If you want to perform advanced maneuvers with your horse, make sure you’ve got a great foundation in place. That’s advice you’ll get from any professional horseman, including Clinton. “Advanced maneuvers are nothing more than having your basics down really well,” Clinton says. “Once you’ve got that foundation laid by teaching your horse the exercises […]
It’s impossible to train a horse without forward movement. “Having a horse that doesn’t move forward would be like if I handed you the keys to a brand new BMW with no gas pedal—other than being pretty to look at, it’d be useless to you,” Clinton says. “I like to compare the basics of training […]
Horses are very smart, but they are simple creatures. I put horses mentally in the same age group as 4- to 6-year-old kids. Kids in this age group are very smart, they catch on quickly, but they are very simple. For example, people ask me all the time when teaching a colt the Cruising Lesson: […]
All of us at Downunder Horsemanship hope you have a Merry Christmas and enjoy the holiday season! We’ve appreciated your support throughout the year and look forward to helping you work toward reaching your personal horsemanship goals in 2024. The Downunder Horsemanship office will be closed Monday, December 25th and Tuesday, December 26th as well […]
Clinton believes that training a horse to accept hobbles is a crucial step in the horse’s education. If you teach a horse in a safe, step-by-step fashion how to use the thinking side of his brain and not to panic when he gets his feet trapped or hung up in a gate or in the […]
Our favorite horseman is in the holiday spirit! Every day starting on Friday, December 1st and running through Tuesday, December 12th, Clinton will be unwrapping new daily specials. Look for big savings and great deals on our best-selling tack and equipment, apparel and Method must-haves! Stay tuned to your email inbox and Downunder Horsemanship social […]
There’s nothing that unites equestrians across all disciplines as quickly as trailer-loading woes. At some point in your horsemanship journey, you’re bound to come across the horse that refuses to get anywhere near a trailer. In his Trouble-Free Trailering Series, Clinton explains how he builds a horse’s confidence about getting on the trailer and being […]
The kind of blackout you’ll want to raise another one to is hitting Downunder Horsemanship this week. Blackout offers start at 5 p.m. CST on Thursday, November 23rd and run through Monday, November 27th.
Judging by how quickly our limited-edition burgundy training essentials are leaving our warehouse, you’re loving the color just as much as we do! We want to see how sharp your horses look in the limited-edition color. Share photos of your horse fashioning the burgundy halters and lead ropes with us by tagging Downunder Horsemanship in […]
When Clinton created Downunder Horsemanship 25 years ago, his goal was to make horsemanship safer and easier for people and help them create a more enjoyable partnership with their horses. He had no idea the impact the Method would have on the horse world or the community of horsemen it’d foster. In fact, while Clinton’s […]