Teaching People
Teaching people is something that I have been concentrating on more and more in the last few years. I see the need for more teachers and mentors in our sport. There are so many young riders coming up and many professionals that have a great passion for the sport; they need help and mentoring from good coaches.
I really enjoy hosting clinics. It is very rewarding helping riders utilize some simple exercises to improve their riding and better their horses performance level. I have developed what I think is a solid training program for my horses and now I am at the point where I like to help do the same for people. Through my teaching and the 4 DVD Series' I have produced, I am pleased to know that people are listening to good help for their riding problems. What I tell people when I help them is that they need to stick to a particular program long enough in order for the system to work. It doesn't matter what you are spending the most time on- things get worse before they get better.
In my opinion, I see the need for people have a greater amount of professional supervision, direction and influence on a more consistent basis. Especially for the less experience riders trying to figure it out on their own, little problems can become bigger and it can become very challenging at times. Having a teacher or coach following your riding can be a little more expensive, but will pay off later on because you will accomplish a lot more, a lot quicker than if you tried to do it all on your own. In order to learn, you need the right horse and I think that having a good horse for your needs can teach you a lot. Having the right horse makes all the difference in the world, and knowing exactly what you need is the first thing you should concentrate on when shopping for a horse.
