All Blog Posts Tagged 'Jane' (10)

Second Happy Horse Clip is Up!

In today’s clip on the walk, I’ll show you
how to ask your horse to stretch during the free walk and
give you some ideas on what to do if your horse is either
lazy in the walk or gets nervous and wants to jig.

www.janesavoie.com/happyhorse/special/2
Enjoy!
Jane

Added by Jane Savoie on November 30, 2010 at 7:15am — No Comments

Happy Horse Course is Almost Baaaaccckkk!!

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if your horse could read your mind? Riding would be so much simpler if your horse could instantly understand every thought you had about what you’d like him to do.

Well, of course, your horse can’t really read your mind. But there are some very subtle and elegant ways to control your body and give crystal clear aids so it’s almost like he IS reading your mind.

So to help you see that it really IS possible to clearly communicate with your horse,… Continue

Added by Jane Savoie on November 28, 2010 at 9:19am — No Comments

Holiday Gift - Your Favorite Horsewomen Interviewed in Women Riders Who Could... and Did

Have you gotten your holiday giving copies of Women Riders Who Could... and Did: Life Stories of Top Level Equestriennes? Visit my website at www.HuckleHillPress.com to order autographed copies in bulk and to get a 20% discount. There are 30 photographs plus candid stories of how these women rose to the top of their sport with little support. Some of the women included are:

Jane Savoie who just…

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Added by Karma Kitaj on November 27, 2010 at 3:00pm — No Comments

32 Faults in Position to Avoid While Jumping

Jane Marshall Dillon owned, directed, and taught riding at the Junior Equitation School in Vienna, Va. from the 1950's into the 1970's, where she taught the Forward Seat. In 1961 her wonderful book "Form Over Fences" was first published. This book is unique, it only deals with the jump, and has lots and lots of pictures to train the reader's eye, both of mistakes and of good form. Mrs. Dillon taught TWO USA Olympic Jumping Team riders, Kathy Kusner (Team, Silver, 1972), and Joe Fargis (Team,… Continue

Added by Jackie Cochran on November 1, 2009 at 12:00pm — 3 Comments

Is Your Horse Stiff?

Are you having trouble getting your stiff horse to bend? Check out my latest article on the blog at www.janesavoie.com

Added by Jane Savoie on August 28, 2009 at 8:46am — No Comments

Freedom from Fear

Remember that only the folks on my newsletter list get the Freedom from Fear program at a REDUCED cost, and you also get the FREE ebook 101 Tips to Ride your Horse on the Bit.
In that book, I reveal things that few people explain in a way you can understand and use! If you're not already signed up for the newsletter, go to www.janesavoie.com NOW so you're eligible for the special offer on Freedom from Fear!

Added by Jane Savoie on August 9, 2009 at 7:34pm — No Comments

Tips for Trot Lengthenings

I just posted a new article with tips for developing trot lengthenings. It's on my blog at at www.janesavoie.com

Added by Jane Savoie on August 5, 2009 at 1:10pm — No Comments

A Happy Horse Home Study Course is About to Sell Out Again

I just wanted to give you guys a heads up that A Happy Horse Home Study Course is about to sell out again. The original sets sold old out in 1 month when I first released the course last February. So, I produced a bunch more, and right now I’m down to 78 courses.

That probably doesn’t sound like a problem except when the fulfillment house reprints, they are going to charge more for production which means that the price of the course will increase.

I just wanted to let you… Continue

Added by Jane Savoie on June 12, 2009 at 7:30am — No Comments

Is your horse lengthening or running? How to tell the difference...

Hi Guys,

People often ask me to explain the difference between "running" and "lengthenings". In fact, in this article I'm also going to describe the difference between running, lengthenings, medium gaits, and extended gaits.

1. Running- When you ask your horse to lengthen his strides and frame, and you hear his tempo (the rate of the repetition of the rhythm) get QUICKER, he's not lengthening. He's just running.

2. Lengthenings- In a good lengthening, your horse… Continue

Added by Jane Savoie on February 27, 2009 at 8:00am — 1 Comment

Clearing up Confusion about Canter Aids

Hi Guys:

Many people are confused about the aid for the canter. What follows are some common questions about the canter and my answers.

Q. I know to ask for the canter it is outside leg behind the girth and inside leg at the girth, however during the canter is your outside leg supposed to stay back or do both legs then become neutral at the girth once the canter is achieved?"

A.Swing your outside leg back ONCE, and then bring it back to its normal position on… Continue

Added by Jane Savoie on February 20, 2009 at 2:00pm — 7 Comments