George Morris: Schooling

George Morris Clinic 11/29/06. He got on one of the student's horses to school it around a bit.

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[spottie524]

George Morris is beastly!!!

[jdwyatt96]

@horselover866 omg! thats soooo cool! :D

[horseandfox92]

I don't think he's mean, sometimes harsh, but not mean. I like that he tells the truth instead of sucking up to someone who is only doing something wrong. It WILL make you a better rider if you know when you're doing something wrong and I like George's approach to telling it like it is even if he offends someone. You take a lot more away from someone who informs you of your fault and then how to change it and make it better than you would from someone who only nurses your errors.

[horselover866]

hes so amazing... ive ridden in every clinic of his since i was 12. my mom is a very good friend of his. i love him :)

[mytelonelee]

I rode in one of his clinics in Ohio and he pulled me into the center of the ring and made me take my helmet off and ask me what color my hair was (i'm blonde). lol It was funny but really embarassing because i'd like to think i'm not an idiot haha but anyway, I did learn a lot and would do it again. You just have to know going into it that he is going to try to rattle your cage and the best riders will be able to put that aside and get the job done.

[HonorGuard2010]

George Morris is pretty much God of the horse world. anytime someone around here asks who he is, that's the answer pretty much everyone gives. I read his column in Practical Horseman religiously, and my goal for this show year is to get a picture that i think is good enough and send it in to be critiqued. my trainer just gave me one of his books and a bunch of post-it notes and said "study". and i am lol. i'd love to just be able to watch one of his clinics

[chrissyluvhorsey]

when you've been around as long as George Morris has, you can get away with being mean =P

[deweyrooter]

I rode in a clinic with him in the 70s, and he reduced me to tears. I was nervous, he didn't like my horse, and the more belittling comments he made, the worse I rode. It took a long time for me to get over it. He's a legendary instructor, but he wasn't good for me at that time. His harshness can galvanize some riders to greater heights. Others can be crushed. His reputation also makes his praise that much more meaningful. Also, he may have mellowed with age--I hope so.

[HunterJumper262]

Were u suppose to go to the one in IL?

[horsefanatic24]

i just went to one of his clinics recently to watch and it was really fun. My trainer is a childhood friend of his so I got to meet him very briefly and he was nice, but he's definitely intense. He called one girl that was setting up a jump wrong "bird brains"

I think this video is where i went..was it Huntersville show stables in rocklin?