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Training Tips
May 9, 2023

Training Tip: Horse is Afraid of Clippers Near His Ears

Question: My horse Winchester, a 6-year-old Quarter Horse, is afraid of the clippers by his ears. How do I teach him to accept the clippers and let me clip his ears? – desalenatallman2002 Clinton’s Answer: You’ll use the Approach and Retreat Method to desensitize your horse to first your bare hands moving around his head […]

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Method Ambassadors
May 9, 2023

New Star-Rating System for Our Method Ambassadors

Clinton considers his team of Professional Clinicians and Method Ambassadors one of his greatest achievements and the legacy of Downunder Horsemanship. For good reason – the horsemen are well versed in the Method, are phenomenal teachers and are exemplary individuals. While Professional Clinicians study for years at the ranch and are certified to teach all […]

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Academy No Worries Club
May 9, 2023

Horsemen Enter Their Final Week of Study at the Ranch

The horsemen enrolled in the spring session of the Clinician Academy are in their last week of study at the Downunder Horsemanship Ranch. Over the past several weeks, they’ve been hard at work learning to refine their understanding and application of the Fundamentals level of the Method. Professional Clinician Kristin Hamacher teaches the class, working […]

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Training Tips
May 2, 2023

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 […]

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No Worries Club
May 2, 2023

Colt Starting Clinic Diary Series: Day Six

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 […]

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Sponsors
May 2, 2023

Welcome Classic Equine Equipment

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 […]

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Training Tips
April 25, 2023

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 […]

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Academy Clinician Method Ambassadors
April 25, 2023

Clinton Answers Your Clinician Academy Questions

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 […]

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Sponsors
April 25, 2023

What’s In Your Water

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 […]

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No Worries Club Training Tips
April 18, 2023

Training Tip: Safely Feeding a Group of Horses

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 […]

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