WHAT MAKES A RIDER

A rider is a master of himself in discipline and thought; because of this his horse will carry out a movement well when asked for correctly. They will consider the strengths and weakness of the horse and build on the foundation of their natural movements by adding muscle, stamina and therefore create a listening horse that attends to the will of the rider. A thinking rider will spend the time observing different riders in their chosen discipline and be able to draw on this knowledge when asked to ride someone else's horse. From this experience and observed judgment, their perceptions of different horses and training will expand.

They will spend time at study with books absorbing the thoughts of the writer and analyze why they came to the conclusions they did. It must also be taken into consideration when the book was written and if translated how much the translator used the license of translating to produce an understandable copy for us to read. When reading a past masters work, it can help us to understand if we look at references to that part of history, so as to assess the mood of thought for the period.

A patient rider has no recourse for gadgets to speed up the training process but uses his mind to try and resolve the problems presented to them by the horse. They will look for the reason any stress is shown and deal with it in the appropriate manor creating a happier safer horse for the rider. Justice if necessary must be acted on immediately and with no more force than is appropriate. An item that has a lot to do with riding and a rider should take into consideration is the laws of physics. It is impossible for us to break these laws and therefore impossible for the horse. We must consider this always and if in understanding can use them to our advantage so much the better.