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News Archive
No Worries Club
July 13, 2021
Congratulations to Our No Worries Club Coloring Contest Winners
We recently held a coloring contest for members of the No Worries Club, where we asked members to set their creativity on a photo of Clinton with Signature Horse Panda. They responded with gusto and made our job of choosing a winner for each age group tough. Prizes ranged from our Kids Circle Design t-shirt […]
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Training Tips
July 6, 2021
Training Tip: Creating Draw With a Horse
Question: Heinz is an older horse, and I used to have to chase him to catch him. I’ve worked with him to teach him that when he sees me, he needs to turn in toward me, instead of me chasing him. I started with roundpen work so he will give me two eyes and respect […]
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No Worries Club
July 6, 2021
No Worries Club Summer Journal Out
The summer issue of the No Worries Journal is packed full of inspirational stories from members, personal insight from Professional Clinicians, and detailed, how-to articles to help you with your horsemanship. Training topics covered in the issue include recognizing when you’re in a stalemate with your horsemanship, the Advanced-level exercise Leading Rollbacks, the importance of […]
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Method Ambassadors
July 6, 2021
Colt Starting Certification Earned
We’re sending out a big congratulations to our Method Ambassadors who earned their Colt Starting Certification last week. The 10 horsemen participated in a Colt Starting Clinic taught by Professional Clinician Jeff Davis and proved that they have the ability to start a horse under saddle. 2021 Colt Starting Certification: Jim Anderson – Ozark, AR […]
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Clinician Method Ambassadors
July 6, 2021
Gain the Right Experience
Great horsemen have three things in common: excellent feel, great timing and extensive experience working with horses and studying horsemanship. “The only way to develop feel and timing is through experience. The more horses you ride, the more clinics you go to, the more videos you watch, and the more books you read, the more […]
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Training Tips
June 29, 2021
Training Tip: Don’t Ruin Excellence in the Pursuit of Perfection
You have to learn how to read when a horse can’t make more improvement, meaning you’ve maxed out his ability. If you keep pushing a horse that’s reached his ability level, he’ll get frustrated and often will regress. There’s a fine line between knowing when a horse is chumping you and not putting in effort […]
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Academy
June 29, 2021
2023 Clinician Academy Filling Quickly
The past couple of Clinician Academy classes have filled quickly, and the 2023 course appears to be doing the same. Now that Clinton is only accepting 10 horsemen into the Academy each year, the participation spots are more coveted than ever before. Horsemen from all around the world attend the seven-week course that focuses on […]
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Downunder Horsemanship - General
June 29, 2021
Put an End to Your Horse’s Trailer Phobia
As prey animals, with a flight or fight response, horses prefer to be in big, open spaces where they can easily see predators approaching them and then be able to make a quick getaway. You’ll never see a prey animal having a rest in a tight, narrow space because if a predator came along, he’d […]
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Training Tips
June 22, 2021
Training Tip: The Importance of School ‘Em and Fool ‘Em Shows
Question: I have been working my horse Dash, an 8-year-old POA, on the Fundamentals level of the Method for a couple months now. I’m a member of my high school equestrian team and during practice my horse does great (we drag logs and rope stuff and he’s never spooky), but when I get into the […]
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Academy Method Ambassadors
June 22, 2021
Congratulations to Our Newest Method Ambassadors
We welcomed the newest Method Ambassadors to our team last week at a certification ceremony to mark their successful completion of the Clinton Anderson Clinician Academy. The eight horsemen worked hard throughout the Academy to prove to Clinton that they have the skills necessary to train horses and students at the Fundamentals level of the […]
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