Buses at the Fort vs. Horseback Riding

[Stork]

Been horseback riding on our last 3 visits to the Fort. Thoroughly enjoyed all 3 events. Laid back, peaceful, quiet. However....

Returning to the stables requires riding your horse across that very busy road at the transportation hub intersection in order to return to the corral. Last time, a bus driver saw our line of riders approaching and gunned his bus to get through the crossing area before we did. Needless to say, the noise and the visual of that large object moving towards us spooked a few horses. The lead horse (ridden by CM) and mine (#2 in line), along with 3-4 others behind me, all went into the flight portion of the fight-or-flight response mode. Heads bucking, feet kicking, all in very close quarters. We handled it successfully, lasting 10-15 seconds or so (definitely longer than bronc ridin' at the rodeo). Thankfully, the younger riders (ages 10-14) were far enough back in line to remain comfortably in their saddles. That was truly an "unsafe" move by that particular driver.

Question: Anyone else experience less than courteous, perhaps even unsafe, bus drivers on the Fort in regards to horseback riding? Or anywhere else during your transit around the Fort?
Any idea to whom I should communicate this incident so as to prevent it in the future? Would that actually make a difference? TIA.

 

[serenitygr]

Our experiences with the ride were the cm went out quite a ways before any other riders- made sure all vehicles were stopped- and then allowed the guest riders to approach the road and cross. So I’m not sure why it happened differently for you but that definitely sounds scary and unsafe!

 

[Stork]

Our experiences with the ride were the cm went out quite a ways before any other riders- made sure all vehicles were stopped- and then allowed the guest riders to approach the road and cross. So I’m not sure why it happened differently for you but that definitely sounds scary and unsafe!

Thanks for your input. That technique sounds like it would lead to a better outcome. On the day our incident occurred, our lead CM was kind of a chatty Cathy, and my horse was eager to get home. So we were kind of bunched up at the lead end of the string. I'll pay more attention to the situation next time.