Jane Savoie's Blog – November 2009 Archive (6)

Dressage Mentor Platinum Coaching Club

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Added by Jane Savoie on November 28, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

What Does the Dressage Term "Long and Low" Mean?

Lots of riders seem to be confused by the dressage term “long and low” . Some riders even think long and low is different from the stretchy circle in the dressage tests.

Long and low is the SAME as what’s being asked for stretchy circles. The stretchy circles were added to the dressage tests to check that the horse’s connection was correct and that the rider wasn’t fudging things by fiddling with the reins.

To get correct long and low, your horse must be connected over his… Continue

Added by Jane Savoie on November 27, 2009 at 8:30am — 1 Comment

The "Stretchy Circle"

I just posted a pic of Moshi starting the stretchy circle at http://www.facebook.com/horse.training?ref=ts

Added by Jane Savoie on November 26, 2009 at 9:58am — No Comments

Rearing, Bucking or Lazy Horses Need to be Taught to "Think Forward"

Rearing, bucking, nappiness as well as needing “a lot of leg” are all symptoms of your horse not going forward. Many people think that forward only means going forward over the ground. That’s the physical expression of forward. That is, going forward is a direction in the same way that going sideways is a direction.

But having your horse “think forward” is even more important if you want a horse that’s safe and not exhausting to ride. There are 2 aspects to this concept of “thinking… Continue

Added by Jane Savoie on November 20, 2009 at 10:15am — 3 Comments

My Dressage Horse is Stiff to the Right

You can help your stiff dressage horse bend better by gently doing the opposite of what he wants to do with his body.

Few horses are ambidextrous—meaning they can bend as easily to the right as to the left. So your goal is to make your dressage horse’s soft side more “stiff” and his stiff side more “soft” and bendable.

How Do I Make the Stiff Side “Softer”?

Dressage riders tend to think that the stiff side is the “bad” side because it feels harder for them to… Continue

Added by Jane Savoie on November 6, 2009 at 10:00am — 6 Comments

Dressage Mentor Reunion!

Just a quick reminder that Nov 17 is the deadline for the Dressage Mentor Reunion in Wellington Fl on Jan 21-24. We'll have 4 days chock full of education, information, and just plain fun! Hope to see you there!!

Added by Jane Savoie on November 4, 2009 at 7:30pm — No Comments