Serenity Stables: Lessons, Boarding & Rescue

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People are always asking why some kids seem to progress faster than others. I hear it a lot - often times is muttered words not really meant for me to hear. "My kid has been riding twice as long as her, why does she get to lope?"

It's meant to be a dig at me... the instructor...but it isn't.

Most of the time, it has very little to do with me... The kids who improve the fastest are usually the ones who have the most work ethic.

They're watching. Listening. Asking questions. Volunteering every chance they get. Learning why things are done, not just how.

Horses aren't a sport where you can just show up for your 30 minutes and expect mastery. The best riders I've ever worked with became students of the entire process. They insert themselves and create opportunities to learn.

That is what separates those kids from the ones who just show up to lessons once a week. That is why they progress faster. It isn't even more saddle time always, it's just more barn time in general, and the desire to really learn it all.