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Hah, my main problem is that lots of instructors "assume" knowledge, or can't explain it when asked - I think I mentioned earlier about being asked how to half halt as I had assumed the rider knew as I had been mentioning it during previous lessons but I straight away explained how, where, when, and why and that there are different types of half halt.
I get infuriated by instructors that have a "just get on with it" attitude and seem to get angry and offended if you ask further questions about an exercise or thing you have been asked to do.
Good instructors are great and good riding schools even better, but finding them is the problem, and often they are not local! (My closest excellent school is an hours drive away! And almost £80 a lesson)
I am not a qualified instructor, anyone I teach knows this and they choose me anyway. When I have asked why, the answer has almost exclusively been, "because you actually explain things and in a way that makes sense". It amazes me how many, even highly qualified instructors can't explain properly or can explain the aids, but not necessarily the reasons behind them. I always encourage people to have lessons with different instructors as well....I think it is vitally important to learn different peoples ways of doing things in order to broaden knowledge and find your own way. That said...it only works if you pick instructors that can actually explain their teachings clearly, many can't.