点评:We were 4 riders. 3 2nd tikers and 1 newbie.
Pros
Nice horses who were calm, knew the route and easy to ride.
Flatish easy route along wide sandy roads in the forest.
Cons
Horse care - the horses were fly ridden over their eyes, faces, ears, main and in their gums. Consequently, they were driven to distraction throughout the 90 minute ride, shaking their heads vigorously, snorting and lashing their tails. One horse tripped while shaking and their rider slid off. Both were fine, the horse limped for a short while, but it could have been any of us. My horse was so bitten by the end their chest was splattered with blood. We saw other riders on the trail and in El Rocio with untroubled horses and a quick Google shows this was entirely avoidable.
Guide - we booked with Naturanda who knew we were an English Group so it is not the guide's fault he didn't speak Spanish, but someone in our group did. However, he made no effort to provide anything but the minimum, especially compared to previous animal experiences. We had helmets but no check they fit. We had the shortest guide to steering a horse and practice in a sand box while he left to close up. He didn't introduce himself, the animals or any information about the route or general guidance for the beginner. Then he walked the route with us while on the phone the entire time.
This experience is too basic for expert riders and too minimalistic for beginners.
翻译:我们一共有4名骑手:3名有经验的骑手和1名新手。
优点:
马匹温顺乖巧,熟悉路线,也很容易驾驭。
路线较为平坦,是沿着森林中宽阔的沙土路骑行。
缺点:
马匹护理方面存在问题——马儿的眼睛、脸部、耳朵、鬃毛甚至牙龈上都爬满了苍蝇。因此,在整整90分钟的骑行过程中,它们烦得坐立不安,不停地用力摇头、喷鼻息并甩动尾巴。有一匹马在摇头时绊倒,导致骑手从马背上滑落。不过两人都安然无恙。那匹马短暂地一瘸一拐了一会儿,但实际上我们任何人都可能遭遇同样的情况。我的马被咬得遍体鳞伤,胸口到处都是血迹。我们在路上以及埃尔罗西奥还看到了其他骑手,他们的马都安然无恙。简单搜一下就能发现这种情况完全可以避免。
关于向导——我们是通过Naturanda预订的行程,他们知道我们是一个英国旅行团;因此向导不会说西班牙语也并非他的错,不过我们团队中有人会说西班牙语。然而,这位向导除了做最基本的工作外,完全没有付出任何额外努力。尤其是与以往的骑马体验相比。我们虽然有头盔,但没人检查它们是否合身。他只给了我们一份极简版的马匹操控指南,还让我们在沙盒里练习,而他自己则去收拾东西了。他既没做自我介绍,也没介绍马匹,更没提供任何关于路线或给初学者的指导信息。之后他全程打电话,带着我们走完了路线。
对于经验丰富的骑手来说,这种体验太过基础;而对于初学者而言则又显得过于简陋了。