So any of us under the age of 30 have been told by someone over the age of 30 that they "are too old for this". Maybe after a "rambunctious" late night or something else along those lines. But let me tell you, after this week, I've decided I am too YOUNG for this.
This week was O'Connor Camp with Karen, David, and Cathy, and my first time teaching at the camp. I have never been more exhausted in my life. We "youngn's" may be able to kick it till 4:00 in the morning and show up for work at 6:00, but the "more mature" folk can go to bed late, get up early, and work all day long 7 days in a row. I have never hit the snooze button so much in my life.
Aside from exhaustion camp went fantastically. The students were excellent, the horses great, and the weather perfect. It is very different to attend camp as an instructor rather than a student (I went in 2005), but I got as much if not more out of it. On the educational side it was a huge opportunity to hone my skills as a clinician and instructor. Watching three extremely accomplished professionals, Karen, Cathy, and David, teach in their different styles but all achieving the same end goal was really interesting.
The one common thread between them all and the whole camp is the step by step way that everything is taught which inevitably leads to success. Everything is explained and taught in such a way that every one of the students can go home and recreate it. Isn't that what all clinics should be like? But they aren't, and that's what makes this camp stand alone.
