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Method Ambassadors
June 25, 2024

Meet Method Ambassador Kaylee Rice

Although Kaylee Rice wasn’t born into a horse family, her parents were always supportive of her passion. By the time she was 6 years old, she had her first horse – a free gelding her family got off Craigslist. “He turned out to be the perfect first horse. He built my confidence and took great […]

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Training Tips
June 18, 2024

Training Tip: How Well Does Your Horse Cruise Outside of the Arena?

As far as I’m concerned, if a horse can’t maintain the gait and speed his rider sets him at on a loose rein—in an arena or out of it—he’s sorry-broke. When you can’t get a horse to move forward consistently without micromanaging him, there’s very little you can accomplish with him. One of the exercises […]

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Walkabout Tours
June 18, 2024

Training Opportunity for Horses in Northern California

The local horses Clinton and our clinicians work with during the various training demonstrations at our Walkabout Tours are the true stars of the events. The horses play a vital role in showing horsemen in the audience how the Method can help them improve their partnership with their horses. At each tour stop, we look […]

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Method Ambassadors
June 18, 2024

Welcome to the Team!

Last month, a few horsemen successfully completed the Clinician Academy and earned their Method Ambassador certification. We’re excited to formally introduce you to Miranda, Sadie and Kaylee. Their passion for the Method is undeniable and they worked hard throughout the Clinician Academy to refine their skill set and better understand the philosophy behind the Method […]

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Training Tips
June 11, 2024

Training Tip: Recognize When a Horse is a Bad Match for You

Question: I have a 4-year-old Quarter Horse/Arab cross I was given for free and was told he was only a little green. Later, I found out that he has been on a dogger’s truck two times, so really I know nothing about his backstory. He is starting to rear up, and the farrier won’t touch […]

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Downunder Horsemanship - General
June 11, 2024

Apply Now to Take a Free Lesson at the Ranch

We’ve got an exciting opportunity for No Worries Club members! How does a free, in-depth lesson at the Downunder Horsemanship Ranch for you and your horse sound? We’re looking for several horsemen to come to the ranch in July to take personalized lessons with Professional Clinician Jeff Davis. The lessons will be filmed for No […]

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Sponsors
June 11, 2024

Give Mosquitoes the Boot This Summer

By Ritchie Industries That familiar high-pitched buzz is an unwelcome reminder that warm weather brings pesky mosquitoes. More than just annoying, some mosquitoes are the primary transmitters of West Nile virus, Eastern equine encephalomyelitis (EEE), and Western equine encephalomyelitis (WEE). Mosquito breeding requires just a small amount of stagnant or standing water. Some species lay […]

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Training Tips
June 4, 2024

Training Tip: How Well Does Your Emergency Handbrake Work?

Anytime you feel as if your horse is out of control, you should be able to slide your hand down one rein and immediately bring him to a stop. Teaching your horse how to do a One Rein Stop is like having a big red emergency button on your saddle horn that you can push […]

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No Worries Club
June 4, 2024

Confronting Spooky Objects

The June No Worries Club digital download features part two of the mini series about handling spooky objects with your horse. In the first part of the series, Clinton worked with Method Ambassador Rick Badousek and his training horse to show how to build your horse’s confidence about objects that move. In part two, Clinton […]

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Downunder Horsemanship - General
June 3, 2024

They’re Here! Fundamentals Updates Released

The long-awaited additions to our core training kit are here. As a learn-a-holic, Clinton is always adding to his knowledge, refining his skill set and finding ways to improve the Method. Since releasing the Fundamentals Series in 2010, the trainer has found ways to tweak the exercises to make them easier for horses and humans […]

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