Training Tip: Warm Up With Groundwork Before Hitting the Trail
Before hitting the trail, be sure your horse is in the right frame of mind, meaning he’s calm, using the thinking side of his brain and focused on you. Most of the time, horses spook because they’re fresh and using the reactive side of their brain. Don’t just pull your horse out of the pasture, […]
2017 Training on the Trail Clinic Open to Spectators
For the first time in the history of Downunder Horsemanship, Clinton is teaching a clinic that’s sole emphasis is on training the trail horse. The clinic will focus on the training topics covered in the Fundamentals In Action on the Trail Series and will be held at the Downunder Horsemanship Ranch in Stephenville, Texas, November […]
In an effort to make the Method available to more horsemen, we are now uploading Clinton’s award-winning television shows to our YouTube channel, DUHorseman. New shows will be uploaded to our channel after they air on RFD-TV and will stay on the channel permanently. Be sure to subscribe to the channel on YouTube. We will […]
Two Participant Spots Available in California Clinic
We’re looking for two horsemen to join Clinton and his clinicians in the arena this December during the Paso Robles, California three-day Fundamentals Clinic. The clinic offers the perfect setting for learning or fine-tuning your application of the first level of the Method. During the clinic, Clinton will focus on helping horsemen become confident, trustworthy […]
When it comes to horsemanship, Method Ambassador Connie Harris has tried her hand at a little bit of everything. Western and English pleasure, trail, gymkhana, eventing, dressage, hunter/jumper, mountain trail – she’s done it all. At the age of 6, she and her father left Florida and traveled west to Texas. When her father remarried, […]
The Fall Journal is being mailed out this week to No Worries Club members. The 172-page issue is packed with training articles, inspirational stories and insight from Clinton. The full issue can be viewed on the No Worries Club website. In October, we changed the process in which we mail out the No Worries club […]
If you have a desire to be a great horseman, I encourage you to ride not only as many horses as you can, but a variety of horses. Otherwise, you run the risk of fooling yourself into thinking your horsemanship skills are well-rounded. No two horses have the same personality, move the same or react […]
Participants in the 10-day Intermediate Clinic held at the Downunder Horsemanship Ranch in Stephenville, Texas will pay $1,250, the same price as a 3-day Fundamentals Clinic. Participants will learn the groundwork and riding exercises that make up the second level of the Method and will work with their horses in the ranch’s arenas, on the […]
Help us promote our 2017 Walkabout Tours and Fundamentals Road Clinics and receive complimentary tickets to the event and a free training kit of your choice! How To Try Out: Fill out and submit the Street Team application. The Downunder Horsemanship team will review applications and select a Street Team for each of our Walkabout […]
Thanks to his family’s interest in horses, Method Ambassador Daniel Coggin grew up learning horsemanship and honing his skills as a horseman. While other members of the Coggin family enjoy riding horses, it was evident early on that Daniel had a passion for learning as much as he could about how to train and work […]