by Jane Savoie | May 27, 2014 | Motivation From Indy
Geoffrey, my friend with the curly hair, wouldn’t race with me. He said he would much rather have a wrestling contest instead. I agreed, and we asked Moshi to officiate. Moshi’s not crazy about our noisy play, but he said he would do it. Geoffrey is...
by Jane Savoie | May 27, 2014 | Motivation From Moshi
Relationships are our biggest source of pleasure, and conversely, our biggest source of pain. Horses are pretty clear about our relationships. We have a hierarchy that we firmly establish whenever we meet someone new. We posture and make a lot of noise trying to...
by Jane Savoie | May 14, 2014 | Dressage, Dressage Tips
You can help your stiff horse bend better by using what I call “benign antagonism”. Benign antagonism is simply a training philosophy that allows you to custom design your program for every horse. It simply means that you kindly and quietly do the opposite of whatever...
by Jane Savoie | May 7, 2014 | Motivation From Indy
I won! I won! I beat Moshi in the race! Wow.. that horse is fast. But I’m even faster! I feel so good about myself today! I am a winner! I can feel that excitement in my body and my mind. Jane calls it that winning feeling. She told me to remember how it feels...
