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No Worries Club
December 11, 2012

Get Critiqued in the Method

Ever wish you could borrow just five minutes of Clinton’s time to tell you if you’re on the right track? Well, if you’re a club member and want to get tips from the best on how to improve your performance and become a better horseman (or want to show us how great you are!), here’s […]

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Training Tips
December 4, 2012

Training Tip of the Week: Use Squeeze, Cluck and Spank to stop a grass-snatcher.

  If your horse stops at a patch of clover and refuses to move, even if you’re bumping him on the sides, he’s telling you you’re being ineffective and you need to get more aggressive. Remember to use Squeeze, Cluck and Spank. Squeeze the horse with the calves of your legs to get him to […]

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Training Tips
November 27, 2012

Training Tip of the Week: Hard-to-catch horse tip: Use the halter as a desensitizing tool.

  Most horses balk at the sight of their owner coming to the pasture with halter in hand because more than likely, they’re going to be taken to the barn, thrown in the cross-ties and saddled up. It doesn’t take long for horses to associate the halter with hard work and sweat. You need to […]

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Training Tips
November 20, 2012

Training Tip of the Week: Don’t tie a cinchy horse when saddling

  A common mistake I see people make that can ultimately lead to a horse becoming cinchy is tying their horses when they saddle them. Whenever you tie a horse up, you take away his ability to move his feet or flee from danger. Then, if he gets scared or reactive, in his mind the […]

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Training Tips
November 13, 2012

Training Tip of the Week: The value of turnout

  Horses are a herd animal and their bodies are designed to be on the move. I try to keep my horses on turnout as much as I possibly can. It’s the best thing for them because they don’t develop bad habits and they’re just happier in general. The more you put a horse in […]

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Downunder Horsemanship - General
November 13, 2012

Intermediate Success!

Clinton will be instructing an Intermediate clinic in 2013 as well as a variety of Fundamentals clinics. The 2013 clinic schedule and information on clinics can be found on the Downunder Horsemanship website.

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No Worries Club
November 13, 2012

Congratulations No Worries Club Member “IMA Great”

  We asked our members to put their creative skills to work for our annual Halloween Costume Contest and they didn’t disappoint us! We saw everything from a swamp monster, a sheep show in progress to Captain Jack Sparrow. Big congratulations go to IMA Great for winning the contest! While there was no shortage of […]

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Training Tips
October 30, 2012

Training Tip of the Week: Don’t be too quick to judge pinny ears

  When a horse is working really hard and paying close attention, often he’ll tip his ears back to the rider showing that he is concentrating. Cutting horses are a good example because they’ll often pin their ears back on their head as they’re cutting cattle. They stop and turn and will often lower their […]

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Downunder Horsemanship - General
October 30, 2012

Our Biggest Sale of the Year

The days are getting shorter which means fewer daylight hours for riding, but it also means our biggest sale of the year is fast approaching. And that’s reason to celebrate! Our Black Friday sale has become infamous for drastically cut prices on Downunder Horsemanship training tools, equipment and Method kits. That equates to incredible savings […]

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Downunder Horsemanship - General
October 30, 2012

Colt Starting Series – Now Available!

Our first shipment of the much-anticipated Colt Starting Series came earlier than expected and the kits are now available. The series includes 11 DVDs and 26 Arena Mates that detail Clinton’s method of colt starting which focuses on safety for both the rider and the horse. Clinton works with a wild mustang, taking the horse […]

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