by Jane | Nov 23, 2020 | Dressage
I’m so excited. I decided to venture into the world of fiction. It was soooo much harder than I thought! Second Chances will be released in the not too distant future. It’s a huge departure from my non-fiction books (light romance with message about horse...
by Jane | Oct 8, 2020 | Dressage
I’m excited to announce that after several Covid shipping delays, Dressage Between the Jumps is finally here! This book was created to be a book specifically for equestrian sports with a jumping component—hunter, jumper, equitation, and eventing. In these photo-filled...
by Jane Savoie | Oct 11, 2016 | Dressage
Shoulder-in is the father of all the advanced lateral exercises. What I mean by advanced lateral exercises are exercises like shoulder-in, haunches-in, half pass, walk pirouettes, and canter pirouettes. Shoulder-in does a lot of different things. It is a straightening...
by Jane Savoie | Oct 11, 2016 | Dressage
Here’s an exercise to supple your horse’s poll. Start in the halt on the rail so you can check that you’re keeping your horse’s body absolutely straight. If he’s straight, his body is parallel to the rail from nose to tail. When you start to...
by Jane Savoie | Aug 29, 2016 | Dressage, Dressage Mentor
One of the many reasons deep breathing helps you to relax is that it allows you to move from a Beta state to Alpha state. When I refer to Beta and Alpha states, I’m talking about the oscillations of your brain waves. When you’re in a Beta state, the oscillations are...
by Jane Savoie | Aug 29, 2016 | Dressage
To put your horse on the bit, use what I call the “connecting aids”. The “connecting aids” are a combination of three ingredients that you’ll maintain for about three seconds—the length of time it takes you to inhale and exhale: Those three ingredients are the: ....
