Cross-Train Your Horse: Book One: Simple Dressage for Every Horse, Every Sport

by Jane Savoie, Lynn Palm Pittion-Rossillon (Foreword)

Jane Savoie shows how basic dressage techniques can be used to improve every horse's athleticism and performance, no matter what the rider's chosen sport.

Genres: Horses, Nonfiction, Animals

256 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1998

About the author

Jane Savoie is one of the most recognized names in dressage, and for a good reason. Her accomplishments and the breadth of her influence are impressive. She has been a member of the United States Equestrian Team and has competed for the US in Canada, Holland, Belgium, France and Germany. She was the reserve rider for the Bronze medal winning Olympic dressage team in Barcelona, Spain. She has been long-listed by the USET with several horses and has won nine Horse of the Year awards and three National Freestyle Championships. Ms. Savoie is as well known as a coach, writer and speaker as she is for her competitive accomplishments. She was the 1996 and 2004 Olympic dressage coach for the Canadian 3-Day Event Team in Atlanta and Athens. She also coached several top dressage and 3- Day Event riders in their preparations for the 2000 Olympics and while in Sydney she helped rider Susan Blinks secure a bronze medal for the US dressage team. Ms. Savoie has written five books that have been published both in the US and abroad. Her best-selling sports psychology book That Winning Feeling! is in its ninth printing and has been translated into several languages. Her dressage training books, Cross-Train Your Horse and More Cross-Training, are rapidly becoming popular reference books for riders and trainers in all disciplines. Her fourth book, It's Not Just About The Ribbons, is a sequel to That Winning Feeling! This book is an essential addition to your library if you need help with negative emotions like overcoming rider fear, impatience, or lack of self-confidence.

Reviews

[Carolina Liechtenstein]

Great book for all horse riders. This book requires a lot of study, but overall will help any horse and rider. The start of the book is easy, and the end of the book requires lots of review. Stick with it. Take your time.

[Laura]

This one was a little too "easy" for the riding I've done but it was certainly a good refresher and I got some ideas for things to try with areas Joe is sticky in. Perhaps I will try the second book as well as this one was well written and definitely followed the training style and sequence I was initially taught in.

[Becky]

Great book with tons of good tips. I liked that it actually explained how to get your horse to, or not, do something. I could've done with about 30 percent less anecdotal evidence, but the stories were inspiring. Sadly, it had to go back to the library before I'd finished, but I got enough of a taste to know to add it to the must-purchase list.

[Kate]

This will be a great addition to my equine collection. The exercises are well laid out and easy to follow with lots of photos and illustrations. Savoie is a practiced author and easily translates the more esoteric aspects of dressage into a language that is easy to understand and to put into practice. I'm excited to incorporate these exercises into my routine.

[Patrick Trent]

This book discussed some of the basic dressage movements and some exercises to improve the movements. I am new to dressage and have a lot to learn, but I found much of the descriptions vague.

It was better the second time. I still have so much to learn about dressage!