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A Horse That Goes Forward To Light Leg Aids is a Happy Horse

admin — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:49:39 +0000

Happy Horse Tip #5
Make sure your horse reacts to light leg aids. Your goal is to “whisper” with your aids and have your horse “shout” his response—Not the other way around!
To check that your horse reacts to light leg aids:
• Close both legs and see if he immediately responds with a surge from behind as if he’s going to do a lengthening.
• If he doesn’t, correct him by tapping with the whip or bumping with your legs to send him forward. (The intensity of the correction depends on the sensitivity of your horse.)
• Then slow down, and RETEST. Ask for the lengthening again with an aid as light as a mosquito bite. (Remember, your horse can feel a fly on his side so he can feel very light aids IF you train him to react to them.)

The key here is to RETEST. Otherwise you’re just teaching your horse to go forward to the “correction” not from the light leg aid.

For more tips for training a Happy Horse, go to: www.janesavoie.com/happyhorse

Dressage Trainer Jane Savoie’s DVD on Handling The Horse That Shys

admin — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 13:14:18 +0000

“How to Handle Shying” DVD

Hosted by Jane Savoie

This DVD on How To Handle Shying helps you:

Learn Why Horses Shy
Understand The Dominant Eye
Avoid Several Common Rider Mistakes
Learn Simple Exercises to Help You Relax Both On And Off Your Horse
Learn The Exact Aids For A Suppling Technique To Relax Your Spooky Horse
Learn How To “Read Your Horse’s Ears” To Know When He’s About To Shy
How To Gradually Introduce a “Scary Object”

“What a difference this makes! When I use your suppling technique, my horse focuses on me instead of everything around us. Powerful little tool you have there, Jane!”—Dale S.“My horse has done a 180-degree turn in her daily rides! Tuesday night I was able to take her out on her very first SOLO trail ride EVER. Last year I struggled for 3 hours just to get her down a 200-yard stretch of trail in broad daylight without her balking!” – Makon B

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To find the dvd on Handling the Horse that Shys, go to the Shop at: http://www.eqtrained.com

Program Your Position Review

admin — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:20:57 +0000

Our friend, Kris Garrett, just did an awesome video review of Program your Position for dressage riders.

You can check it out at:

A Happy Horse Home Study Course About to Sell Out Again

admin — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:29:34 +0000

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 know ahead of time so you don’t get a nasty surprise. I realize that $597 is a big chunk of change, but many people are sharing the course (and the cost!) with a few friends to make it more affordable. They even tell me they have a “Happy Horse Party” once a week where the watch a lesson, discuss the content, and have a fun dinner! (Who says dressage can’t be fun!!)

They also tell me that they’ve figured out that when they divide the cost of Happy Horse by the 44 discs in the program, it only comes to $13.57/session (and that doesn’t even include the manual!). That’s a whole lot cheaper than a lesson in most any part of the country. Plus they still have it in their library for reference anytime they need help!

Click or copy the link below to get A Happy Horse at the original price while they last.

http://www.janesavoie.com/shop/a_happy_horse.htm