Mule
Well-Known Member
Mark Todd always seems very pleasant. I've said hello to him a few times when walking a course and always found him friendlyI watched a clinic/demo by her a number of years ago and was underwhelmed by it but talking to people like that is appalling.
As to the sj husband of an event rider, I'm pretty certain I know who is being referred to here. My son had a lesson with him once and it was dire. We saw him teach the same lesson for three different groups, no adjustments made for different levels of ability, comments just constantly repeated with no explanations and just a complete lack of enthusiasm. His wife was doing flatwork lessons the same day and was much more engaged with the riders.
On the other hand, some big names have been absolutely fantastic, lovely people that were really encouraging and helpful. Ones that particularly stick out were Blyth Tait and Christopher Bartle who even took time out when we saw him at an event to ask how things were going and offer further advice.
I've never had a lesson with him but he comes across as a nice person.