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Training Tips
April 22, 2025

Training Tip: Feeding a Horse Before a Training Session

If your mother was anything like mine, you probably heard, “Don’t eat an hour before you swim or you’ll sink to the bottom of the pool!” more than a few times while growing up. A lot of people have the same sentiment when it comes to feeding horses before a training session. Just like my […]

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April 22, 2025

Cashel Company Introduces the Updated LG4 Leg Fly Guards

By Equibrand Cashel Company has raised the bar in fly protection once again with an updated version of a familiar favorite for horse lovers. The new LG4 Leg Guards feature a durable mesh material that keeps the boots upright and maintains their shape. These durable leg guards protect your horse’s lower limbs from flies, biting […]

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Training Tips
April 15, 2025

Training Tip: Yielding the Forequarters Trouble

Question: When doing the starting point of Yield the Forequarters, I have applied pressure in the one-to-four rhythm from soft to high pressure with my stick being horizontal and my belly button being under the horse’s eye. My horse will not move an inch of her body no matter the pressure. Even with high pressure, […]

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Clinton Anderson
April 15, 2025

Jeremy Barwick Joins Clinton on the Uncut & Real Raw Podcast

Jeremy Barwick is one of the most influential horsemen in the western performance horse industry. He joins Clinton on the Uncut & Real Raw podcast to share how he got his start with horses and rose to the top of the cutting horse world. Eventually, Jeremy stepped away from training and branched out into business. […]

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Training Tips
April 8, 2025

Training Tip: Is Your Horse’s Focus on the Puzzle or the Trouble?

Ian Francis used to tell me, “Training a horse is all about putting him in a mental or physical bind and allowing him to figure out the puzzle.” The only way the horse can work on figuring out the puzzle is if he’s using the thinking side of his brain and is relaxed. If a […]

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Academy
April 8, 2025

2025 Clinician Academy is Underway

This past weekend, we welcomed an enthusiastic group of horsemen and their horses to the Downunder Horsemanship Ranch in Arkansas. Even though it was pouring rain, the weather couldn’t dampen everyone’s excitement for this year’s Clinician Academy. The horsemen spent the weekend getting themselves and their horses settled in at the ranch, and yesterday morning, […]

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Clinton Anderson Horses Downunder Horsemanship - General
April 8, 2025

We’ve Got a Colt

After three fillies, Clinton’s reined cow horse mare, Prada, finally had a colt. The little sorrel is by the all-time great hall of fame stallion Smart Chic Olena whose progeny have earned over $15 million. Soon after welcoming him into the world, his full brother joined him. The two colts look alike, both have big […]

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Training Tips
April 1, 2025

Training Tip: Horse is Scared of the Bit

Question: I just got a new horse and she is scared of the bit. Her old owner told me she was trained through abuse. She is also shy around her ears.

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April 1, 2025

Performance Horse Split Reins Are Back

In the Dirt-Road Training Series, the clinicians ride their colts in our performance horse split reins. You noticed and sent us emails, messages on social media and called the office asking if we’d ever consider bringing the split reins back to our store so you could purchase a set. We listened and put your idea […]

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No Worries Club
April 1, 2025

Read It Now: No Worries Spring Journal

Get ready to be motivated to dust off your boots and get back in the saddle! The newest edition of the No Worries Journal is filled with inspiring stories of horsemen putting the Method into practice and how-to training articles to better your horsemanship. Among the training articles, you’ll learn tips for catching a horse, […]

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