Have you ever been taught by someone famous??

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Have you ever had a lesson with someone famous?

Have you won a lesson with someone famous?

Have you got a lesson with someone famous coming up?

Do you want a lesson with someone famous?

Never had a lesson with anyone famous but there are a few people i would love one with :D

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yus, Tim Stockdale, Sharon Hunt, Piggy French and Phoebe Buckley. The first and last being far and away the best !

oh and Lucinda Green too...
 
Last month had a 2 day jumping clinic with Blyth Tait - had a great time even though I had a crashing fall on second day (still have bruises to prove it!) at a double of water trays. The exercises were brilliant and really pushed us. He was very positive but if you got it wrong you knew about it. My horse was a bit of a prat about trotting poles - decided he's never seen them before so would leap over them, squealing and carrying on. After about 5 attempts at getting him to behave Blyth had had enough and said 'give me a leg up'. I've never seen anyone ride my horse before and of course he behaved himself and looked rather poncey. I then got on and he didn't put a foot wrong - he's never shown me up before but I suppose he was in good company!! Really recommend him - I know a couple of people who didn't like him but his methods suited my horse and a few people who were on the clinic are doing seriously well so can't be that bad!!
 
Have had lessons from David trott (list 1 international judge and been a team selector etc so would call him fairly famous ;) ), Chris Bartle and Jane Bartle Wilson. Have also won a XC lesson (via HORSE magazine) with Lucy Wiergasma.

I would have lessons from all again. Lucy gave me the confidence and the kick I needed to affiliate BE, Chris and Jane both gave me some pretty revolutionary lessons. I had some major brain flashes and came on massively in the week I spent at YRC. David as well I found brilliant.

I don't think being famous is any indication of a good instructor but obviously they have a lot of personal experience as riders which can help them as instructors. There are some riders I would never have lessons with but many I would over and over again who are worth spending that bit more for.

Would also love to do a Lucinda Green clinic if the oppourtunity arose.
 
I suppose the Baron (Von Blixen Finecke) was famous being a double Gold Olympic medal winner, he was quite hard to understand but he taught me his method of long reining which is invaluable.
I've actually taught a few famous people in my time, Peter Storr, Mary Wanless etc..
When they were starting out obviously!
 
Forgot - don't know if they are 'famous' but Les Smith and Andrew Hamilton were brilliant with my ex-racehorse. Also had xc lesson with Jeanette Brakewell with new horse - liked her a lot but venue wasn't great and if I'd turned up with an easy horse would have felt a bit cheated. 'Luckily' new horse was very ditchy so got a lot of help from her. She was very surprised that he was too bold at water considering what a prat he was about ditches.
 
Have had lessons with Spencer Wilton, Gareth Hughes, Ulric Molgaard, Pammy & Charlie Hutton & Richard Barton (SJ) when they have come 'north of Watford Gap!' Have also been lucky enough to help friends occasionally when they went for lessons with Stephen Clarke, Carl Hester, Emile Faurie, Ferdi Eilberg so got to watch top people training other people.
 
Mari said:
Have had lessons with Spencer Wilton, Gareth Hughes, Ulric Molgaard, Pammy & Charlie Hutton & Richard Barton (SJ) when they have come 'north of Watford Gap!' Have also been lucky enough to help friends occasionally when they went for lessons with Stephen Clarke, Carl Hester, Emile Faurie, Ferdi Eilberg so got to watch top people training other people.[/QUOT

So what were your opinion of them? There's a lot of top names there and I'm sure most people would be interested to know how good they are?
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Yeah have had lessons with Rodney Powell, Sharon Hunt, Sacha Pemble, Mary King and Francis Whittington. I thought, especially as the above are all riders at the top of their sport that they are able to give you advice based on competition experiences or through training they have recieved from the very best.
 
I had a lesson with Yogi and it was fab ! He had us jumping some jumps I would never jump at home. He was such a nice guy too. The lesson was such a bargin to so keep an eyeout for clinics some are great value for money. I could not reccomend a lesson with Yogi enough :)
 
In the last 10 years or so a range of people - most enjoyable/useful were: Richard Waygood, Ken Clawson, Patrick Print.

A long, long time ago, people who only the old uns amongst us will know: Jonny Wrathall, Lady Mary Rose Williams, Sylvia Stanier, Delia Cunningham, Jo Knowles, amongst others.
 
I had a lesson with Mary King - through horse mag- it was fantastic. (despite the fact that the rain was torrential and you could hardly see the other end of her arena!)

Interetsting now when I read some of her training tips cos it reminds me of the pointers she gave me in the lesson!

Shes a lovely person as well..
 
Ive had lessons with Emile Faurie, Andrew Gould, Jennie L-C, Daniel Greenwood, Mark Hallion, Gareth Hughes, Jodie Lister and Robert Pickles.

I trained with Andrew for nearly 4 years and my horse was based with him on and off. Horse was then sold, but once my now 2yr old is ready for lessons il be going back to Andrew again - hes an excellent trainer and rider and a really nice person to go with it.
 
siennamum said:
In the last 10 years or so a range of people - most enjoyable/useful were: Richard Waygood, Ken Clawson, Patrick Print.

A long, long time ago, people who only the old uns amongst us will know: Jonny Wrathall, Lady Mary Rose Williams, Sylvia Stanier, Delia Cunningham, Jo Knowles, amongst others.
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I'm really pleased to know I'm not the only "Senior" person on here!:cool:
I had lessons with Jo knowles and my real claim to fame is a week with the late Caroline Bradley.
It was the most amazing week.
 
Stephen Hadley (lovely and very encouraging) Richard Waygood (great fun and excellent for x country) Ernest Dillon (terrifying but effective!)
 
Gareth Hughes, J-P Sheffield, Jeanette Breakwell, Lucinda Green, Richard Walker (eventing silver medallist ;) ) and Bruce Haskell (NZ 4* rider).

Have regular lessons with JP over the winter, and would LOVE to have regular lessons with most of them, if money/distance/time would allow. There is only one of those who I wouldn;t rush out to have a lesson with again, but then they may be better with regular lessons ;)
 
measles said:
I paid good money to have a lesson on my 4yo with Vicky Thompson when she was a big name (apols if she still is) and it was a never to be repeated experience :(
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A friend of mine was bought a course of lessons with Andy Austin and likewise it was a never to be repeated experience. She saw it as a fabulous opportunity to for her and it wasn't. It was money wasted.
 
I won a lesson with WFP via Eventing mag years ago courtesy of Niagara massage and they gave me lots of goodies, and the lesson was fab only regret was that I had my quirky and fairly old tbx at the time so there was only so much he could do
 
William Funnell and Lucinda Green - both amazing experiences. Have to say personally got more out of the lesson with William but would jump at the chance for either one again
 
Had lesson with Clayton Fredricks :)

Had clinics with Eric Smiley - he was fab! My friend gets lessons reg with him, but you have to book a month in advance :eek:

I prefer my usual trainer - he and his brother are famous here ;)

I would love to get a lesson with Mr Micklem :)
 
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