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Your relationship with a clinician is considerably different. Regardless of how well you connect with someone personally or professionally, if he is successful in the business, you can take a clinic or two and learn from him.

You might hate the clinician’s methods or philosophy. You can hate 99 percent of what you did at the clinic. But you can still get something out of it.

A clinic is a one-time thing. You go, you learn, and it’s over. If you don’t like it, don’t do it again. Clinics are for a quick infusion of information gathering, interest sparking, and knowledge acquisition.

At a clinic, whether you get along with the clinician and whether you have a lot of confidence in him becomes less important. Clinics are a way to open yourself to some new ideas and, hopefully, get the creative-learning juices flowing.

Both regular instruction and attending the occasional clinic are important in a rider’s education. They go together. Attending a clinic will probably give you some new information. Then, if you have a riding instructor that you are comfortable and confident with, you can talk to him about the information you have gleaned. A competent instructor will not react out of fear, jealousy, or emotion, but will give an honest response to your questions and your thoughts on the clinic.