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Truman said:
> I've taken riding lessons from time to time over my life. The worst came 
> from - usually dressage instructors - who tend to want to explain via the 
> spoken or written word when a picture is worth 10 words and the feel would 
> be worth 10,000 words.

I think it all depends on your own individual learning style. While I agree 
that you can't learn to ride correctly just by reading a book or hearing 
someone describe proper technique in so many words, I think accurate, 
detailed descriptions can be helpful. I am someone who learns much better 
through words...someone can show me something a hundred times, but until I 
understand the concept and the goal in my own mind and then feel it for 
myself, I can't seem to grasp what they're demonstrating. My favorite 
instructors are the ones that can clearly describe something, let me try it 
out, and then correct my position as I go along until I get the feel right 
for myself. Then, when I'm on my own (I do most riding by myself) I can 
think over the descriptions and the words to sort of remind myself as I 
practice. I totally agree that the feel is the most important thing, but I 
like using words to help me *get* the right feel. Words help explain what 
I'm seeing or feeling and then the lesson sticks with me a lot better. JMHO

Happy riding,
Jen

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