may choose to throw me on should he decide to (rocks, stumps, fences) I kept a close eye on my wife and her horse in front. Unbeknownst to me, she was fighting her own battle with Moe, the amazing compulsively biting horse. When we stopped for photos, I told Gillian that the horses were playing up. Her responses include the reassuring phrases
‘I’d hoped Trapper might be Ok for this last ride but I guess not’
“Moe is our worse behaved horse” (Apparently, we learnt at the end, he bolted with a kid on his back not to long ago)
‘Trapper and Moe are rescue horses. Trapper hates men… (I’m a man!) It may be something in your tone of voice, or something that just sets him off.’
“Trapper and Moe are former Polo horses, they really just want to be out running around playing Polo. They haven’t really got used to being on the trail.’
My wife and are really grateful that the two horses were rescued, and are constantly saddened when horses, and any animal is mistreated. But horses never really get over that kind of early trauma-don’t give them to inexperienced riders and make excuses when they misbehave. Proactive is better than reactive.
After more wrestling with the horse, stress, fear of safety, and no time to actually enjoy the ride, we finally made it back to the polo club (FYI- it’s a bit less well maintained than the overly photo-shopped pictures on the web site).
Now the heavier stuff. As a lawyer, your waiver (the one they make you sign on a clip board at the start) does not protect you from negligence. If someone gets injured because you decided to put them on a horse you though ‘might be ok’ to do one more ride of the day, and that horse acts up, and they get thrown, and injured, you will be in trouble-waiver or not. The way that you select horses is arbitrary, and in no way should some of these horses do more than one ride per day-especially when they are still getting used to it. Most people cannot control these horses and rely on them knowing what to do, and how to behave. You are leaving too much to chance. Also, the response, and supervision of your guides is nowhere near adequate. Realistically you need a guide at the back and front, and you need to be proactive in your role-rest or switch out unsettled or flighty horses- don’t give them to inexperienced tourists who just want a nice, relaxing ride on the beach at sunset. Interact directly with each and every rider and see how he or she is going. Have a radio or phone handy to replace horses mid ride when the horse plays up. Change the order of riders so the more dangerous and naughty horse are at the front where you can act if need be-don’t just leave things as they are and hope they’ll be fine. Most importantly, act like you actually care about the experience and the safety of your guests.
My wife and I were both raised in the country around animals. We both grew up on farms. We’re not being precious. This was a disappointing experience and not worth the effort or expense. There was high potential for injury or at worst death. We greatly respect all animals and undoubtedly Moe and Trapper are lovely animals – just as long as you don’t ask them to take tourists on a trail ride….
The Polo Club is a picturesque setting for a memorable, romantic, beachside horse ride. The buildings and facilities are a little rustic, and there’s a noticeable undercurrent of disorganization. You have to sign an indemnity waiver that’s on a clipboard on a bench (more on that later).
Before the ride, there’s some rudimentary inquiry by staff as to riding ability (‘raise your hand if you've ridden a horse before’) but these things pale in comparison to the promise of the experience to come. The horses look well cared for, healthy, happy and trained for what each of them does twice daily - which is take riders of differing abilities around a beachside track.
For our ride, the staff took pains to give a little girl an appropriate horse. Her horse Bruski was very quiet, as you would expect for a child, horse riding and the accompanying safety concerns. Her dad got the next horse, which was very well behaved and again, pretty docile.
These two riders were up the front. My wife was next. She got given Moe (not sure what invisible criteria was used for us regarding horse allocation after the care and attention given to the preparation of the kids horse). Now back to Moe. Moe is a biter. He would go on to spend the entire trail ride trying to bite:
a) the horse’s bum in front of it
b) my wife, or
c) just acting like he would rather be any where else. Shying, not wanting his Hannibal Lector mask put back on after photos etc.
My horse was Trapper. Trapper would go on to try and buck me off mid trail. He pig rooted and bucked, and wanted me off his back anyway he could. Moe and Trapper were the kinds of horse who hang out together behind the bike shed smoking and plotting. They have probably spent some time in juvie, and may possibly have been on day/work release from prison.
Our guide Gillian described them as being like brothers- maybe yes, but not the sort of the brother you would want to meet in a darkened alley, where they wanted to shiv you and take your hay stack.
Whilst I’m trying to make this review a bit funny, and also fair, the experience was really beyond a joke. Whilst my wife and I have some (past) experience on horses, it doesn’t count if you haven’t done it for years. Also, these horses respond to a whole different language of control-reins forward-onwards, back-stop left, right etc. As we were told, if you try and ride them conventionally, they won’t have a clue., and won’t do what you try and get them to do- so you essentially you enact those basic moves (forward, left, right) and rely on the horse doing its thing.
Moving on, our guide led from the front, and gave a tour of interesting things to see etc. The two people (the girl and her dad) up front on their nice, quiet horses, got all the benefit of this, including spending an inordinate amount of time discussing the benefits of a go pro over an iPhone for taking horse riding video ( actually glad I couldn’t be part of this conversation being stuck up the back)
Consequently, my wife and I were at the back, and not able to be involved in the tour because we couldn’t really hear, but mainly because we spent the whole time wrestling with our horses who kept playing up, and, quite seriously, in a situation, behaving in an uncontrollable way where we could have been seriously hurt.
Every so often, Gillian, our guide would shout ‘Are you guys ok up the back.’ before instantly turning around and continuing the iPhone/go pro conversation. It was only when Trapper tried to buck me off that she (eventually) rode up the back and because Trapper hated her horse (her words not mine) he agreed to continue the ride and tone down the wanting me off her back. Whilst I kept a close eye on my horse, and all the things he may choose to throw me on should he decide to (rocks, stumps, fences) I kept a close eye on my wife and her horse in front. Unbeknownst to me, she was fighting her own battle with Moe, the amazing compulsively biting horse. When we stopped for photos, I told Gillian that the horses were playing up. Her responses include the reassuring phrases
‘I’d hoped Trapper might be Ok for this last ride but I guess not’
“Moe is our worse behaved horse” (Apparently, we learnt at the end, he bolted with a kid on his back not to long ago)
‘Trapper and Moe are rescue horses. Trapper hates men… (I’m a man!) It may be something in your tone of voice, or something that just sets him off.’
“Trapper and Moe are former Polo horses, they really just want to be out running around playing Polo. They haven’t really got used to being on the trail.’
My wife and are really grateful that the two horses were rescued, and are constantly saddened when horses, and any animal is mistreated. But horses never really get over that kind of early trauma-don’t give them to inexperienced riders and make excuses when they misbehave. Proactive is better than reactive.
After more wrestling with the horse, stress, fear of safety, and no time to actually enjoy the ride, we finally made it back to the polo club (FYI- it’s a bit less well maintained than the overly photo-shopped pictures on the web site).
Now the heavier stuff. As a lawyer, your waiver (the one they make you sign on a clip board at the start) does not protect you from negligence. If someone gets injured because you decided to put them on a horse you though ‘might be ok’ to do one more ride of the day, and that horse acts up, and they get thrown, and injured, you will be in trouble-waiver or not. The way that you select horses is arbitrary, and in no way should some of these horses do more than one ride per day-especially when they are still getting used to it. Most people cannot control these horses and rely on them knowing what to do, and how to behave. You are leaving too much to chance. Also, the response, and supervision of your guides is nowhere near adequate. Realistically you need a guide at the back and front, and you need to be proactive in your role-rest or switch out unsettled or flighty horses- don’t give them to inexperienced tourists who just want a nice, relaxing ride on the beach at sunset. Interact directly with each and every rider and see how he or she is going. Have a radio or phone handy to replace horses mid ride when the horse plays up. Change the order of riders so the more dangerous and naughty horse are at the front where you can act if need be-don’t just leave things as they are and hope they’ll be fine. Most importantly, act like you actually care about the experience and the safety of your guests.
My wife and I were both raised in the country around animals. We both grew up on farms. We’re not being precious. This was a disappointing experience and not worth the effort or expense. There was high potential for injury or at worst death. We greatly respect all animals and undoubtedly Moe and Trapper are lovely animals – just as long as you don’t ask them to take tourists on a trail ride….
翻译：我们在夏威夷之旅结束一个月后就预订了这次骑马活动。这是我们从澳大利亚出发的一项有组织的活动。它相当昂贵，位于岛上一个偏僻（但很漂亮）的地方。然而，它所承诺的——在夏威夷北岸享受一次轻松的、特别是难忘的日落骑马之旅，让它值得。 （注意——这确实令人难忘）。之后，在晚餐时，我们向朋友们讲述了我们的经历，他们的反应在极端的欢笑、难以置信和惊讶之间转变，因为我们没有受到严重伤害。这就是我们的故事。
马球俱乐部风景如画，是一次难忘、浪漫的海滨骑马之旅。建筑和设施都有些简陋，而且有明显的杂乱暗流。您必须签署一份赔偿弃权书，该弃权书位于长凳上的剪贴板上（稍后会详细介绍）。
在骑马之前，工作人员会对骑马能力进行一些基本询问（“如果您以前骑过马，请举手”），但与即将到来的体验的承诺相比，这些事情显得苍白无力。这些马看起来都受到了很好的照顾，健康、快乐，并且接受了每天两次的训练——带领不同能力的骑手沿着海滨跑道行驶。
为了我们的骑行，工作人员煞费苦心地为一个小女孩提供了一匹合适的马。她的马 Bruski 非常安静，正如您对孩子的期望一样，骑马和随之而来的安全问题。她爸爸又养了下一匹马，这匹马表现得非常好，而且非常温顺。
这两名骑手在前面。我的妻子是下一个。她得到了莫伊（不知道在对孩子马的准备给予照顾和关注之后，我们在马匹分配方面使用了什么无形的标准）。现在回到莫伊。莫伊是个咬人的人。他会在整个越野骑行中继续尝试咬东西：
a) 马的屁股在它前面
b) 我的妻子，或者
c) 只是表现得好像他宁愿去其他地方一样。害羞，不想在拍完照片等后戴上他的汉尼拔·莱克特面具。
我的马是特拉珀。特拉珀会继续尝试将我从中途推开。他像猪一样翻滚着，拼命地想要让我离开他的背。莫伊和特拉珀是那种一起在自行车棚后面抽烟、密谋的人。他们可能在少年监狱里呆过一段时间，并且可能已经从监狱中日间/工作释放。
我们的导游吉莉安形容他们就像兄弟一样——也许是的，但不是那种你想在黑暗的小巷里遇到的兄弟，在那里他们想把你劈成碎片，拿走你的干草堆。
虽然我试图让这篇评论变得有点有趣，也很公平，但这次经历真的不仅仅是一个笑话。虽然我和我的妻子（过去）有一些骑马的经验，但如果你多年没有做过，那也不算数。此外，这些马对控制语言的反应完全不同——缰绳向前向前，向后停止向左、向右等等。正如我们被告知的，如果你尝试以传统方式骑它们，它们将毫无头绪。不要做你试图让他们做的事情——所以你本质上是制定那些基本动作（向前、向左、向右）并依靠马做它的事情。
继续前进，我们的导游从前面带路，带我们参观了一些有趣的景点等。前面的两个人（女孩和她的爸爸）骑着他们漂亮、安静的马，得到了所有的好处，包括花费了花了太多的时间讨论 go pro 相对于 iPhone 拍摄骑马视频的优势（实际上很高兴我不能参与这个谈话，被困在后面）
结果，我和我的妻子在后面，无法参加这次旅行，因为我们听不到，但主要是因为我们整个时间都在与不断玩耍的马匹摔跤，而且，非常严重的是，在某种情况下，我们的行为无法控制，可能会受到严重伤害。
我们的导游吉莉安（Gillian）时常会大喊“你们在后面还好吗？”，然后立即转身继续 iPhone/go Pro 的对话。只是当特拉珀试图把我推开时，她（最终）骑到了后面，因为特拉珀讨厌她的马（她的话不是我的），他同意继续骑行并缓和了想要我离开她背的情绪。当我密切关注我的马以及他决定扔给我的所有东西（岩石、树桩、栅栏）时，我密切关注我的妻子和她前面的马。我不知道的是，她正在与莫伊（Moe）进行自己的战斗，莫伊是一匹神奇的强迫性咬人马。当我们停下来拍照时，我告诉阿娇，马匹正在玩耍。她的回应包括令人放心的短语
“我本来希望特拉珀在最后一次骑行中能够平安无事，但我想不会”
“Moe是我们表现最差的马”（显然，我们最后得知，不久前他背着一个孩子狂奔）
“特拉珀和莫伊是救援马。特拉珀讨厌男人……（我是男人！）这可能是你的语气中的某些东西，或者只是让他生气的东西。
“Trapper 和 Moe 以前都是马球赛马，他们只是想出去跑来跑去打马球赛。他们还没有真正习惯在路上。”
我和我的妻子非常感激这两匹马获救，并且当马匹和任何动物受到虐待时，我们一直感到悲伤。但马永远不会真正克服这种早期的创伤——不要把它们交给没有经验的骑手，并在它们行为不端时找借口。主动优于被动。
在与马进行了更多的摔跤、压力、对安全的恐惧以及没有时间真正享受骑行之后，我们终于回到了马球俱乐部（仅供参考——它比网络上过度修图的照片维护得不太好）地点）。
现在是更重的东西。作为一名律师，您的弃权书（他们一开始就让您在剪贴板上签名的弃权书）并不能保护您免受疏忽。如果有人因为你决定让他们骑一匹马而受伤，你认为“可能可以”在一天中再骑一次，而那匹马却表现出了行为，他们被扔了，受伤了，你就会遇到麻烦 - 弃权或不。您选择马匹的方式是任意的，并且其中一些马匹每天不应骑行超过一次，尤其是当它们仍在适应时。大多数人无法控制这些马，只能依靠它们知道该做什么以及如何表现。你把太多的事情留给了机会。此外，导游的回应和监督还远远不够。实际上，您需要在后面和前面有一个向导，并且您需要在您的角色中积极主动 - 休息或换掉不稳定或轻浮的马 - 不要将它们提供给缺乏经验的游客，他们只想在海滩上享受愉快，轻松的骑行日落。直接与每位骑手互动，看看他或她的进展如何。手边准备一台收音机或电话，以便在马匹比赛时在骑行过程中更换马匹。改变骑手的顺序，这样更危险、更顽皮的马就在前面，如果需要的话你可以采取行动——不要只是让事情保持原样，希望他们会没事。最重要的是，表现出您真正关心客人的体验和安全。
我和我的妻子都是在乡村长大的，周围都是动物。我们都是在农场长大的。我们并不珍贵。这是一次令人失望的经历，不值得付出努力或花费。受伤或最严重的死亡的可能性很高。我们非常尊重所有动物，毫无疑问，Moe 和 Trapper 都是可爱的动物——只要你不要求他们带游客去小道骑行……
马球俱乐部风景如画，是一次难忘、浪漫的海滨骑马之旅。建筑和设施都有些简陋，而且有明显的杂乱暗流。您必须签署一份赔偿弃权书，该弃权书位于长凳上的剪贴板上（稍后会详细介绍）。
在骑马之前，工作人员会对骑马能力进行一些基本询问（“如果您以前骑过马，请举手”），但与即将到来的体验的承诺相比，这些事情显得苍白无力。这些马看起来都受到了很好的照顾，健康、快乐，并且接受了每天两次的训练——带领不同能力的骑手沿着海滨跑道行驶。
为了我们的骑行，工作人员煞费苦心地为一个小女孩提供了一匹合适的马。她的马 Bruski 非常安静，正如您对孩子的期望一样，骑马和随之而来的安全问题。她爸爸又养了下一匹马，这匹马表现得非常好，而且非常温顺。
这两名骑手在前面。我的妻子是下一个。她得到了莫伊（不知道在对孩子马的准备给予照顾和关注之后，我们在马匹分配方面使用了什么无形的标准）。现在回到莫伊。莫伊是个咬人的人。他会在整个越野骑行中继续尝试咬东西：
a) 马的屁股在它前面
b) 我的妻子，或者
c) 只是表现得好像他宁愿去其他地方一样。害羞，不想在拍完照片等后戴上他的汉尼拔·莱克特面具。
我的马是特拉珀。特拉珀会继续尝试将我从中途推开。他像猪一样翻滚着，拼命地想要让我离开他的背。莫伊和特拉珀是那种一起在自行车棚后面抽烟、密谋的人。他们可能在少年监狱里呆过一段时间，并且可能已经从监狱中日间/工作释放。
我们的导游吉莉安形容他们就像兄弟一样——也许是的，但不是那种你想在黑暗的小巷里遇到的兄弟，在那里他们想把你劈成碎片，拿走你的干草堆。
虽然我试图让这篇评论变得有点有趣，也很公平，但这次经历真的不仅仅是一个笑话。虽然我和我的妻子（过去）有一些骑马的经验，但如果你多年没有做过，那也不算数。此外，这些马对控制语言的反应完全不同——缰绳向前向前，向后停止向左、向右等等。正如我们被告知的，如果你尝试以传统方式骑它们，它们将毫无头绪。不要做你试图让他们做的事情——所以你本质上是制定那些基本动作（向前、向左、向右）并依靠马做它的事情。
继续前进，我们的导游从前面带路，带我们参观了一些有趣的景点等。前面的两个人（女孩和她的爸爸）骑着他们漂亮、安静的马，得到了所有的好处，包括花费了花了太多的时间讨论 go pro 相对于 iPhone 拍摄骑马视频的优势（实际上很高兴我不能参与这个谈话，被困在后面）
结果，我和我的妻子在后面，无法参加这次旅行，因为我们听不到，但主要是因为我们整个时间都在与不断玩耍的马匹摔跤，而且，非常严重的是，在某种情况下，我们的行为无法控制，可能会受到严重伤害。
我们的导游吉莉安（Gillian）时常会大喊“你们在后面还好吗？”，然后立即转身继续 iPhone/go Pro 的对话。只是当特拉珀试图把我推开时，她（最终）骑到了后面，因为特拉珀讨厌她的马（她的话不是我的），他同意继续骑行并缓和了想要我离开她背的情绪。当我密切关注我的马以及他决定扔给我的所有东西（岩石、树桩、栅栏）时，我密切关注我的妻子和她前面的马。我不知道的是，她正在与莫伊（Moe）进行自己的战斗，莫伊是一匹神奇的强迫性咬人马。当我们停下来拍照时，我告诉阿娇，马匹正在玩耍。她的回应包括令人放心的短语
“我本来希望特拉珀在最后一次骑行中能够平安无事，但我想不会”
“Moe是我们表现最差的马”（显然，我们最后得知，不久前他背着一个孩子狂奔）
“特拉珀和莫伊是救援马。特拉珀讨厌男人……（我是男人！）这可能是你的语气中的某些东西，或者只是让他生气的东西。
“Trapper 和 Moe 以前都是马球赛马，他们只是想出去跑来跑去打马球赛。他们还没有真正习惯在路上。”
我和我的妻子非常感激这两匹马获救，并且当马匹和任何动物受到虐待时，我们一直感到悲伤。但马永远不会真正克服这种早期的创伤——不要把它们交给没有经验的骑手，并在它们行为不端时找借口。主动优于被动。
在与马进行了更多的摔跤、压力、对安全的恐惧以及没有时间真正享受骑行之后，我们终于回到了马球俱乐部（仅供参考——它比网络上过度修图的照片维护得不太好）地点）。
现在是更重的东西。作为一名律师，您的弃权书（他们一开始就让您在剪贴板上签名的弃权书）并不能保护您免受疏忽。如果有人因为你决定让他们骑一匹马而受伤，你认为“可能可以”在一天中再骑一次，而那匹马却表现出了行为，他们被扔了，受伤了，你就会遇到麻烦 - 弃权或不。您选择马匹的方式是任意的，并且其中一些马匹每天不应骑行超过一次，尤其是当它们仍在适应时。大多数人无法控制这些马，只能依靠它们知道该做什么以及如何表现。你把太多的事情留给了机会。此外，导游的回应和监督还远远不够。实际上，您需要在后面和前面有一个向导，并且您需要在您的角色中积极主动 - 休息或换掉不稳定或轻浮的马 - 不要将它们提供给缺乏经验的游客，他们只想在海滩上享受愉快，轻松的骑行日落。直接与每位骑手互动，看看他或她的进展如何。手边准备一台收音机或电话，以便在马匹比赛时在骑行过程中更换马匹。改变骑手的顺序，这样更危险、更顽皮的马就在前面，如果需要的话你可以采取行动——不要只是让事情保持原样，希望他们会没事。最重要的是，表现出您真正关心客人的体验和安全。
我和我的妻子都是在乡村长大的，周围都是动物。我们都是在农场长大的。我们并不珍贵。这是一次令人失望的经历，不值得付出努力或花费。受伤或最严重的死亡的可能性很高。我们非常尊重所有动物，毫无疑问，Moe 和 Trapper 都是可爱的动物——只要你不要求他们带游客去小道骑行……
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