I have to applaud George Morris for hanging in there, and attempting to uphold the best standards of equitation and horsemanship.
But just like that little girl who had a little curl right in the middle of her forehead, when George is good, he is very good and when he is bad, he is horrid.
I have to confess that I don’t know why I read his Jumping Clinic every month in Practical Horseman, since he says the same things over and over again. Perhaps it’s to experience the satisfaction of seeing him atone for the crest release he promoted for intermediate riders for so many years. Now, it seems that every month, he suggests the automatic release for the rider with a strong, stable leg. For more on the automatic vs. crest release, see this post.
If you live long enough, and you were good enough at what you do, and you also remain in the public eye, you get to be a legend. George qualifies. So people, in general, turn a blind eye or give him a free pass when he calls the riders in front of him “dumbbells.”
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