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Training Tips
May 14, 2024

Training Tip: Horse is Terrorizing Other Horses

Question: Our rescue currently has 16 horses on site that live in paddocks in groups of twos and threes. Thomas lives alone because he doesn’t get along with other horses. He is a 15-year-old Percheron mix gelding and is about 16 hands. Here is what happens when we try turning him out with a new […]

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Shop Downunder Horsemanship
May 14, 2024

Use Coupon Code Method30 to Save On Your Orders This Week

It’s that time of year to dust off your boots, get your training gear in order and prepare for a fun, productive summer with your horses. Clinton wants to make sure you have the tools you need to accomplish your goals, so this week only, when you spend $150 or more on the Downunder Horsemanship […]

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Training Tips
May 7, 2024

Training Tip: Horses That Paw and Get Antsy In Cross-Ties

Horses that paw in cross-ties or constantly fidget – twisting their bodies from side to side and biting on the ropes – generally do so because they have an abundance of energy. Usually, it’s the horse that was brought out of the stall and put in the cross-ties so that his owner can groom him […]

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No Worries Club
May 7, 2024

Clinton Challenges the Colt Starting Clinic Participants

This month’s No Worries Club exclusive takes members back for day nine of the Colt Starting Clinic taught by Professional Clinician Jeff Davis. The participants in the clinic have worked diligently to build their horses’ confidence and safely start them under saddle. Over the past several days, Jeff has helped them take their colts from […]

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Academy Method Ambassadors
May 7, 2024

Last Week of Study in the Clinician Academy

It’s crunch time for the horsemen enrolled in our 2024 Clinician Academy. This week marks the sixth week of the course, which means the final test to determine if the students receive certification to become Method Ambassadors is coming up quickly. When horsemen arrive at the ranch for the Academy, they bring two of their […]

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Training Tips
April 30, 2024

Training Tip: What to Do When a Horse Won’t Move Forward

Question: I just recently picked up a yearling filly from a reservation near me. When one of my more experienced friends goes to roundpen her, she moves away and does it perfectly. When I am trying to do it, I do the “point, cluck and spank” to get her to move, but she does not […]

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Academy
April 30, 2024

2025 Clinician Academy Dates Officially Set

Our team got together last week to set dates for next year’s Clinician Academy. The seven-week course will take place April 7th through May 23rd at the Downunder Horsemanship Ranch in Farmington, Arkansas. Clinton designed the Academy for horsemen who are passionate about the Method and want to establish a career as a Method Ambassador […]

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Downunder Horsemanship - General Downunder on YouTube
April 30, 2024

Trail Riding Training Tips

Taking your horse down the trail can be some of the best fun you have with him. It’s hard to beat riding a well-trained horse in pretty country. Trail riding can be as relaxing or as challenging as you desire, and it creates a better partnership between you and your horse. Plus, it’s just plain […]

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Sponsors
April 26, 2024

Prepare for Spring!

Spring-Cleaning Tips and Tricks Prioritize what is most important. Cleaning and organizing the tack room can be done in inclement weather, while updating and cleaning stalls may be done during turnout time.   Stalls SAFE AND CLEAN.

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No Worries Club
April 23, 2024

Training Tip: Is It Safe to Cross-Tie Your Horse?

Cross-ties are different from other ways to tie a horse up because instead of there being one pressure point on the horse—the lead rope is connected to the halter or the chain from the Patience Pole is connected to the halter—there are two—one on either side of the halter. In cross-ties, if the horse pulls […]

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