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August 15, 2017

Forage Only

By Mike Barrett, PAS, ADM Equine Specialist Nutritionists and veterinarians agree, a horse’s digestive system is designed to process forage. Economists will say forage is the most economical way to feed horses. However, forages alone tend to short the modern horse that is larger framed and more athletic than the horse of yesterday in key […]

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Downunder Horsemanship - General
August 15, 2017

Reserve Your Hotel for the Ranch Rally

If you’re attending our last Ranch Rally this October, we encourage you to reserve your hotel room as soon as possible. With the 500 horsemen who will be joining us at the Rally and other events taking place in Stephenville at the same time, the city’s hotels are quickly filling for the weekend. For a […]

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August 9, 2017

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Training Tips
August 8, 2017

Training Tip: Troubleshoot a Buddy-Sour Horse

Do you have a horse that behaves as long as he’s with his buddies, but as soon as he has to leave, he becomes hard to handle? The secret to overcoming this problem is to make the right thing easy and the wrong thing difficult. If you’re riding with a group of horses, use them […]

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Downunder Horsemanship - General
August 8, 2017

Bringing Along Our Young Horses

The focus during the next couple of weeks at the ranch is on reviewing the Fundamentals groundwork exercises with the weanlings and teaching them important handling skills. “We began teaching the foals the Fundamentals groundwork exercises, except for roundpenning, when they are born. We worked with the foals consistently for five weeks until they knew […]

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Walkabout Tours
August 8, 2017

Wanted: Your Horse

We’re gearing up for our last Walkabout Tour of 2017, and we are on the hunt for two more horses to join our team. Clinton will be spending two days with horsemen in Lake St. Louis, Missouri at the National Equestrian Center, August 26th and 27th. During the two days, Clinton and his clinicians will […]

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Clinician
August 8, 2017

Congratulations to Josh Standen

We’re sending out a big congratulations to Josh Standen, our newest Certified Clinician! Josh completed the Clinician Academy last summer to become a Method Ambassador and was invited by Clinton to continue his education at the ranch. His outstanding skills as a horseman coupled with his outgoing personality make him a natural teacher. Josh is […]

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Downunder Horsemanship - General
August 8, 2017

Ranch Rally: Less Than 75 Tickets Available

We’re down to less than 75 tickets for our last Ranch Rally, and Clinton is ensuring that this year’s Rally is the best yet! Along with sharing in-depth training information about a variety of topics, the two-day event will feature behind-the-scenes access to the Downunder Horsemanship Ranch and Clinton’s horses with a strong emphasis on […]

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Method Ambassadors
August 8, 2017

Meet Method Ambassador Emily Hunter

Raised in picturesque Northern Virginia, across the road from her grandmother’s boarding stable, Method Ambassador Emily Hunter was in the saddle before she could walk and has ridden a variety of disciplines. She’s an avid trail rider, has ridden jumpers and taken eventing lessons and she’s competed on the AQHA and Arabian Association show circuits. […]

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No Worries Club
August 8, 2017

Find it on the No Worries Club Website: When to End a Training Session

A training session shouldn’t be about a set length of time as much as it should be about how your horse is reacting and listening to you. In the spring 2012 No Worries Journal article “When to End a Training Session,” Clinton explains how he decides when to stop working with a horse for a […]

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