点评:Since 2013, I’ve had the pleasure and honor to spend a little bit of time each year riding at McGinnis Meadows Cattle & Guest Ranch. These past eight years, McGinnis Ranch has been my sole opportunity to ride. What keeps me returning to McGinnis? The quality, the expertise, the honesty, the kindness, the caring and the “Welcome!” of Shayne, Des and every staff person there. And, those amazing, magnificent, so well educated horses. All the humans and horses unite at McGinnis to be the best teachers in the world. This Summer 2024 during a June Advanced Horsemanship week, I struggled and needed to dig deeper than ever to rise. Shayne was consistently honest and spot-on with every comment and guidance. Sometimes the truth is challenging to hear, but with an open heart and open ears and my goal to do things differently to be a better rider, be better for the horse (which naturally flows into being a better person), I overcame a number of personal obstacles and experienced landmark growth all around. Thank you, Shayne and All, for creating and keeping the Ranch in the true spirit of Buck Brannaman horsemanship and life. I will return each year as long as I possibly can.
P.S. The beautiful, comfortable accommodations! The delicious food (including the variety of food in response to special needs diets)! I’m glad I learned long ago to forego the wonderful, freshly made to order lunch sandwiches to “shop the leftover fridge” to make my favorite dinner items my daily lunch and weekend fare.
翻译:自 2013 年以来,我每年都很荣幸地花一点时间在麦金尼斯草地牧场骑马。过去八年,麦金尼斯牧场是我骑马的唯一机会。是什么让我不断回到麦金尼斯?是 Shayne、Des 和那里每位员工的品质、专业、诚实、善良、关怀和“欢迎!”。还有那些令人惊叹、壮丽、训练有素的马。麦金尼斯的所有人和马都团结起来,成为世界上最好的老师。2024 年夏天,在 6 月的高级马术周期间,我挣扎了,需要比以往任何时候都更深入地挖掘才能脱颖而出。Shayne 始终诚实,每一条评论和指导都恰到好处。有时真相很难听懂,但只要敞开心扉,倾听,并努力以不同的方式做事,成为更好的骑手,更好地照顾马匹(这自然会让我成为一个更好的人),我克服了许多个人障碍,经历了各方面的里程碑式成长。感谢 Shayne 和所有人,你们创造了牧场,并让牧场保持了真正的 Buck Brannaman 马术和生活精神。只要有可能,我每年都会回来。
附言:住宿环境优美舒适!食物美味(包括针对特殊饮食需求的各种食物)!我很高兴很久以前就学会了放弃美味的新鲜现做的午餐三明治,转而“从冰箱里拿出剩下的食物”,把我最喜欢的晚餐作为我的日常午餐和周末食物。