Plus, look at rotational falls at the upper levels - it's hard to run at the UL without a trainer because you need the proper training facilities. Then there is Darren Chiacchia, Phillip Dutton and the like who have all had their share of rotational falls... HECK, they are THE trainers to train with!
WOAH! TIME OUT!!! *tweet* Stop right there. Before you point fingers at trainers for rotational falls, educate yourself properly and find out why rotational falls have become prevelant in the world of eventing.
This has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with Coaches and the Trainers. Before you throw accustations out, make sure you know what you are talking about.
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And I am going to put my opinoin in on the matter of jumping with or without a coach.
I have a big beef about uneducated coaches out there turning out far too many uneducated riders, yes. BUT there are far too many already uneducated riders out there, with no coaches - doing stupid, stupid, stupid things on their horses over fences, without even knowing what they are doing and what they are doing to their horses.
Yep, I was jumping years without a coach. But I did not realize the danger I was putting not only myself into, but my horse. And I didn't realize how I could of be screwing up my horse in the mean while.
There are exceptional, educated coaches out there who are in it for the horses well being and their riders.
Yep, there are allot of lousy coaches out there who shouldn't even be doing what they are doing. But, let me stand up and applaud those coaches out there who are doing phenomenal work for their sport and for their students and for their horses.
These coaches are teaching their students properly, educatedly and slowly.
I know riders who think they are too good for their britches. Doing things way above their levels but doing it anyways. Then they start riding under an educated coach who puts them in their place faster than they could blink.
Let me tell you - even GP Jumper and Olympic Level Riders have coaches. NO ONE is too good for a coach.