A TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow of a travel blog to Amman, Jordan by TravelPod blogger Jlabbe titled "Petra-You want a horse? You wont make it five feet" Jlabbe’s travel blog entry: "This was the advice of a young man who is part of the "horse mafia" that operates here in Petra. If you go into Petra as a group you have to pay an additional 7 JOD on top of the large sum of cash you already dished out. This money goes directly to the horse mafia in order to keep them off your tail and to allow you to ride a horse if you wish. The horses are not always treated well and our travel insurance doesnt cover horse riding accidents, so we decided against it and were told we wouldn't last 5 seconds. We were glad to see that sarcasm does translate well across languages :) The hike into Petra was awesome!! At first it doesn't look like too much, fairly open and over a recently made bridge/path....and then you reach towering rock cliffs that engulf you completely for a good 10 minutes. And then you see it. A rich rose colored structure carved out of the rockface as you turn a right corner....you are at the treasury which was a gift to the people at the time, and a gift to us all now as it still stands in wonderful form. We will post pictures as soon as we find a fast enough computer as we found our camera cord today!! We hiked a bit longer and further into the valley where we encountered endless tombs on the mountain sides and a view of the theatre. We were told which way to the ...