Training Tip: Hands That Release Quickly Make a Soft Horse
When it comes to horsemanship, you’ve probably heard the saying, “Light hands, light mouth.” The person sharing the adage is under the impression that as long as your hands stay light and gentle on the reins, your horse will be soft and supple in return. My years of experience training a wide variety of horses […]
In the May No Worries Club video, we take members back to Professional Clinician Jeff Davis’s Colt Starting Clinic. It’s day six of the course and participants are ready to take on the second half of the clinic and make more progress with their horses. The focus is on teaching the colts more groundwork exercises […]
Clinton is excited to add Classic Equine Equipment to our Downunder Horsemanship team of sponsors. Starting this month, the Southern Missouri based company is our exclusive sponsor of horse stalls and stabling equipment. “We are very excited to join forces with Classic Equine Equipment in our effort to continue to help horse owners provide the […]
Training Tip: Horse Rocks the Trailer While Going Down the Road
Question: I have a 5-year-old ex-racehorse that I have been retraining since he was 3. He has been hauled thousands of miles all over the country for trail riding. In the past six months, he has started to throw his body, all of 1,300 pounds, into the wall of the trailer while it’s moving down […]
With so many horsemen around the world passionate about the Method, establishing a career teaching people and training horses using Clinton’s training approach has become popular. In fact, our office receives questions daily about the Clinician Academy and what a career with Downunder Horsemanship entails. So Clinton decided to sit down and take time to […]
By Ritchie Industries Water quality has always been a major concern for horse owners, whether they are on a public or private water source. It is easy to take your water quality for granted. After all, as long as it is clear, everything should be fine, right? Events like the recent Norfolk Southern derailment in […]
Walking into a herd of horses with a bucket of grain at feeding time can be dangerous. The horses are likely to crowd into your space to get to the feed and be jockeying for position amongst themselves. Without meaning to, they can quickly injure you. The safest way to feed horses in a group […]
Success Coach Christina Lecuyer Featured on This Month’s Uncut & Real Raw Podcast
In the April episode of the Uncut & Real Raw podcast, Clinton visits with confidence and business coach Christina Lecuyer. The two talk about Christina’s journey from an ambitious kid growing up in Alberta, Canada to becoming a professional golfer turned TV personality to the mission she’s on today to help others find success in […]
Monday was one of my hardest days as a horseman and an incredibly sad day for Downunder Horsemanship. In the late afternoon, we laid Mindy to rest. She was a once-in-a-lifetime horse, and I was lucky to have had her for nearly 30 years. With my parents’ help, I bought her when she was just […]
Training Tip: Horse Reacts When Approached Quickly
Question: How do I get my horse to stop backing up if I move up to him too fast? I’ve been doing lots of groundwork with him and this issue seems to go away, but, if I miss a day or two, it is back. I want to use him to show in ranch riding […]