Rachel was 3 when her mom bought her Star, a beautiful Arabian who sparked a lifelong passion for horses in the young girl. Rachel immediately fell in love with the gelding and grew up riding him around her mom’s place in Colorado. She participated in 4-H as a youth and competed in gymkhanas and barrel […]
When Wade and his wife Debbie bought their first horse, the couple had no previous horsemanship experience. Debbie had always loved horses and the couple was at the right point in their lives to make good on her childhood dream of owning a horse of her own. Catalina, the horse Wade purchased for Debbie, wasn’t […]
Eight horsemen earned their Method Ambassador certification this summer. They’re a great addition to our team and can help you achieve your horsemanship goals. The horsemen are certified to teach the Fundamentals level of the Method and offer public clinics and private lessons and accept horses for training. Learn more about each of the outstanding […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
After a year off the road due to the pandemic, our Professional Clinicians and Method Ambassadors are back to booking clinics and private lessons to share the Method and help horse owners develop better partnerships with their horses. Learn all about our clinicians and ambassadors on our certifiedclinician.com website. By using the map feature, you […]
Yesterday marked the start of the fourth week of the 2021 Clinician Academy. The students are taking two of their personal horses through the Fundamentals level of the Method and are making good progress. The 10 horsemen enrolled in the course have already taken their theory test and have three more weeks to fine-tune their […]
When Jim was 10, his family moved to Arkansas, and in short order his dad gave in to Jim’s and his siblings’ requests to get horses. The Anderson kids grew up riding their gaited hoses around pastures and down country roads. Jim loved every minute of being in the saddle and working around the animals. […]
Growing up, Natalie was the typical horse-crazy girl, collecting toy horses, drawing pictures of horses and watching every horse movie she could find. She started riding when she was 6 and went on to try a variety of disciplines, including reining, vaulting and eventing. “I’ve done a little bit of everything, but the English disciplines, […]