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Method Ambassadors
September 27, 2022

Meet Method Ambassador Jake Hannan

Growing up in east-central Canada, horses played a big role in Jake’s life. When he was a kid, his dad barrel raced, and Jake tried his hand at the sport, too. When he was a teenager, he got out of horses and didn’t return to his childhood hobby until he was in his 20s. Unfortunately, […]

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Method Ambassadors
September 20, 2022

Meet Method Ambassador Isabelle Knophius

Isabelle was 6 years old when she started riding. She was paired with a spunky pony and worked hard to develop a balanced seat and become a good rider. When she was 14, she got Blacky, a Quarter Horse gelding, and competed with him in local shows. A few years later, Isabelle, who is always […]

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Method Ambassadors
September 13, 2022

Meet Method Ambassador Emily Menegatti

Growing up in a small southern town in Colorado, Emily was involved with horses right from the start. She explored trails on horseback, participated in 4-H and FFA and spent a couple of summers as a wrangler at a dude ranch. She briefly got out of horses when she went to college and then started […]

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Method Ambassadors
September 6, 2022

Meet Method Ambassador Lindsay Merritt

When Lindsay was 12, she and her sister convinced their mom that their family needed horses. It wasn’t a hard sell – their mom is a lifelong horse lover and quickly agreed horses were just what they needed. When the horses arrived, the girls wasted no time exploring the trails around their Minot, North Dakota […]

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Method Ambassadors
August 16, 2022

Congratulations to Our Newest Colt-Starting Certified Ambassadors

Join us in congratulating our Method Ambassadors who recently earned their colt-starting certification. The four 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. 2022 Colt Starting Certification: Madison Feller – Adams, Oregon Alicia Liddle – Talbott, Tennessee […]

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Academy Method Ambassadors
August 9, 2022

Great Progress Being Made in the Colt Starting Clinic

The Colt Starting Clinic taking place at the Downunder Horsemanship Ranch in Farmington, Arkansas for Method Ambassadors is progressing well. Professional Clinician Jeff Davis is leading a group of 10 ambassadors who are each starting two horses. The horses were saddled for the first time last Tuesday and received their first ride on Thursday. Between […]

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Downunder Horsemanship - General Method Ambassadors
August 2, 2022

Colt Starting Certification Clinic Underway

On Sunday, Method Ambassadors looking to earn certification to start colts for the public arrived at the Downunder Horsemanship Ranch in Farmington, Arkansas. The 10 horsemen will spend 11 days learning from Professional Clinician Jeff Davis to hone their colt-starting skills and be evaluated. The clinic got started on Monday and will continue through August […]

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Clinician Method Ambassadors
June 21, 2022

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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Clinician Method Ambassadors
May 3, 2022

Find Downunder Horsemanship Clinics and Lessons in Your Area

Our Professional Clinicians and Method Ambassadors routinely teach horsemanship clinics and lessons. While some events are private, many clinics are open to public participants and welcome spectators. To make it easier to find horsemanship events taking place in your area, we’ve added a map with event locations to the “schedule” page on the clinician website. […]

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Clinician Method Ambassadors
February 22, 2022

Certified Instructors’ Schedules Booking Up

With spring just around the corner, our Professional Clinicians and Method Ambassadors are filling up their schedules with private lessons and clinics. While Method Ambassadors teach lessons and clinics that focus on the Fundamentals level of the Method, Professional Clinicians teach all facets of the Method from Fundamentals through Advanced. While the Method training videos […]

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