Training Tip: Why Speed Isn’t a Good Idea When Riding Hills
How a horse handles hills is as much a reflection of your own skills and know-how as it is of your horse’s. A well-trained trail horse creeps up and down hills, moving like molasses as he carefully picks his way over the terrain. Regardless of why a horse isn’t negotiating a hill in that manner, […]
If you’re headed to the Del Mar, California Walkabout Tour, September 29th and 30th, and are looking for a place to stay, we recommend the Courtyard by Marriott San Diego Del Mar/Solana Beach. If you book with the hotel by September 12th, you’ll receive a special Downunder Horsemanship group rate. Book your room now online […]
Because we’re busy getting our new warehouse set up in Farmington, Arkansas, our office will be closed Friday, August 31st. While we will not be able to take phone calls or answer emails this Friday, we will respond to all messages as soon as we are able to. We appreciate your understanding and patience as […]
When Method Ambassador Sienna Demulling was a young girl, her great uncle threw her up on the back of one of his best reining horses and let her ride the gelding around. “He had nothing on but a halter and lead rope, and my uncle just left me to figure it out,” Sienna says. “I […]
As Clinton finds his stride with his focus on his performance horses and the new layout of the Downunder Horsemanship Ranch takes shape, our goal is to keep you updated on any changes to the programs we offer. Effective moving forward, the RV program, in which the public can stay at the ranch and train […]
The Downunder Horsemanship office will be closed Monday, September 3rd in observance of Labor Day. We hope everyone enjoys the weekend with their family and horses. We’ll be back in the office Tuesday, September 4th and our phone lines will be up and running at 8 a.m.
By Ritchie Industries West Nile Virus is a mosquito-born virus that causes encephalitis and/or meningitis and horses are a species that is susceptible to infection. Since the outbreak of West Nile Virus in 1999, there have been tens of thousands confirmed cases of horses infected in the United States and Canada. Of those, approximately 30% […]
Protect The Harvest Presents the First Annual Wild Spayed Filly Futurity
By Protect The Harvest Twelve selected fillies were offered for sale at the 2017 Reno Snaffle Bit Futurity. These fillies are invited back to the 2018 Reno Snaffle Bit Futurity to compete in their own division for a $25,000 purse. The 12 fillies offered in this special event were selected from the Three Fingers, South […]
Q: My horse does everything I ask of him, but he takes his own sweet time doing it. So I amped up the pressure and he went berserk. What did I do wrong?