Susan Salo Susan Salo is a lifelong equestrian and has ridden hunters and jumpers since childhood. Susan has ridden for many years with some of the nation's most noted horsemen, including Gene Lewis, George Morris, and the late Jimmy Williams, and has competed throughout the United States and Canada. Turning professional, she moved to the East and spent 16 years between New Hampshire and Virginia helping clients achieve their goals.

Susan brings over 35 years of experience from the world of show jumping, combining speed with jumping, to the sport of agility. She offers a unique perspective and knowledge of the mechanical aspects of jumping which, when...


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Weave Pole Grids for Improving Footwork

Weave Pole Grids for Improving Footwork

Susan Salo
On-Demand Lesson

Many dogs struggle with weave poles because they lack an understanding of the physical mechanics required to enter the poles: weight shift and lead change. As with any footwork, speed in the weave poles cannot be achieved until the dog has learned the physical pattern of how to use his feet, and how......

$25.00
Contact Grids for Better Footwork & Safe Approaches

Contact Grids for Better Footwork & Safe Approaches

Susan Salo
On-Demand Lesson

While there are many techniques for training both stopped and running contacts, the focus is always on getting the dog to put his feet in a particular area—the yellow—with no instructions to the dog about “how” we want him to use his body to accomplish that task. For the A-frame, this leaves the dog......

$40.00
Puppy Jumping

Puppy Jumping

Susan Salo
Streaming DVD

Author: Susan Salo Running Time: 1 hours, 23 minutes Release Date: 2009 Each chapter of the original Puppy Jumping DVD has been made into a "lesson" in one of our Learning Center classrooms, and each subchapter has been made into an activity for the appropriate lesson. This gives you a quick and eas......

$20.00
The Importance of Jumping Mechanics & A Method for Teaching Them

The Importance of Jumping Mechanics & A Method for Teaching Them

Susan Salo
On-Demand Webinar

Path? Distance? Height? Weight transfer? Elevation? To successfully clear a jump, these are the questions a dog must have the answers to at the same speed the dog is traveling toward the jump in his path. While watching gymnastics, you see the athlete run at speed along a path and then set to jump w......

$30.00
Foundation Jumping

Foundation Jumping

Susan Salo
Streaming DVD

Author: Susan Salo Running Time: 4 hours, 23 minutes Release Date: 2008 Each chapter of the original Foundation Jumping 4-DVD set has been made into a "lesson" in one of our Learning Center classrooms, and each subchapter has been made into an activity for the appropriate lesson. This gives you a qu......

$50.00
Proofing Jump Work with Motion

Proofing Jump Work with Motion

Susan Salo
Streaming DVD

Author: Susan Salo Running Time: 4 hours, 6 minutes Release Date: 2012 Each chapter of the original Proofing Jump Work with Motion 3-DVD set has been made into a "lesson" in one of our Learning Center classrooms, and each subchapter has been made into an activity for the appropriate lesson. This giv......

$45.00