马术教学课堂 | 准备投身马术行业?(二)20条George Morris的建议For Prospective Horseman
George H. Morris(1938.2.26—),是美国知名的马术骑手、教练和裁判员,曾任美国场地障碍国家马术队领队及总教练。1960年罗马奥运会代表美国队获团体银牌。数十次国家冠军队成员,赢得过传统大赛德国亚琛及加拿大卡尔加里的冠军。14岁就成为最年轻的美国国家队冠军。曾带领美国队获得2004年雅典奥运会和2008年北京奥运会团体金牌,2006年FEI世界马术大会个人和团体银牌。他的学生遍及世界各地,取得过不计其数的世界马术障碍赛冠军,其中包括著名的美国骑手 Beezie Madden 和德国骑手 Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum。Morris 还曾被英国马术杂志《马术师实践》誉为世纪骑手,深受马术圈内人士的敬重。
我一直觉得能够成为一名马术爱好者是一项特殊礼遇,而能够成为一名专业马业从业者则更是一项极罕见的特别礼遇。
下面所述的观点是我对一名专业马术人士应具备素质的看法:(接上期)
在我看来,能成为一名专业马术人士是世界上最棒的事情,我的大半生时间能作一名专业的马术人士,我感到非常荣幸。
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Advice For The Prospective Horseman(二)
I feel that being a horseman is a privilege, and being a professional horseman is a rare privilege indeed.
Here are some of my beliefs about what a professional horseman should be :
1. Never be inhumane to an animal. Yes, be a strong, disciplined, demanding trainer with a horse if necessary, but never inhumane.
2. Be a "neat - nik " with yourself and everything around you. Most people are
slobs!
3. Treat all staff with respect . They will respect you if you work as hard or harder than them. Familiarity breeds contempt.
4. Curtail gossip and backstabbing in the barn as much as possible. Get rid of people who do this.
5. Never compare students or horses. Comparisons are odious. Each has his own good.
6. Go out and look for and at horses; it improves your eye.
7. Always be on time. It breeds respect.
8. Whatever your task is, be it big or small, do it to the best of your ability. Quality work will bring you 10 times more work than poor work.
9. Never run or drive fast around horses. Motorized vehicles and the noise they make have little place around stables. Riding, teaching and training should be quiet and concentrated.Teachers must be able to "watch" their pupils, and riders must be able to "listen" to their horses.
10. Alcohol, drugs and smoking have no place around horses. The older I get, the more destructive I see these things are.
11. Riding is an athletic endeavor. Stay thin! Inspire people to be athletes.
12. The only thing sleazier than blatantly romancing and stealing a customer is doing the same thing to a groom.
13. Helping a rider, owner or staff achieve a better opportunity is good, though. This can be done through advertising, word of mouth, or excellence of service.
14. Remember that professionals must live with other professionals for a very, very long time. A professional network, with professional ethics, has stood the test of time. Don't violate this. Don't burn bridges. It will come back to haunt you.
15. Do to others-horses, staff, students, clients, veterinarians, trades people, judges, administrators - as you would want them to do to you.
16. Young people in the business should watch, listen and learn.They shouldn't voice their opinions too much, too loudly, or too soon. Actions speak louder than words. It's what you produce that tells the tale.
17. Don't unfairly criticize other people's horses.
18. Charge correctly for your services so you can pay your bills.
19. Never forget or lose respect for the people who helped with giving you a "leg up" in the horse business, especially parents, other professionals, teachers and owners. Appreciation and respect are great virtues.
20. We've all made mistakes in these and other areas. Mistakes are fine if we're willing to learn from them.
There has never been such a thing as to be a good professional horseman. I'm just honored that it was my lot in life to be one at all.
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本篇文章(连载二)由2006—2008北京奥组委马术项目主管 Michelle 编译,旨在将 Morris 的先进教学经验介绍给中国马业同仁和关注马术文化的大众,原刊载于《马术》杂志2013年10月刊。
文/ George H. Morris
图/依米影像、网络
本文已获得George H. Morris先生授权编译。
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