You want your horse to respect you, but not fear you. If a horse is afraid of the person training him, he’ll spend more time worrying about the situation and trying to escape it than trying to figure out how to do the lesson. People are the exact same way. It’s nearly impossible to learn […]
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One of the best things my mentor Gordon McKinlay ever told me as an apprentice was “If he’s a good stud, he’ll make a great gelding.” I have never forgotten those words, especially when I established my breeding program. Ninety-five percent of the studs out there should not be studs. I know I’m going to […]
Take the pressure off your horse’s back with Clinton’s PRS (pressure release system) saddle pad. During his years of training horses in Australia, Clinton became frustrated with soreness problems he experienced with dry spots on his horses’ backs. He was determined to remedy the situation, and made his first prototype pad by hand in his […]
Begin and end each training session with desensitizing, and desensitize your horse between each sensitizing exercise. The desensitizing exercises work best if combined with the sensitizing exercises because after you’ve moved the horse’s feet, he’s looking to stand still, relax and get a rest. If every time you let him rest you desensitize him, it […]
This month’s member exclusive DVD is all about Clinton’s newest certified clinicians: Luke Lundahl, Jeff Davis and Diego Gaona. You’ll hear straight from the clinicians on what it took to complete the Academy and the growth they saw in themselves as horsemen and instructors. Now teaching private lessons, they’ll also share their expectations and where […]
A horse never gets any lighter than the first amount of pressure you put on the reins. If you want a soft horse that responds immediately to light pressure, you have to be that way from the start. Let’s say I want the horse to flex to the side. If I always ask him with […]
Clinton’s quarterly publication for his No Worries Club members, the No Worries Journal, recently received an accolade for the 2013 issue: “15 Years of Downunder Horsemanship.” The issue was acknowledged with a pewter level award in the category “trade magazine, web” for its excellence in craftsmanship by the Gold Ink Awards. In its 27th year […]
In general, the more you spoil your horse, the less he will respect you. People often make that mistake when they first start working with their horse. They think, “Surely if I just rub on him long enough he’ll know that I love him.
Noble Outfitters Joins Downunder Horsemanship to Create New Apparel Line
Downunder Horsemanship and Noble Outfitters are joining forces to offer a new apparel line for horsemen passionate about the Method. The partnership joins two companies committed to product excellence and innovation. “We are excited to partner with Downunder Horsemanship and Clinton Anderson to introduce his customers to the Noble Outfitters brand. We started Noble Outfitters […]