Training Tip: The Lightest Amount of Pressure Possible
No matter what you’re asking a horse to do you must always ask with the lightest amount of pressure possible. Even if you know the horse isn’t going to respond correctly at first, you still need to give him the benefit of the doubt by asking lightly. If he ignores you, then you’ll gradually increase […]
While nearly all of our Professional Clinicians and Method Ambassadors are based in the United States, they take the Method around the world. Several private lessons and public clinics are already scheduled for the year. Professional Clinicians Jeff Davis and Shayla Smock will be in Germany in the month of September while Method Ambassador Janis […]
The Walkabout Tour was last in Des Moines, Iowa in 2012. A lot has changed in seven years, and we’re excited to share our new training-demonstration lineup with our Midwest followers! The event will take place in The Pavilion at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. Training Demonstration Topics Include: Colt starting Training on the trail Advanced […]
If you liked the results you achieved in the Fundamentals and Intermediate Series, you’ll love what you and your horse are able to accomplish in the Advanced Series! Clinton’s detailed instruction makes even the most technical maneuvers easy to understand. In the Advanced Series, Clinton continues to work with Bow, the Quarter Horse gelding he […]
Find It on the No Worries Club Website: Trailer Unloading
What if your horse steps onto the trailer without a problem, but when you ask him to back out of it, he refuses to move his feet or throws a fit? Clinton tackles the subject while working with a horse that has longstanding issues about backing out of the trailer in the TV show, “Trailer […]
Goal: To move the horse forward on a loose rein at any gait, then pick up on the reins with the lightest degree of pressure, causing the horse to immediately come to a complete stop and soften vertically to the bit. Why it’s important: Most horses’ first reaction when you pick up on two reins […]
We’re excited to welcome the Pony Express Riders of Iowa as our Des Moines, Iowa Ritchie Charity group! At each Walkabout Tour, Clinton and tour featured sponsor Ritchie Industries team up to select a local nonprofit organization to run the Ritchie Charity Ball Toss. All money raised throughout the ball toss goes straight to the […]
The best way to ensure young horses have a successful future is to begin working with them and teaching them the right behaviors from the time that they’re born. Clinton shares a snippet of a training session in this video. Learn the steps Clinton takes at the ranch to get his foals off to the […]
If you’re a No Worries Club member, don’t miss out on our latest contest! It’s all about spiffing your horse up for spring! Rules and How the Contest will Work: 1) Each member may enter one time.