Wow! My best and and worse are basically who I mentioned 6 years ago! That person was really the only bad clinician I ever rode with. Lots of good ones. That said, I do my homework and I’m picky! 
Glad this zombie is still kicking 
I read through the older posts & wanted to add that DH & I had a lovely weekend clinic with Ralph Hill.
This was in 1996, and, as @gottagrey mentioned, most of the group had cliniced with him before.
Tom & I were newbs to Ralph & to Eventing in general.
Both of us had next-to-no experience with cross country.
We found him kind, helpful & able to gear advice to each rider & horse combo so everyone achieved success.
With a dry sense of humor.
Evenings he regaled us over dinner (clinic was at a B&B) with stories of John Henry, Burghley, etc.
I recall him saying - of John Henry:
“I’d rather have one horse to love on than a barn full of talent”
:love-struck: This made me love him.
That, and he compared my TB to a Fiat
He was great with DH’s very green horse/novice rider pair too.
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