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Walkabout Tours
January 10, 2023
Countdown to the First Walkabout Tour of 2023
Two months from now, our team will be in Lexington, Virginia, to hold the first Walkabout Tour presented by Ritchie Industries of the year. It’s been years since we’ve been to the Virginia Horse Center and we’re counting down the days to the event! Schedule of Events Saturday Schedule: 9:00 – 12:00 Colt Starting, Part […]
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Method Ambassadors
January 10, 2023
Meet Method Ambassador Grant Grogan
Grant was raised in Alabama on his family’s cattle ranch. Although he was the first person in his family to have an interest in horses, it was a passion his parents encouraged. They got him a horse of his own when he was in the third grade. “Rusty was an 8-year-old Quarter Horse gelding, and […]
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Walkabout Tours
January 3, 2023
Training Tip: Let Your Horse Digest Corrections
When you make a correction and your horse responds correctly, let him think about it. Literally stop and let the horse stand still and digest what just happened. You’ll find that if you give your horse a chance to process the situation, he’ll be less likely to make the mistake again. Too many people get […]
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No Worries Club
January 3, 2023
First No Worries Journal of 2023 Available Now
The winter edition of the No Worries Journal is out for club members to enjoy. The first issue of 2023 features our newest Method Ambassadors and is full of training tips to help you excel with the Method. Among the training articles, you’ll find help for teaching your horse to sidepass over a log, master […]
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Method Ambassadors
January 3, 2023
Meet Method Ambassador Chloe Bermel
Growing up in rural Minnesota, Chloe was riding before she could walk. “My mom started taking riding lessons and got her first horse, Magic, after she married my father. When I was born, she’d put me in the saddle with her, and when it was time for me to go down for a nap, she’d […]
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Downunder Horsemanship - General Training Tips
December 27, 2022
Step-By-Step Directions to a Safe First Saddling
When it comes to ensuring a good start for a horse that sets the foundation for a successful career, how the first saddling goes is vital. If done correctly, it builds the horse’s confidence and sets him up for a successful career. If things go wrong, it can set his progress back a lot. “Plus,” […]
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Training Tips
December 20, 2022
Training Tip: Build Your Horse’s Foundation at Home
When you change environments with your horse, meaning you take him to a new arena, haul him to a horse show or take him to a trail—anywhere you don’t normally ride him—you change horses. While your horse may be calm, quiet and obedient in your normal riding environment, when you take him away from home, […]
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Method Ambassadors
December 20, 2022
Meet Our 2022 Fall Method Ambassadors
We’re excited to officially introduce our newest Method Ambassadors! Each horseman is certified to teach the Fundamentals level of the Method and offer public clinics and private lessons and accept horses for training. Learn more about each of the outstanding horsemen and contact them directly by visiting their websites. Chloe Bermel – Wagner, South Dakota […]
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Downunder Horsemanship - General
December 20, 2022
Happy Holidays From Our Team
We’re wishing you and yours a happy holiday season! We’ve appreciated your support throughout the year and look forward to helping you work toward reaching your personal horsemanship goals next year. The Downunder Horsemanship office will be closed December 26th and 27th to celebrate Christmas and January 2nd for the New Year.
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No Worries Club
December 20, 2022
Contest: Win a Chocolate Headstall
If you’re a No Worries Club member, head to the club website’s forums to take part in a contest to win your choice of a chocolate dotted headstall or chocolate quick change headstall! To enter to win all you have to do is share the most valuable learning experience or challenge you and your horse […]
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