That Winning Feeling!: Program Your Mind for Peak Performance [Paperback]

Jane Savoie (Author), Robert Dover (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1997

Jane Savoie's acclaimed approach to mentally positive riding will train your mind and shape your attitudes for peak performance.

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About the Author

Jane Savoie is a highly accomplished rider, trainer, and intructor as well as a popular speaker. Her most recent book is It's Not Just About the Ribbons. She lives in Berlin, Vermont and Wellington, Florida.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Trafalgar Square Books (August 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1570760497
• ISBN-13: 978-1570760495
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 6.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #225,131 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Feeling that winning feeling!, March 30, 2000

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Brandon Richter - See all my reviews

This review is from: That Winning Feeling!: Program Your Mind for Peak Performance (Paperback)

I am not a dressage rider, yet I found this book to be completley inspiring! It taught me so many things that myself nor my trainer could ever instill in me. 2 years ago I was a Multi National champion on my horse HL Karavan+/ and I truly believe that this book lead me there. before a class I would read selected passages from my trainer, and I went in the ring with a sense of accomplishment even before the class was finished. I would reccomend this book to any athlete who has ever doubted his or her abilities. I can not express what Jane Savoie's writing has done to improve my sportsmanship, and riding skills.

27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's all about doing your personal best whatever that may be, August 10, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: That Winning Feeling!: Program Your Mind for Peak Performance (Paperback)

That Winning Feeling is not about getting blue ribbons or pushing your horse despite how the horse may feel. It is about doing your personal best in your own personal situation. In her introduction Jane Savoie states it clearly: "To win--let us understand--is not necessarily limited to bringing home the blue ribbon. It is developing your potential and using it for a purpose that makes you happy. It is leaving your all-too-familiar comfort zone and striving for more than you thought you could achieve. It is putting forth the kind of effort that makes you proud to sign your name to your work." And, in the last 30 pages of the book when she does speak specifically about competitions, the author says: "After the performance, you can always feel victorious about your personal milestones. Perhaps this was the first show where your horse didn't buck at the canter depart. ... Ot maybe this is the first competition where you didn't feel nauseated before your ride. ... Don't let anyone--least of all yourself--dictate any limits. The joys of competition with your partner are to be fully experienced and savored." Thus, this book is about helping you do your best with your partner, your horse. It is not about winning blue ribbons or achieving Olympic status. It is a realistic, down-to-earth, practical and effective psychocybernetic approach for helping achieve you and your horse's best no matter what your goals are.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Surely the way to success!, June 22, 1999

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Duaa Anwar "Dressage rider/ Author" (Cairo, Egypt) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: That Winning Feeling!: Program Your Mind for Peak Performance (Paperback)

Excellent book. Excellent for the novice or the advanced rider. Excellent motivator for any other sport or even in general life. It teaches how you can change from a pessimistic person to an optimistic person. It is filled with delightful stories from the author's life, all providing inspiration to the reader. A must have!