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Method Ambassadors
March 2, 2021

Meet Method Ambassador Nada Johnson

Nada was born loving horses and spent her childhood cleaning stalls in exchange for the opportunity to ride. Volunteering at barns for the chance to be around horses was a strategy she carried into her adult years. In 2013, she was watching TV and came across the Downunder Horsemanship program. “There was Clinton, making working […]

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Method Ambassadors
February 23, 2021

Meet Method Ambassador Karen Landreville

A French Canadian, Karen grew up in Quebec, where she explored trails on horseback and, as a teenager, took English riding lessons. After establishing a career in massage therapy and opening two clinics that specialize in treating muscle and joint issues, Karen was able to get her first horse by the time she was 30. […]

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Method Ambassadors
February 16, 2021

Meet Method Ambassador Shae Landry

Shae has always been in love with horses and grew up riding in Arizona, taking every opportunity she had to be in the saddle. When she was 10, she began taking lessons at a barn and showing Pony of the Americas on the breed’s circuit. As she got older, to better her horsemanship knowledge, she […]

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Method Ambassadors
February 9, 2021

Meet Method Ambassador Abbey Pailthorpe

As early in her childhood as she can remember, Abbey was fascinated with horses and begged her parents for a horse of her own. When she was 10, her parents gave her Paco, a Quarter Horse mare. “She was blind and hadn’t had much handling, but that didn’t matter to me,” Abbey says. “All I […]

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Method Ambassadors
February 2, 2021

Meet Method Ambassador Ron Renard

When Ron married his wife, Geila, horses became a fixture in his life. He’d join Geila on trail rides and tag along to horse events, and he became a horse show dad when the couple’s daughter joined 4-H. The more involved he became, the more he enjoyed spending time with the animals. When the Renards’ […]

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Method Ambassadors
January 26, 2021

Colt Starting Clinic Scheduled for Method Ambassadors

A 10-day Colt Starting Clinic will be held at the Downunder Horsemanship Ranch this summer for Method Ambassadors to receive certification to start colts for the public. The clinic will be taught by Professional Clinician Jeff Davis and will take place June 21 through July 1. Participation spots in the clinic are full. Clinton added […]

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Clinician Method Ambassadors
January 26, 2021

Better Your Performance

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 […]

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Method Ambassadors
January 26, 2021

Meet Method Ambassador Wendy Stillwagon

Wendy grew up loving horses and dreaming of the day she could have a horse of her own. She was a senior in high school when she finally saved up enough money to purchase Twist, a 2-year-old filly. She kept the filly at a boarding facility in exchange for cleaning stalls and feeding other horses. […]

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Method Ambassadors
January 19, 2021

Meet Method Ambassador Chase Tipton

Chase grew up on his family’s East Tennessee farm, where they bred and raised Tennessee Walkers. The Tiptons showed the horses, earning ribbons and championships, and enjoyed exploring trails that crisscrossed the Great Smoky Mountains with them. Chase went on to work at a variety of barns, breaking in colts and helping to tune up […]

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Method Ambassadors
January 12, 2021

Meet Method Ambassador Ken Trahan

Ten years ago, Ken reconnected with his childhood love of horses. “I had a few horses growing up and into my young adult years, but when my wife and I started having children, raising our family became my focus,” Ken explains. When he was ready to get back into horses, Ken contacted a friend in […]

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