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April 18, 2017

Feeding a True Work Horse … the Broodmare

By Mike Barrett, PAS, ADM Equine Specialist If you ask most individuals which horse works harder – the performance horse or the broodmare – most will answer the performance horse; no brainer. However, as you think of the “job” the broodmare has to do, the task is unending. She must maintain her body condition, grow […]

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Training Tips
April 11, 2017

Training Tip: Take Your Horse’s Experience into Account

Be smart about the trails you take your horse on, being sure to take his experience, your experience and the type of trail into account. For example, if you’re taking your horse out on the trail for the first time, I recommend riding in an open area where you have plenty of room to move […]

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Clinton Anderson Clinics
April 11, 2017

Understanding the Concept Lesson

“When you first teach a horse something, it’s called the concept lesson. Your goal is to get the general idea of the lesson across to the horse. When you first ask a horse to do an exercise, he won’t automatically know what to do. In fact, he’s probably going to do everything but what you […]

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Walkabout Tours
April 11, 2017

National Anthem Singers Wanted

Do you have a knack for singing and a passion for the Method? If so, you could be just who we’re looking for to help us open our Walkabout Tours! Each of our Walkabout Tours presented by Ritchie Industries starts off with the National Anthem, and we’re on the hunt for singers to open our […]

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No Worries Club
April 11, 2017

Don’t Miss the Spring Issue of the No Worries Journal

The spring edition of the No Worries Journal is an insider’s guide to the Ranch Rally and is packed full of instructional articles. You’ll learn all about the in-depth training demonstrations that were held at our biggest event of the year and the horses and people that made the two-day affair possible. Full of how-to […]

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Method Ambassadors
April 11, 2017

Advice Worth Sharing

“If you want something bad enough, you’ll find a way. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse. My parents taught me that, and Clinton reinforced it to me during the Academy.

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Academy
April 11, 2017

2018 Clinician Academy Class Quickly Filling

We’re two weeks away from the 2017 Clinician Academy beginning, and a third of the participation spots in the 2018 session are already spoken for. The Academy is a seven-week course designed to help horsemen refine the Fundamentals level of the Method. Each year, Clinton accepts 17 individuals into the program. Throughout the course, horsemen […]

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Clinton Anderson Downunder Horsemanship - General
April 11, 2017

Before You Hit the Trail

Are you ready to dust your boots off, get in the saddle and head down the trail? If your horse had the winter off, you’d be smart to prepare him for his first ride of the year. “A lot of people make the mistake of letting their horse sit in a stall or pasture for […]

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Training Tips
April 4, 2017

Training Tip: When it Feels Good, Quit

Vertical flexion is something that you’ll build on with each give. First the horse has to understand that when you pick up on the reins and apply pressure with your legs he needs to maintain whatever gait he’s in and give to the pressure. As soon as he understands that concept, then you can ask […]

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Academy
April 4, 2017

Your Horse is Worth It

Does your horse stand in his stall while you dream of one day being able to ride him? Maybe you bought him as a project to re-train but quickly realized you didn’t have the experience to help him overcome his longstanding problems. Or perhaps you wanted to start a horse yourself from the ground up […]

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