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Downunder Horsemanship - General
July 21, 2020

Updates to the Fundamentals Series Filming Postponed Until 2021

Since releasing the Fundamentals Series in 2010, Clinton has found ways to tweak the exercises to make them easier for horses and humans to understand and to execute. We also asked you for any suggestions you might have to improve the series, and based on Clinton’s tweaks and your input, we planned to add content […]

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Academy Method Ambassadors
July 21, 2020

Meet the 2020 Clinician Academy Students: Wendy Stillwagon

Wendy Stillwagon will be returning to the Downunder Horsemanship Ranch in September to attend the Clinician Academy. The Texas horsewoman participated in a 10-day Intermediate Clinic a few years ago and is dedicated to improving her skill set. She shares why she’s passionate about the Method and what led her to enroll in the Academy. […]

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No Worries Club
July 21, 2020

Find It on the No Worries Club: Be Open to Learning

Every horseman should have the goal of bettering themselves and adding to their knowledge, no matter their experience or skill set. Clinton considers himself a perpetual student. In his vlog, “Be Open to Learning but Stay True to Yourself,” the horseman explains that it’s important to find the right information and to stay true to […]

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Training Tips
July 14, 2020

Training Tip: Does Your Horse Refuse to Leave the Trailer?

If you’re at a show or on a trail ride, it’s common for your horse to develop a magnet with the trailer. In your horse’s mind, the trailer is equivalent to getting to rest, munch on hay and hang out with his buddies. Rather than trying to keep the horse away from the trailer, let […]

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Clinton Anderson Performance Horses No Worries Club
July 14, 2020

Tune In to Training Session 5 in the Reined Cow Horse Series

Hulk, Clinton’s talented reined cow horse prospect, is back in front of the camera for his fifth filmed training session in the Performance Horse Series: Reined Cow Horses. The series follows the training progression of cow horse prospects in Clinton’s performance horse program, and is filled with in-depth training and insider tips to preparing a […]

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Downunder Horsemanship App
July 14, 2020

Conquer Riding Your Horse Through Mud

If you saddle your horse up and hit the trail after a rainstorm, you’re likely to come across areas of mud. Because your horse’s eyesight gives him poor depth perception, he’ll probably view muddy areas on the trail as black holes you’re asking him to step in. Not only that, but depending on the type […]

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Academy Method Ambassadors
July 14, 2020

Meet the 2020 Clinician Academy Students: Chase Tipton

Tennessee horseman Chase Tipton will be one of the students in attendance when the Clinician Academy gets underway at the Downunder Horsemanship Ranch in September. Chase was born into a family of horse lovers and grew up raising colts, trail riding and showing his family’s horses. Throughout his high school and college years, he worked […]

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No Worries Club
July 14, 2020

Find It on the No Worries Club: Introducing Spurs

To train a horse that’s both responsive and relaxed, you have to balance impulsion exercises with suppling exercises. Too much of either one is no good. “If you focus on only impulsion exercises, your horse will readily move forward, but he’ll likely be stiff and heavy. If you only work on suppling exercises, your horse […]

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Training Tips
July 7, 2020

Training Tip: Does Your Horse Have Bad Turnout Manners?

Almost all horses that bolt away from their handlers in the pasture are a product of a human’s negligence. Think about how you turn your horse out. Most people lead their horse out to the pasture and once they reach the gate, they immediately take the halter off and let the horse walk away from […]

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Walkabout Tours
July 7, 2020

Remaining 2020 Walkabout Tours Cancelled

We are disappointed to let you know that because of a resurgence of COVID-19 outbreaks and heightened regulations due to the pandemic, we can no longer hold the Walkabout Tours taking place in Kalispell, Montana and Franklin, Tennessee later this year. We know that horsemen were excited to attend the tours to learn from Clinton […]

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