creating a battle that can’t be won. Making issues non-issues and just fixing problems (and then leaving them alone) is key. Know when to stop and know where that fine line between helping and hindering lies.
SIT AND WATCH The best advice I can offer is to sit and watch. I never stop watching riders and their horses, seeking out what the horse is doing and how the rider reacts and vice versa. Being able to correlate the balance between rider and horse is the most important tool a rider can have. Sometimes it may be recognising an issue that is rider based so that it can be avoided; other times it may be seeing a solution being offered to the horse by the rider and seeing that it may be a worthwhile tool to add to the ‘ol toolbox. Hourse spent watching others work their horses is time well spent. Don’t waste the value of watching others ride; it’s money in the bank. The opportunity to observe and learn doesn’t happen every day so when it’s there and available make the most of it.
A BIT OF PERSPECTIVE
Going it alone when all the stars and planets align can be an enlightening experience. But if a shadow is cast over the experience don’t let the chance to learn get lost in the sludge of self incrimination. Keeping it all in perspective will keep things fresh and help you stay focused. Also know that going it alone takes patience,
LINDA’S TIPS
Hear the voice of a trainer guiding you through each step
Do frequent reality checks on how you are progressing
Ask for tips from trainers but makes sure to only take away what you think works for you
If things go wrong go back to the foundation of what needs to be rebuilt. Making issues non-issues and just fixing problems (and then leaving them alone) is key
Know when to stop and know where that fine line between helping and hindering lies
determination and humility. Just when you think you’re all that and a bag of chips, there will be a horse ready to show you you’re not. It’s amazing how fast they can humble a rider or how fast they can propel a rider into sainthood. Most riders are constantly teetering between the two. Every rider, in every discipline will at one point or another be going it alone, whether in a show pen, warm up pen, or in workouts. What a rider does with that chance makes them a horseman or defeats them. Pick the avenue that suits you best. And in the meantime remember to ride hard, stop hard and keep your feet in the stirrups.
Watch other’s ride, it’s money in the bank in terms of knowledge
Keep it all in perspective and have fun. Self incrimination will not help you
Be patient, determined, focussed and humble
Ride hard, stop hard and keep your feet in the stirrups!
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