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Training Tips
June 28, 2022

Training Tip: Work Through Your Horse’s Anxiety When You Haul Away From Home

It’s important to remember that horses notice every little change in their environment, and when you take them to new locations, they often have more energy and are spookier as they encounter new objects and unfamiliar territory. While your horse is calm and relaxed at home or on trails he’s familiar with, when you haul […]

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Walkabout Tours
June 28, 2022

Jumpstart Your Horse’s Training in Kalispell, Montana

Clinton and his clinicians are looking for horses to work with during training demonstrations at the Kalispell, Montana Walkabout Tour. The tour is taking place at the Majestic Valley Arena, August 27th and 28th. Throughout the event, Clinton and his clinicians will work with Clinton’s personal horses as well as local horses in a variety […]

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June 28, 2022

First-Saddling Success Tip

When it comes to introducing the saddle to a horse for the first time, it’s important to give the horse enough time to get used to wearing the new piece of equipment before taking it off him. “The key to successfully introducing the saddle is to get the horse’s feet moving forward and to give […]

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Training Tips
June 21, 2022

Training Tip: Advice for a Horse That Cribs

Question: My friend bought a horse that has a cribbing habit. He is a very willing horse, smart and well trained for cow work and ranch riding. My question is do you think a horse that cribs is a big problem?

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Downunder Horsemanship - General Training Tips
June 21, 2022

Teach Your Busy-Minded Horse to Relax and Focus

There are some horses that are naturally really hot and nervous, and even after they’ve been taken through the Fundamentals groundwork and riding exercises and the foundation trail exercises, they still have a lingering desire to be in a hurry everywhere they go. “This is the off-the-track Thoroughbred that starts and ends a 20-mile trail […]

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Clinician Method Ambassadors
June 21, 2022

Gain the Right Experience

Great horsemen have three things in common: excellent feel, great timing and extensive experience working with horses and studying horsemanship. “The only way to develop feel and timing is through experience. The more horses you ride, the more clinics you go to, the more videos you watch, and the more books you read, the more […]

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Training Tips
June 14, 2022

Training Tip: Be a Thinking Horseman

One of the hardest concepts about training horses to get across to people is that horses do not think like we do. Your horse is a prey animal and you are a predator, which means he sees the world in a completely different way than you do. One of the major differences between us is […]

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Academy
June 14, 2022

Welcome Summer Clinician Academy Class

The summer session of the Clinician Academy is officially underway! Over the weekend, horsemen attending the course began checking in at the ranch in Farmington, Arkansas. They spent the weekend getting themselves and their two horses settled in and then gathered Monday morning for a meeting with Clinton and Professional Clinician Kristin Hamacher. After the […]

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Walkabout Tours
June 14, 2022

Kalispell Walkabout Tour Roundpen Special Offer

Are you in need of a high-quality roundpen and plan to attend the Kalispell, Montana Walkabout Tour at the end of August? We’re offering special pricing for the Behlen Roundpen Clinton will use during the weekend’s demonstrations. You’ll purchase the roundpen now, and then pick it up at the tour. Built to Clinton’s personal specifications, […]

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June 13, 2022

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