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Training Tips
July 30, 2013

Training Tip: Beating The Spook On The Trail – Be A Leader For Your Horse

  When they’re on the trail, a lot of people put their horse on a big, loose rein and let their mind wander or gab with friends. They put their horse on what I call “autopilot” – he’s left on his own, which for a lot of horses means they go down the trail constantly […]

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Training Tips
July 23, 2013

Training Tip: Beating The Spook On The Trail – Warm Up With Groundwork

  Before hitting the trail, be sure your horse is in the right frame of mind, meaning he’s calm, using the thinking side of his brain and focused on you. Most of the time, horses spook because they’re fresh and using the reactive side of their brain. Don’t just pull your horse out of the […]

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Downunder Horsemanship - General
July 23, 2013

Trail Essentials: Be Prepared

First-Aid kit for horse and rider Hoof pick Pocket knife Water Cell phone in case of an emergency When Clinton rides out for the day, he packs his must-haves in a Cashel saddle bag. The bag keeps the items secure and out of his way so that he can enjoy the ride and train on […]

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Training Tips
July 16, 2013

Training Tip: Always End Training Sessions On A Good Note

  If you finish when the horse is frustrated or misbehaving, that’s what he’s going to remember the next day, and then getting him over his problem will take twice as long. If you find that you’re in a time crunch and your horse isn’t performing well at a particular exercise, stop what you’re doing […]

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No Worries Club
July 16, 2013

Test The Method: What’s Your Fundamentals IQ?

Stuck on an exercise? Need help fine-tuning Yield the Forequarters? Can’t figure out how to draw your horse to a stop?

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Downunder Horsemanship - General
July 16, 2013

Tips To Improve Yield The Forequarters

  Yield the Forequarters is arguably the hardest exercise in the entire Method for people and horses to learn. What makes it so difficult? “That’s easy,” Professional Clinician Shana Terry says, “The problem isn’t that the exercise itself is that difficult, it’s just that most horses simply do not want to help you. By being […]

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Training Tips
July 9, 2013

Training Tip: Horse Personalities: Cold-Blooded Horses

  While the Method works on all types of horses, every horse will require you to vary your approach slightly. I break horses into two broad groups – hot-blooded horses and cold-blooded horses. Cold-blooded horses are generally docile, laid back and relaxed. This category is made up of most draft breeds and some bloodlines of […]

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Academy
July 9, 2013

Academy Training Horses

Our summer class of Academy Horses is well into its six-week course of learning the Fundamentals of the Method. After initial work in the arena, the majority of the horses’ training sessions are focused on the trail and working over the ranch’s obstacle course. By the time the horses graduate the Academy, they have plenty […]

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Training Tips
July 2, 2013

Training Tip: Horse Personalities: Hot-Blooded Horses

  While the Method works on all types of horses, every horse will require you to vary your approach slightly. I break horses into two broad groups – hot-blooded horses and cold-blooded horses. Breeds like Arabians, Thoroughbreds and some bloodlines of Quarter Horses tend to be hot-blooded. These horses are generally very reactive, sensitive and […]

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Downunder Horsemanship - General Sponsors
July 2, 2013

From Our Friends At Vetericyn: A Mountain Lion Of A Testimonial

It’s always great to read so many stories on the Vetericyn Facebook page from people such as Chris Gauley who recently shared his experience of an incident his young gelding suffered in 2012. “Last year my 4 year-old gelding, Bo, was attacked by a mountain lion in the pasture. The cat tried to take him […]

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