title: Jane Savoie
text: # Jane Savoie
  
  Jane Savoie (15 April 1949 – 4 January 2021) was an American sportsperson and writer.
  
  ## Life
  
  Jane Savoie was born in 1949 in Worcester, Massachusetts. She spent her early life in Natick, Massachusetts. She attended the University of Massachusetts at Amherst to earn a bachelor's degree in animal sciences.
  
  During the 1992 Olympics, she was part of the U.S. Olympic dressage team as a reserve. She was also a coach of Susan Blinks.
  
  During her career she won National Freestyle Championships title three times.
  
  Her debut book That Winning Feeling! Program Your Mind for Peak Performance was published in 1992. Her books have been translated into multiple languages.
  
  In 2019 she was inducted into the USDF Hall of Fame.
  
  Savoie died in 2021 from cancer.
  
  ## Recognition
  
  * 2019: USDF Hall of Fame
  