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Downunder Horsemanship - General
December 3, 2013

A Saddle For Your Feedback?

  It could happen! For the past six months, we’ve been asking horsemen to give us their feedback on our television show and training kits. We appreciate all of the constructive criticism and words of praise we’ve received so far. Each month, we draw one name out of the entries to win a Method or […]

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Downunder Horsemanship - General
December 3, 2013

Method Progression: Step 1 – The Fundamentals Series

  Clinton is world-renowned for his practical, easy-to-understand horsemanship method that gets results quickly, and in the Fundamentals Series, he details the foundation every horse/human relationship should start with. You’ll get an in-depth look at the psychology behind training horses and over 30 groundwork and riding exercises that will take your horsemanship to a new […]

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Training Tips
November 26, 2013

Training Tip: Be Mindful Of Yourself To Curb Anticipation In Your Horse

  If you’re having trouble with your horse getting ahead of you, stop and assess the situation. Without realizing it, you may be unintentionally giving your horse “pre-cues” to a maneuver. When I was riding Mindy regularly, I had to be very careful of this. Because she was so in tune to me after 13 […]

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Training Tips
November 12, 2013

Training Tip: Horse Overreacts To Other Horses On The Trail

  It’s common for horses to get excited when they see other horses on the trail. Anytime a horse starts to use the reactive side of his brain and it feels like you’re losing control, redirect his energy in a positive way. When a horse uses the reactive side of his brain, the only way […]

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Training Tips
November 5, 2013

Training Tip: Hold The Soft Feel Longer

  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 […]

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Training Tips
October 29, 2013

Training Tip: Choose Your Horse’s First Trail Wisely

  When you ride your horse outside for the first time, I’ve found that it is best if you can give him a path to follow so that you can just put some steady miles under his feet. Ideally, I like to take my horses out on a wide dirt road where I can walk, […]

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Training Tips
October 22, 2013

Training Tip: The Concept Lesson

  When you first teach a horse something, it’s a concept lesson. In 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 something, he won’t automatically know what to do. In fact, he’s probably going to do everything […]

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Downunder Horsemanship - General
October 22, 2013

Test Your Intermediate

  We’re looking for a few Method-followers to star in a “Test Your Intermediate” video series that will be just like the member-favorite “Test Your Fundamentals.” Clinton is challenging you: How well do you know the Intermediate level of the Method? We’re looking for a few members to show Clinton just how good they are […]

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Training Tips
October 15, 2013

Training Tip: Practice Parts, Not The Whole

  If you show your horse in an event with patterns, like reining or dressage, don’t practice the pattern from start to finish during training sessions. Doing so is likely to cause your horse to anticipate the next maneuver and get ahead of you. Taking your horse through the same patterns over and over is […]

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Training Tips
October 8, 2013

Training Tip: Anticipation Isn’t Wholly A Bad Thing

  Anticipation is a common problem that plagues horses in all disciplines, particularly horses that are hot-blooded and sensitive. Horses are great at predicting our behavior and learning our habits, and it isn’t generally too hard for them to do so. As predators, we tend to follow the same routine, day in and day out. […]

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