by Jane Savoie | Aug 1, 2019 | Dressage Tips, Miscellaneous, Newsletter
You probably know or have experienced that few horses are equally bendable left and right. This month’s newsletter shows you how you can help your horse because more ambidextrous. With the simple adjustments shown in this video, you can easily make your horse more...
by Jane Savoie | Jun 13, 2019 | Dressage Tips, Miscellaneous, Newsletter
I hope you’ve been enjoying my new educational newsletter format, which includes a short training video to help you add variety and fun to your schooling sessions. This month I’ll show you a leg-yielding exercise called Trot Zig Zags. You probably know that leg-yields...
by Jane Savoie | Nov 7, 2018 | Dressage Tips, Miscellaneous, Newsletter
It’s the beginning of holiday season so I’d thought I’d include an extra special video in this month’s newsletter. In previous newsletters, we’ve already looked at some of the videos that explore the Training Scale—your guideline for training and problem solving....
by Jane Savoie | Aug 31, 2018 | Dressage Tips, Miscellaneous, Newsletter
This month we’re going to look at one aspect of the third ingredient of the training scale–Contact. You’ll learn how to offer your horse an inviting contact so you can then put him on the bit (connection). Next month we’ll look at...
by Jane Savoie | Nov 22, 2017 | Dressage Tips
When you’re afraid, your breathing becomes rapid and shallow, and you might even find that you hold your breath. You can be sure that if you do this, you’ll transfer your tension to your horse. Deep breathing is one of the best and simplest fear busters you can use....
by Jane Savoie | Oct 20, 2017 | Dressage Tips
What is the free walk? The free walk is a gait of relaxation. What should it look like? * Your horse should lengthen his frame and lower his head and neck so he looks like he’s going to graze. His poll is lower than his withers. * He should open the angle at his...
