When you first get in the saddle, don’t immediately go somewhere. Instead, spend a few minutes flexing the horse’s head from side to side. This not only reminds the horse to be soft, but it’s also a great way to remind him that when you get in the saddle, it’s not his cue to immediately […]
No Worries Club Member Access: Hulk’s First Training Session
Clinton introduces Hulk to No Worries Club members in the newest installment in the video series, “Performance Horses: Reined Cow Horses.” The talented 2-year-old colt is by Metallic Cat out of Seca Rey Lena and owned by Randy and Angela Massey. During Hulk’s first training session on camera, Clinton and Professional Clinician Kristin Hamacher share […]
A lifelong horsewoman, Method Ambassador Ruth Holmes can’t remember a time when she wasn’t passionate about riding and pursuing her horsemanship dreams. “I fell in love with horses when I was little and grew up riding my friends’ horses every chance I could,” Ruth says. For years, Ruth took lessons and was eager to learn […]
Spooky horses, stubborn horses, fearful horses, pushy horses, disrespectful horses, bucking horses, lazy horses … Clinton and his clinicians work with all types of horses at Walkabout Tours presented by Ritchie Industries to give people the best idea about how the Method gets results. Clinton is looking for horses near his tour stops to train […]
Training Tip: All Business When Selecting a New Horse
When looking for a horse, you need to assume a business mentality. You’re entering into a business transaction, not finding a horse to fall in love with. Most horsemen get tripped up and allow emotions to sneak into the equation because they go into their horse shopping experience unprepared. They have a vague idea of […]
A 10-day Colt Starting Clinic will be held at the Downunder Horsemanship Ranch in Stephenville, Texas, April 21st – May 1st, 2020. The clinic will be taught by Professional Clinician Jeff Davis who will walk participants through Clinton’s colt-starting process, ensuring every horse gets off to a safe start. By the end of the 10-day […]
No matter where life has taken Method Ambassador Mark Hernandez, horses have always been part of his journey. His family enjoyed riding horses and started him off with a Shetland pony when he was a young boy. By the time he was a teenager, Mark had moved on to galloping down polo fields. Over the […]
In this week’s edition of the new Reined Cow Horse series, Clinton introduces viewers to Tyrion, a 2-year-old stud colt. Tyrion, registered as Roadreyge, is by Dual Smart Rey out of Princess Clarence and owned by Paul and Val Gober. Throughout Tyrion’s first training session, Clinton covers a variety of topics including: Jog to Counterbend, […]
On Thursday, we’ll be celebrating Mindy’s birthday! Since the Australian Quarter Horse’s retirement from traveling to tours and expos in 2010, she has been enjoying life just being a horse, living a life of ease in the pastures at the Downunder Horsemanship Ranch. Clinton visits her to scratch her favorite itchy spots and feed her […]
In the September No Worries Club member digital download, Clinton focuses on how to deal with a horse’s magnets – objects the horse is naturally drawn to. Magnets can be things like the arena gate, the barn, other horses in the arena, the horse’s buddies back at the barn, the trailer, etc. Dealing with a […]