Desensitize your horse to an object when he wants to stand still — after you have worked him and he’s using the thinking side of his brain. Don’t take a horse that has been in a stall for a couple of days and is full of beans and try to desensitize him to an object […]
If you’re in the southwest portion of the country and are looking for a way to get your horsemanship off to the best start in 2016, plan to attend Clinton’s three-day Fundamentals Clinic in Globe, Arizona. The clinic, which features the foundation every successful horse and human relationship should start with, is being held at […]
We’re five days into Clinton’s annual Intermediate Clinic, and participants and their horses are working better together every day. Clinton began the clinic with a review of the Fundamentals and then got everyone busy learning and fine-tuning the second level of the Method. While ample time is spent learning the exercises in the arena, Clinton […]
Clinton is taking Downunder Horsemanship to the world’s biggest rodeo in December. The Wrangler National Finals Rodeo features the best of the best, and Clinton will be presenting training demos at the NFR’s Cowboy Christmas. Downunder Horsemanship Training Demo Times: Thursday, December 3rd: 12:15 p.m.
The makers of Vetericyn products are excited to announce the 2016 Vetericyn’s Future Innovators of Agriculture Scholarship! Three $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to outstanding students to help in their pursuit of higher education. Conditions of Eligibility Applicants must be graduating high school seniors enrolling at a two-year or four-year institution for the 2016-2017 school […]
We asked our members to put their creative skills to work for our annual Halloween Costume Contest and they didn’t disappoint us! We saw everything from a unicorn to headless horseman to Merlin. Big congratulations go to Blanka (NWC bbthornton04) for winning the contest with her horse’s unicorn costume! While there was no shortage of […]
In December, Clinton is teaming up with his mentor Ian Francis to put on a two-day training demonstration. The event is being held at the Queensland State Equestrian Centre (QSEC) in Caboolture, Queensland, December 19th and 20th. Clinton’s training demonstrations will be: Gaining Respect and Control on the Ground; Gaining Control of Your Horse’s Five […]
Even as a weanling, Panda is showing the hallmarks of a champion. She’s a smooth mover with eye-catching looks and comes from standout bloodlines. Her sire, Smart And Shiney, was a finalist in the NRHA Futurity and Derby and the NRBC Derby. He was also a member of the 2010 World Equestrian Games team that […]
In the spring of 2013, Clinton took on the toughest horsemanship challenge of his career – breaking in a wild brumby. A phone call from an Australian stockman led Clinton to The Red Centre, the remotest region of the brutal Australian Outback, to capture and start a rogue brumby stallion that was wreaking havoc in […]
One of the most important rules of feeding treats to your horse is that you should never give a horse a treat when he’s expecting it. Whenever I give one of my horses a treat, I want it to be a surprise. I want him to think, “OMG!