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Your Coach: The Instructor
ОглавлениеBecause every team has two pieces—horse and rider—it is critical that you have someone knowledgeable to help you. A riding instructor can help improve your form, which will lead to better function. He will help you understand theory. He will help you learn how to determine goals and work toward them. And, perhaps most importantly, he will help you understand how to put all the little pieces of riding together into some unified, effective whole.
A riding instructor controls safety. He gives you exercises, provides experiences to help you learn, and offers feedback. He can demonstrate the skills he teaches. He can help your horse learn something so that your horse, in turn, can help you learn something.
Your instructor is also a manager. He manages your time, your horse’s soundness, and your career so both you and your horse are still enjoying the sport several years later.
Furthermore, if he is any good at all, your instructor helps you learn life lessons and skills that you can rely on, both on the horse and off.
3.2 Riders of all ages and all levels need instruction throughout their careers. You are never too good to learn from someone else. Here, I’m getting pointers from Archie Cox, a top young West Coast trainer with a fresh perspective.