How To Do A Good Free Walk For Dressage
Dressage riders often struggle doing a good free walk with their horses. What follows are some tips to help you with the free walk as well as the transitions in and out of the it. 1. What is the free...
View ArticleWhy are the Lateral Movements in Dressage like Leg Yields and Shoulder-in...
Since very few horses, are ambidextrous, it’s inevitable that the lateral dressage movements like leg yields, shoulder-in, haunches-in, renvers, and half passes will be easier in one direction than the...
View ArticleHow To Make Your Lazy Horse More Energetic
Are you sick and tired of doing all the work while your lazy horse plods along without energy? Remember that a horse can feel a fly on his side, so logically there’s no reason for him to be dull to...
View ArticleDoes Your Dressage Horse Alternate Between Coming Above the Bit and Dropping...
Some dressage horses are very quick to alternate between coming above the bit and dropping behind the bit. If that sounds like your horse, you need to be quick to switch your aids as follows: When...
View ArticleRearing, 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...
View ArticleHappy Horse Home Study Course Is Live Until May 3
A Happy Horse course is available now for the next 4 days ONLY until May 3 (or sooner if we run out of inventory first). You can check it out here: https://www.janesavoie.com/a_happy_horse.htm By the...
View ArticleDressage Trainer, Jane Savoie, Unveils Her Revolutionary Horse and Rider...
Dressage trainer, Jane Savoie, is excited about her new company EQ-Equisense’s breakthrough approach to riding and horse training for all equestrians. EQ Equisense Systems and three-time Olympic coach,...
View ArticleHappy Horse Tip #4
Happy Horse Tip #4: If your horse gets nervous in the walk, here’s a tip that might help him. Think about how relaxed you sit when you’re finished with your work. So, if you’re walking, and you feel...
View ArticleHow To Fix A Head Tilt
If your horse tilts his head and carries one ear lower than the other, chances are he’s stiff at the poll. You might see first see this on circles or the lateral work with a bend such as shoulder-in,...
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