Jane is a firm believer in the principles of Classical Dressage and the German method of dressage training. She has been riding since childhood, and was a very successful junior show jumper in Sydney.
She won many events at the Royal Easter Show which were then the highest standards available in the State. At that time she was under the tuition of Kalman de Jurenak, who also trained the Australian Olympic Squad. Karl de Jurenak was also for many years director of the famous Hanoverian Verband in Verden.
Jane has more than 20 years experience in dressage. She has studied many times in Germany with Kalman de Jurenak and has been a rider at the stables of Holger Finken and Hannes Baumgart amongst others.
Jane believes that correct, sound, and fundamental training must be applied right from the initial stages, both for safety sake, and as a platform for future improvement. She also believes in a firm but co-operative relationship between the horse and rider.