Ever since we announced that Clinton would be focusing more on his performance horses and his personal goals as a horseman at the beginning of the year, rumors have been plentiful, and in many cases, downright entertaining (like where do people even come up with this stuff?!). We’re sharing the most popular comments we’ve heard […]
Find it on the No Worries Club Website: Saddling a Wild Brumby
In the 2014 spring edition of the No Worries Journal, Clinton explains how to safely saddle a horse for the first time in the article “First Saddling.” Throughout the article, he works with Bundy, a 10-year-old brumby stallion he’d captured a few days prior in the Outback. Read the article now by logging on to […]
Training Tip: Introducing Obstacles From the Ground Up
Teaching a horse to negotiate an obstacle from the ground gives him the opportunity to think through the situation and keeps you safe. He can carefully pick his way over and through the obstacle the first few times, until he learns to pay attention to where he is putting his feet. A lot of people […]
Our team is headed east to Kentucky where we’ll hold our third Walkabout Tour of the year at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. Throughout the weekend, Clinton and his clinicians will work with a variety of local horses with longstanding problems and Clinton’s personal horses to showcase the Method and explain how to build […]
When Clinton released the “Titan: A Legend in the Making” YouTube series to the public in December 2015, Titan quickly caught the attention of horse lovers around the world. The series chronicles Titan’s training as a reining prospect and follows the ups and downs of his career. In March, Titan entered the show ring for […]
Find it on the No Worries Club Website: An Important Skill That Will Make You a Better Horseman
In the “Methodology Series,” Clinton shares important horsemanship lessons he’s learned throughout his career. In the first video of the series, he talks about one skill every horseman should perfect in order to improve their feel and timing. Log on to the No Worries Club website or the Downunder Horsemanship app to watch the video […]
How the Closure of the Circus Will Impact the Horse Industry
By Protect The Harvest The history of Lucas Oil is the story of the American Dream. We founded Protect The Harvest because our American heritage is important, vital and what we value most. Unfortunately, in the last number of years, animal rights extremist groups have influenced our government and legal system, threatening agriculture, animal ownership, […]
Training Tip: Ask Clinton: Unsticking the Feet in the Backup
Q: My horse backs up great on the ground, but he won’t take one step backwards when I’m riding him. He just throws his head up and feels like he wants to rear. I’ve tried different bits and hackamores, but nothing seems to get him to back up under saddle!
Clinton is extremely proud of the 16 horsemen who graduated the Clinician Academy this year as Method Ambassadors. Each of the horsemen are certified to teach the Fundamentals level of the Method in their local area. The ambassadors offer public clinics and private lessons and accept horses for training. Learn more about each of the […]