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Earning My Ears
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- May 26, 2008
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Does anyone have a suggestion for how to communicate with Disney re: port excursion quality? We went to Hacienda las Moras and felt so sorry for the horses.
I have heard that other excursions in Mazatlan do have horses in better condition. My first impression after riding at a Hacienda las Moras in Mazatlan was that I would just not ride again in Mexico because I felt so guilty the whole time I was riding there. I felt the horses were in poor condition. I think an American vet should take a look before too many cruise ship passengers go - I wonder how they screen the trips. Our horses were very thin, with prominent ribs and hips, seemed desperate to eat, were not brushed, and a few had saddle sores. Some did not have shoes - maybe ok for the beach, but we were on a ranch and there were sharp rocks, on which a few horses stumbled and caught themselves. My daughter saw a horse lying in the field apparently dead, which was able to rise when she approached it, and later learned it had gotten a worming shot - I imagine in some other places, the horse would be kept stabled until it recovered. My son saw a dead horse and skeletons at the ranch's dump while hiking. I ended up just feeling terribly guilty about the whole thing, and feeling so sorry for the poor horse having to carry me as I talked it along the trail, and also feeling kind of culturally insensitive, just uncomfortable all around. Does anyone have suggestions for communicating to Disney about this? I don't know much about horses at all, but if even I, an inexperienced rider, felt they were not in good condition, I wonder what a vet would think.
Otherwise, the ranch was beautiful, but the condition of the horses really made me feel bad about the overall experience.
I have heard that other excursions in Mazatlan do have horses in better condition. My first impression after riding at a Hacienda las Moras in Mazatlan was that I would just not ride again in Mexico because I felt so guilty the whole time I was riding there. I felt the horses were in poor condition. I think an American vet should take a look before too many cruise ship passengers go - I wonder how they screen the trips. Our horses were very thin, with prominent ribs and hips, seemed desperate to eat, were not brushed, and a few had saddle sores. Some did not have shoes - maybe ok for the beach, but we were on a ranch and there were sharp rocks, on which a few horses stumbled and caught themselves. My daughter saw a horse lying in the field apparently dead, which was able to rise when she approached it, and later learned it had gotten a worming shot - I imagine in some other places, the horse would be kept stabled until it recovered. My son saw a dead horse and skeletons at the ranch's dump while hiking. I ended up just feeling terribly guilty about the whole thing, and feeling so sorry for the poor horse having to carry me as I talked it along the trail, and also feeling kind of culturally insensitive, just uncomfortable all around. Does anyone have suggestions for communicating to Disney about this? I don't know much about horses at all, but if even I, an inexperienced rider, felt they were not in good condition, I wonder what a vet would think.
Otherwise, the ranch was beautiful, but the condition of the horses really made me feel bad about the overall experience.
That's horrible! Living in CA, I know a lot of people who have gone to Mexico and have said that the horses are skinny and overworked. However, if it's a profitable business, I would guess they would take good care of their horses, wouldn't they? Not any horse can be used on an outfit like that. Of all the cruises we've been on, we have enjoyed each excursion. You did the right thing by letting 
