by Jane Savoie | Nov 12, 2014 | Dressage, Dressage on TV
No matter what level you’re doing, you have to ride corners. So really use those corners to help your horse. As my coach, Robert Dover, always says, “Corners aren’t just something you wave at as you go by!” So when you ride good corners with correct bend, you set your...
by Jane Savoie | Sep 3, 2014 | Dressage, Dressage on TV
It’s important to supple your horse’s poll, so that the energy you create from behind can travel uninterrupted through his body and be recycled back to the hind legs. Here’s an exercise to help you loosen and supple the poll. Start in the halt on the...
by janesavoie | May 20, 2010 | Dressage, Dressage on TV, Dressage Tips
I’m excited to tell you that you can actually see some dressage on In Country TV this Monday and Saturday. My segments will be aired May 24th at 8p & 11p eastern and Sat May 29th at 7:30pm. There will be 2 segments–cantering & straightness....
by janesavoie | Aug 18, 2009 | Dressage, Dressage on TV
I know some horseback riders were confused about a couple of things in the recently aired PBS Nature show. Specifically, it looks like I’m clicking and treating the mare who is “behind the bit wearing a drive rein contraption”. Also. it seems like I...
