JANE SAVOIE

35 Years Of Her Very Best Work

Jane Savoie has taken 35 years of knowledge and packaged it into one fabulous training tool for Dressage and all English riders!  MORE

Should I Ride My Dressage Horse Deep or Up?
You've probably heard lots of discussion about whether  UP

How Do I Strengthen My Horse's Weaker Hind Leg?
Your horse's weaker hind leg is the leg on his soft side  LEG

9 Tips To Help You Sit The Trot
Some quick tips to help you with this all too common challenge. SIT THE TROT

What's a Good Tempo for my Horse?
First, let me define rhythm and tempo  DRESSAGE TEMPO

Use of the Aids
Canter Leads: Pick up the Canter Lead Each Time
So You Want to Start Flying Changes?
How Do I Help My Stiff Horse Bend?
5 Tips to Help You Feel When Your Horse's Hind Legs Are on the Ground
How Do I Get a Good Free Walk?
Can You Tell the Difference Between When our Horse Runs and When He Lengthens?
Clearing Up Confusion About the Aids For the Canter Depart
Customize Your Horse's Training Program - Should I Use a Light Leg or a Strong Leg?
Can You Have a Great Ride Every Day?
Eliminate Leg Yielding Resistance
Ride With Soft Hands
Canter On The Correct Lead Every Time!
The Half Halt - How to Put Your Horse On The Bit
Riding the Spooky Horse

Meredith Hodges

From Plow to Piaffe!
1993 was a good year for Lucky Three Mae Bea ... MARVELOUS MULES

April Reeves
Hunter-Under-Saddle or Hunter Pleasure classes - what is the difference?
How to determine which class suits your horse.   hunters

Your First Horse
Part 1/What you should know  Part 2/Horse or pony?  Part 3/The real costs

Bareback Riding
Advantages and benefits

April Reeves' Horse Training Questions & Answers Blog
Questions are pouring in to April's new blog, so we are linking some of the English training questions here for your convenience. If you need help with your horse, please email us at:  info@horsemansu.com.

Can a Dressage rider benefit from Natural Horsemanship?
I have been a traditional English rider for almost 30 years now. I am currently at level 2 dressage, but hope to go higher with this horse. I have also ridden the hunter circuits.
My question to you is I have no real information on how Natural Horsemanship works with the English riders. My dressage gelding right now displays some rather undesirable manners. Would learning NH help us, and is there a way English traditional riders can learn this.

I ride English. Do I need a rope halter? How do you tie it?
I use nylon halters, but my horse does not respond as well as he should. He can take me half way down the road sometimes, especially when he wants to eat grass. Do you think I should be using a rope halter? What is the difference? How do you put one on the horse? How do you tie them?

More Questions & Answers for the English disciplines: hunter, jumper, flat, dressage and more!