Jane Armour BHSI (T & SM)

'The Horseoneship Clinician'
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About Jane Armour

 
 

Jane now lives in Thousand Oaks, California.  She travels extensively both nationally and internationally offering clinics, workshops and demonstrations.  While at home she teaches individual clients from Santa Barbara to Moorpark and evaluating DVDs from long distance clients.  Jane is developing various educational  products and writes articles for equestrian magazines.

 

 

 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Background
 
Jane now lives in Thousand Oaks, California.  She travels extensively both nationally and internationally offering clinics, workshops and demonstrations.  While at home she teaches individual clients from Santa Barbara to Moorpark and evaluating DVDs from long distance clients.  Jane is developing various educational  products. 
  
Her high level qualifications as an instructor, BHS and Pony Club Examiner and Dressage Judge allowed her to come to the U.S. on an extraordinary ability visa as a ‘Trainer of Trainers’. 
 
As the Chief Instructor at Millbrook Equestrian Center, Millbrook NY, Jane was responsible for all staff training and overseeing of teaching recreational and professional riders and instructors both on the flat and over fences.  While in New York Jane judged many of the schooling shows and compete in dressage, showjumping and eventing competitions. 
 
The strength of her training came from time spent with Robert Hall FBHS, a pupil of the Spanish Riding School and former Dressage Coach for the British Olympic Team.  She competed successfully in dressage, eventing and show hunter classes in the UK and Ireland.  Wins included the Scottish Dressage Championships, Royal Highland Show, Scotland and the Lightweight Hunter and Ladies Champion at Balmoral Show, Northern Ireland.
   
"For the last twenty-five years I have had fun with my own home-bred horse Woodstock.  He traveled with me from Scotland to Ireland then to New York and finally to California. He was sought after by many competition riders included the Belgium team  - but has never been for sale.   He has been my friend and confidant for over twenty-five years.  Through talking with riders at my clinics and workshops, I finally came up with one word to describe what I do." 
 
I teach Horseoneship
Jane's philosophy

   

    "Our horses are our teachers"

Quote from Alios Podhajsky


By taking the time to study the horse’s physical conformation, his/her way of going and learning the language of equis, one can create a connection with a horse that leads to a successful bond - 'a bond as strong as armour.  

 

With a systematic training/fitness program every horse can improve and will last longer and be more succssful at the job his/her rider wants.   

 

Therre is always something new that one can

learn by staying open and listening to your horse.

 

Stay open to alternative training methods.  Observe how the horse reacts to assess whether you like the exercises, methods or tools used.

 

Never bully or frighten a horse into doing something.  The long term result will be a resentful and often more difficult horse.

 

Don't do anything you don't feel ready to do.  It's perfectly alright say NO. 

 

Be patient, understanding is developed one step at a time. 

 

Develop your own goals, create a program and work progressively to achieve success.

 

Enjoy your horse and your riding.