By Ritchie Industries Water quality has always been a major concern for horse owners, whether they are on a public or private water source. It is easy to take your water quality for granted. After all, as long as it is clear, everything should be fine, right? Events like the recent Norfolk Southern derailment in […]
Walking into a herd of horses with a bucket of grain at feeding time can be dangerous. The horses are likely to crowd into your space to get to the feed and be jockeying for position amongst themselves. Without meaning to, they can quickly injure you. The safest way to feed horses in a group […]
Success Coach Christina Lecuyer Featured on This Month’s Uncut & Real Raw Podcast
In the April episode of the Uncut & Real Raw podcast, Clinton visits with confidence and business coach Christina Lecuyer. The two talk about Christina’s journey from an ambitious kid growing up in Alberta, Canada to becoming a professional golfer turned TV personality to the mission she’s on today to help others find success in […]
Monday was one of my hardest days as a horseman and an incredibly sad day for Downunder Horsemanship. In the late afternoon, we laid Mindy to rest. She was a once-in-a-lifetime horse, and I was lucky to have had her for nearly 30 years. With my parents’ help, I bought her when she was just […]
Training Tip: Horse Reacts When Approached Quickly
Question: How do I get my horse to stop backing up if I move up to him too fast? I’ve been doing lots of groundwork with him and this issue seems to go away, but, if I miss a day or two, it is back. I want to use him to show in ranch riding […]
Training Tip: How to Introduce Hobbles to Your Horse
When you break it down, hobbling is nothing more than teaching a horse to stand in place with his front feet tied. How you go about teaching a horse to do that is the difference between a positive experience that will benefit your training program and a negative experience that can turn into a wreck. […]
The spring issue of the No Worries Journal will get you motivated to dust off your boots and get back in the saddle. Fellow members will inspire you with their success stories and you’ll go behind the scenes at a show with Clinton. As always, you’ll sharpen your horsemanship with a variety of training articles. […]
Most of us are familiar with the “eating clean” nutritional trend that has influenced the proliferation of organic, whole foods and healthy eating for both people and animals. This commitment to providing the best nutrition possible should start with the one nutrient that plays the most vital role in the health of your horse – […]
Training Tip: Horse Won’t Relax While Doing the Cloverleaf Exercise
Question: Firewater did really well through the Fundamentals, so I started him on the Intermediate Series and got up to the Cloverleaf Exercise. He stays really soft throughout his entire body at the walk, trot and canter while doing the Bending Transitions exercise and he is really soft vertically at the walk and soft laterally. […]