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Clinton Anderson
August 19, 2025

Passion, Grit and Genetics: Thiago Boechat Featured on the Uncut & Real Raw Podcast

Thiago Boechat, co-founder and manager of GeneTech Animal Reproduction, is the latest guest to sit down with Clinton on the Uncut & Real Raw podcast. Thiago has dedicated his career to advancing equine reproduction and building GeneTech into a trusted leader in the industry. With a background deeply rooted in veterinarian science and horsemanship, he […]

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Sponsors
August 19, 2025

Shedding Light on Health and Safety in Your Horse Barn

By Classic Equine Equipment Imagine walking into a well-lit and welcoming barn. Your horses comfortably waiting in their stalls, eager for your attention. The aisle and stalls are evenly illuminated, making daily chores and barn activities easier and safer.

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Method Ambassadors
August 19, 2025

Meet Method Ambassador Synda Hunting

Synda has been involved with horses her whole life. She grew up riding her family’s horses on old canal banks and got into team sorting and barrel racing when she was older. Her grandfather was a trainer and often fixed problem horses and bought horses, retrained them and then sold them to good homes. Synda […]

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Training Tips
August 12, 2025

Training Tip: Let Your Horse Spend “Friendly Time” on the Trailer

To help your horse get comfortable on the trailer, practice putting him on the trailer and letting him stand tied in it without going anywhere. We do this with our horses at the ranch all the time. After their training sessions, when they’re cooled down, we load them on the trailer. We tie them up […]

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Shop Downunder Horsemanship
August 12, 2025

Get Ready for a Pop of Color

Next week, we’re releasing a limited-edition twist to your favorite Downunder Horsemanship gear. Same trusted quality. Same performance you count on.

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Method Ambassadors
August 12, 2025

Meet Method Ambassador Matt Loertscher

Matt spent summers on his father’s farm in Southeastern Idaho. His family used their horses for working cattle, hunting and roping. “The horsemanship I grew up with was the old Western mentality of the John Wayne movies, where if a horse was giving you trouble, you bit his ear, hopped on him and hoped for […]

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Training Tips
August 5, 2025

Training Tip: Dumped On the First Ride

Question: I just tried to put the first ride on one of my mustang mares, but after I mounted and did flexing (both of which she stood still for), she suddenly bolted around the roundpen until I flew off. I have been practicing all the groundwork in the Colt Starting Series every day for the […]

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Downunder Horsemanship - General Walkabout Tours
August 5, 2025

One Last Ride: Join Us for the Final Walkabout Tour

After 24 years of traveling the country and empowering horsemen at Walkabout Tours, we’re closing a chapter in Downunder Horsemanship’s history. Our final tour stop will take place September 6 and 7 in Waterloo, Iowa, at the National Cattle Congress Fairgrounds. Along with tours coming to an end, we’ll also be retiring Big Blue, our […]

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Method Ambassadors
August 5, 2025

Meet Method Ambassador Rachel Johnk

Rachel was born and raised in Spain, in a small region that is nestled in the Pyrenees Mountain range. Her parents are missionaries, and the family lived on an old farm that came with three Arabian horses. The horses weren’t trained, but they captivated Rachel who was born loving everything to do with horses. “My […]

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Training Tips
July 29, 2025

Training Tip: Take Your Horse’s Backing to the Next Level

In the Fundamentals Series, we teach our horses four methods of backing up on the ground. Each method of backing is designed to teach the horse a different concept and is important to building a solid foundation. You’ll often hear me say that the better you can get a horse to back up, the more […]

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