Gingerwitch
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Just wondering on peoples opinions - Will hard work and effort give you the same, worse or better results than someone whom has a natural ability?
Riding Talent or Hard Work ?
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beckiebeckyboo
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depends what your sat on too unfortuantly, lots of people out there with no talent but the money to buy the horse with oodles of it!! but hard work and natural talent can get more out of the horse definatly
Toby_Zaphod
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Hard work will improve your riding but if you have natural talent it will always shine out. Obviously if you also have a talented horse then this will help but again god given talent will always take you further.
It's similar to some people are artistic & can draw, others can't & no matter how much they practice they may get a little better but will never be as good as the one with natural talent.
It's similar to some people are artistic & can draw, others can't & no matter how much they practice they may get a little better but will never be as good as the one with natural talent.
Chavhorse
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Some of both and very dependant on the person.
I have taught 2 complete beginners who sat on a horse for the first time and they just had it, call it natural talent, or just a perfect click with riding from the off but they were a joy to teach and made my job so easy.
The majority have been people that love riding and horses and have needed to work (sometimes very hard) to progress but determination to move on has won.
And I had one lady who bless her could have had a lesson everyday for 20 years and would never have even become competant we never managed rising trot! I thought maybe it was my block and a friend of mine (who has the patience of a saint!) took her on and a year later still no improvement.
But to give this lady complete kudos she realised that actually it was the being around horses that she loved and she could take or leave the riding bit so she went off and bought 2 lovely retired childrens ponies and lavished all her attention on them. Occasionaly we would take her out on one of our Dope's on a Rope on the lead rein and she loved it.
So short answer is there a a few naturally talented people out there the majority of us (and I include myself in this) have to work pretty bloody hard at it and there are one or two who in all honestly will never make a rider.
There is one other type of course and that is the ones in the need to work bloody hard bracket who are unbelievably brave and bloody determined now I have seen people like this beat the backside off the naturally talented ones.
I have taught 2 complete beginners who sat on a horse for the first time and they just had it, call it natural talent, or just a perfect click with riding from the off but they were a joy to teach and made my job so easy.
The majority have been people that love riding and horses and have needed to work (sometimes very hard) to progress but determination to move on has won.
And I had one lady who bless her could have had a lesson everyday for 20 years and would never have even become competant we never managed rising trot! I thought maybe it was my block and a friend of mine (who has the patience of a saint!) took her on and a year later still no improvement.
But to give this lady complete kudos she realised that actually it was the being around horses that she loved and she could take or leave the riding bit so she went off and bought 2 lovely retired childrens ponies and lavished all her attention on them. Occasionaly we would take her out on one of our Dope's on a Rope on the lead rein and she loved it.
So short answer is there a a few naturally talented people out there the majority of us (and I include myself in this) have to work pretty bloody hard at it and there are one or two who in all honestly will never make a rider.
There is one other type of course and that is the ones in the need to work bloody hard bracket who are unbelievably brave and bloody determined now I have seen people like this beat the backside off the naturally talented ones.
JenTaz
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natural talent and hard work put together make you a good rider you either have it or you dont. I work dam hard to work on everythin as i spent 6 years working at a riding school being chucked on new horses coming from ireland lightly backed and sent out to take the horse for a walk trot and a canter while staying on.
my wee sister on the other hand she's five and has such a natural seat on her wee pony but she still has to work hard to keep the pony moving without napping a million times round the school so she's a determined wee rider at five
my wee sister on the other hand she's five and has such a natural seat on her wee pony but she still has to work hard to keep the pony moving without napping a million times round the school so she's a determined wee rider at five
ivanthemole
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It's not about what a person has the potential to do because of their perceived talent...it's about what they get off their butts and actually do. This is what gives hope to us talentless but persistent types...we fall, we get on again (repeated again and again)...we overcome fear, lack of a natural seat and arms that wave around spasmodically in order that just once in a while we feel one with our animal. The joy of a duffer getting it right for a change is almost unbounded. I'm not sure I'd actually want to be naturally talented!
kezimac
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yes natural talent helps - but hard can pay off. I have lessons with biomechanics coach and my riding has improved so much - it did mean thinking outside the box sometimes - but they say if you dont change anything, nothing will change and you will get what you always got. i havent got natural talent so i have to work at it, i am happy with my riding - yes i could be better couldnt we all, but the improvement is fantastic. so hard work can pay off.
tangoharvey
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I have a talent for being a rubbish rider - does that count??
Lolo
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My sister and I have chatted about this before on hacks, and we came to the conclusion that talent, whilst lovely, was not as important as being on a horse from a young age. It lends you bravery and balance that are hard to develop later on. However, without a talented horse underneath you and the money to pay for comps, transport and said talented horse, you aren't ever getting to the top.