I realized after I posted that, that I really just meant he can ride a very nice dressage test. Otherwise, no not a great rider, he gets around the courses, mostly, but he has wrecked a lot over the years. His sponsors stick with him through thick and the very thin. He does get some spectacular horses though.
just after I posted this I saw this:
thread about dangerous riding:
AmmyHour926
There is also the fact that OT has 10 verbal warnings and not a single yellow card. Even though riding an exhausted horse is an automatic yellow card per the FEI.