HotToTrot
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Interesting replies, thanks! Bit alarmed that LEC and m_m are trying to credit me with thinking/having a thought process, though.
I was surprised to see, when I read What Will Be, that WFP sends his away for DR schooling. I just wldn't have thought he wld have needed to, but it makes sense. His focus is on eventing, rather than pure DR, so someone whose focus is on pure DR may well be able to school his horses differently.
I guess the question, Tarrsteps, was at what point does it become a bit farcical? If someone else does vast amounts of schooling, for example, are you showcasing your own abilities and the results of your hard work at an event, or are you just sitting on the produce of someone else's work, trying not to wreck it? As you and Lolo say, though, most people trying to do the latter wld quickly come unstuck, so perhaps there's my answer..... It ain't really possible to succeed in competition, if you've not put the effort in yourself and if you are not of a standard to ride what you're sitting on! And in terms of too much instruction being against the spirit of the sport, well, it's v hard to reach a high standard without instruction. As you receive decent tuition, you become a better rider, and that is what progress is about.... Therefore, any amount of assistance is "fair game" and there is not really a point at which it becomes too much.
Oysterbay, my "disquiet" (thanks for pointing that out...) stems from me trying to have my cake and eat it! When I got Vito last yr, I decided that my aim was to be to jump bigger tracks. I didn't want to produce a horse, I wanted my achievement to be the fact I'd progressed up the levels, so I bought one that wld, in part, teach me! And now I suppose I'm wondering whether I've contributed anything at all.
Gamebird and Bb, v v good point about test riding. I do plan to do that!
Thanks, all, in trying to formulate a plan for the old DR, I started thinking about this point, and it's been interesting to hear everyone's thoughts!
I was surprised to see, when I read What Will Be, that WFP sends his away for DR schooling. I just wldn't have thought he wld have needed to, but it makes sense. His focus is on eventing, rather than pure DR, so someone whose focus is on pure DR may well be able to school his horses differently.
I guess the question, Tarrsteps, was at what point does it become a bit farcical? If someone else does vast amounts of schooling, for example, are you showcasing your own abilities and the results of your hard work at an event, or are you just sitting on the produce of someone else's work, trying not to wreck it? As you and Lolo say, though, most people trying to do the latter wld quickly come unstuck, so perhaps there's my answer..... It ain't really possible to succeed in competition, if you've not put the effort in yourself and if you are not of a standard to ride what you're sitting on! And in terms of too much instruction being against the spirit of the sport, well, it's v hard to reach a high standard without instruction. As you receive decent tuition, you become a better rider, and that is what progress is about.... Therefore, any amount of assistance is "fair game" and there is not really a point at which it becomes too much.
Oysterbay, my "disquiet" (thanks for pointing that out...) stems from me trying to have my cake and eat it! When I got Vito last yr, I decided that my aim was to be to jump bigger tracks. I didn't want to produce a horse, I wanted my achievement to be the fact I'd progressed up the levels, so I bought one that wld, in part, teach me! And now I suppose I'm wondering whether I've contributed anything at all.
Gamebird and Bb, v v good point about test riding. I do plan to do that!
Thanks, all, in trying to formulate a plan for the old DR, I started thinking about this point, and it's been interesting to hear everyone's thoughts!
) If there is something to learn, why would you not want to learn it? And there is always something to learn.
