Training Tip: Check In With Your Horse to Prevent Bolting
One of the best ways to deter a horse from bolting or doing any other dangerous behavior on the trail is to check in with him every once in a while by asking him to move his feet and soften his body. As you’re walking down the trail, ask him to two-track or sidepass. Do […]
Clinton’s bringing the Walkabout Tour presented by Ritchie Industries to four locations around the country this year, and at each stop he’ll work with local horses and students to share his approach to horsemanship. Spooky horses, hard-to-catch horses, stubborn horses, pushy horses, disrespectful horses, bucking horses, snarly horses, rearing horses, won’t go forward horses … […]
Horses are very smart, but they are simple creatures. I put horses mentally in the same age group as 4- to 6-year-old kids. Kids in this age group are very smart, they catch on quickly, but they are very simple. For example, people ask me when teaching a colt the Cruising Lesson: “Shouldn’t I be […]
By Classic Equine No hour of our life is wasted when it is spent in the saddle. When we ride, we are getting away from life, thinking about life, or just riding to enjoy life. No matter the purpose of our ride, accessorizing your ride can keep you as connected or as disconnected with life […]
In each issue of the No Worries Journal, we feature photos of No Worries Club members and their horses. If you want to see you and your horse included in the Journal, email us a high-resolution photo! Send your photo(s) as an attachment to [email protected] with the subject line “member photo.” Be sure to include […]
Method Tip: Horse Head Tossing Problem, Part 3: A Bad Attitude
If your horse is constantly tossing his head when you ride him and you’ve ruled out a health issue, his lack of training and yourself as possible causes, then it’s likely your horse has copped an attitude. When you ask him to do something, he throws his nose up in the air and shakes his […]
The digital kits and the Downunder Horsemanship app offer a whole new way to interact with the Method and make it possible to access training content at the barn and on the go. The missing piece to the Downunder Horsemanship digital revolution was the ability to stream content to a TV. That final piece is […]
Mark Your Calendars: Silver Spurs Equine Colt-Starting Demonstration
This March, you’re invited to the legendary Silver Spurs Equine for an information-packed training demonstration and exploration of one of the world’s foremost Quarter Horse breeding operations. Clinton will be putting on an in-depth colt-starting demonstration at the Scottsdale, Arizona breeding facility that will cover how to introduce a saddle to a horse for the […]
The first Walkabout Tour of the year finds us in Buckeye, Arizona at the South Buckeye Equestrian Center, February 2nd and 3rd. Highlights of the weekend include: An unstarted horse is invited to the tour for Clinton to demonstrate his colt-starting process. Clinton will explain how to start the Method with a horse and why […]
By Classic Equine Although we have an indescribable bond with our equine partners, the fact still remains that they are large and powerful animals. We saddle them each day to train, ride down the trail, or even compete on them without even thinking about the possible consequences we might face if there is a malfunction […]