Browse Around Dressage Mentor for 10 Days

Last October I ran a 3-Day Open House for Dressage Mentor. I realized (thanks to a lot of emails!) that I wasn’t very clear about the set up of the Open House.

You told me that:

1. 3 Days was not enough time to browse the site since there’s so much on it.
2. You went ahead and saved your password for the weekend only to find out it had expired after 3 Days!

Whoops! My Bad!

So, I’m going to do something different that will allow you to browse through the site when it’s convenient for YOU.

For this week ONLY I’m offering a $1 Trial for a full 10 days.

To learn how to get your 10 Day trial, go to: http://www.dressagementor.com/onedollar/

Enjoy!

Jane

http://www.dressagementor.com/onedollar/

Jane Savoie’s Dressage Mentor Reunion

We just finished an AWESOME 4 days of learning and fun at the first Dressage Mentor runion in FL. Here we are drinking champagne after the musical rides Sat night!

Dressage Mentor Reunion In West Palm Beach

Bend Your Dressage Horse and Ride Accurate Circles

To maximize the benefits of riding circles, you need to use the right bending aids as well as know your reference points for an accurate circle.

Check out the new video clip on the Bending Aids for your dressage horse at: http://www.facebook.com/horse.training?ref=ts

A Horse That Is Going Forward Can’t Buck or Rear

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 forward.”

1. Your horse needs to maintain the energy of his gait on his own so you don’t wear yourself out just keeping him going. So, in this case, if he stalls out, don’t give a driving aid first. Just correct him by tapping with the whip or bumping him a couple of times with your legs. When he goes on his own (even if it’s only for a few strides in the beginning), be sure to praise him a lot. If he stalls out after a couple of strides, correct him again, and then praise him as long as he’s maintaining his own energy. Repeat this process as often as you need to until he understands you’re not going to “help” him by nagging with your driving aids.

2. If you give a driving aid (leg, seat, or voice), and he ignores you, correct him as described above. Then go back to what you were doing, and RETEST with the same light aid. If you don’t “retest”, you’ve only taught him to go forward to the correction—not in reaction to the light aid.

Once you’ve taught a lazy horse to “think forward”, you can whisper with your aids to get him to “shout” his answer. Not the other way around.

Then you have a way to tell your lazy horse to go forward if he wants to rear or buck. Click on Whoa and Go for more info on teaching your horse to think forward.

Jane Savoie’s Dressage Mentor Reunion Deadline

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!

We’ll be watching lessons, brainstorming,  and I’ll have headphones for you so you can listen to critiques at one of the big dressage shows.

For more info, click on the link for Dressage Mentor. Hope to see you there!!

Dressage Movements-First Level Dressage Tests Counter Canter

Check out this horse doing one of the dressage movements required in First Level Tests–a balanced and straight counter canter. You can see the straightness because his shoulders lie softly between the two reins (not leaning to the left), and his shoulders are directly in front of his rider’s hips.

It’s on my new Facebook page called Solve Horseback Riding Fears at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Berlin-Vermont/Solve-Horseback-Riding-Fears/149140361379

The Facebook page started out as a resource to help riders deal with fear, but it’s expanded into much more.

I have all sorts of videos and articles on all sorts of dressage movements like this counter canter clip as well as stuff from all the dressage tests including First Level as shown here.

Click here and check out my blog for more info on dressage movements and dressage tests.

Jane Savoie’s Online Dressage Lessons at Dressage Mentor

Some of my favorite features of the online Dressage Mentor site are the video sessions of dressage lessons and the Hot Seats. The sessions not only include real time dressage lessons with “normal” horses and riders, but there are also videos of some of my own lessons and competition rides!

The lessons are always fun. But, for me, the greatest feature on the site is the Hot Seat. Dressage Mentor members can send in either a video clip or several photos of their horse. Not only will I critique the videos and pictures, but I give all kinds of homework to help riders with their positions and with their horses.

Click here if you’d like to learn more about the online dressage lessons and Hot Seats on Dressage Mentor.

Online Dressage Training

Tomorrow is the last day to get your free 3-Day pass to my online dressage training site Dressage Mentor. To get your pass, go to www.dressagementor.com/3day

Here’s just some of what you’ll find in Dressage Mentor:

• Training techniques (like the half halt!) that are broken down into understandable pieces so that you can re-create the lessons at home.
• Comparison and contrast of the right and wrong way to do things so that you can learn the difference between correct and incorrect training.
• Audios on everything from training to squashing your mental monsters to hearing about my horses and the lessons they’ve taught me so you can improve your riding both physically and mentally.
• Watch “normal” horses (not expensive warmbloods!) and average riders sorting through training issues so you can really relate to what people go through in training and problem solving.
• Interviews with Guest Experts like judges, massage therapists, dentists, sports psychologists, trainers, and clicker trainers so you learn “other” approaches to help your horse.
• A supportive community in the Forum where you can share experiences and brainstorm so you never feel like you’re “going it alone”.

Once again, click here to get your 3-Day Pass to my online dressage training site, Dressage Mentor.

Dressage Training Online with Jane Savoie

Your FREE 3-Day Pass to browse around behind the doors of my online dressage training and coaching site Dressage Mentor forum is available NOW. You can get your free pass at www.dressagementor.com/3day. The Pass is only good through Thursday, October 22.

On this online dressage training site, you’ll find videos, audios, articles, expert interviews, as well as Hot Seats where you can send in a video or photos for me to critique and Ask Jane where you can ask me dressage training questions.

Jane Savoie’s Dressage Mentor Forum

Your FREE 3-Day Pass to browse around behind the doors of my coaching site Dressage Mentor forum is available NOW. Sign up for the newsletter at www.janesavoie.com to get your password. The Pass is only good through Thursday, October 22.