when would you get an instructor

[RubysGold]

i have a 3yo that Will be 4 around June time.
He is currently unbacked, but am nearly ready to sit on, have done a lot of ground work with him.

I Will want an instructor to help me once he's backed to a) help me get it right and b) help me sort out my position which got quite rubbish before roo retired.

So do i need to get walk trot and canter established first, or would it be beneficial to get an instructor earlier to help my position before we move up the paces

 

[sbrownshowhorses]

I would suggest getting an instructor earlier , you don't want to give him any opportunity to miss behave at the start x

 

[Paris1]

Personally I would involve an instructor from the start, to keep you on the straight and narrow.