By Ritchie Industries That familiar high-pitched buzz is an unwelcome reminder that warm weather brings pesky mosquitoes. More than just annoying, some mosquitoes are the primary transmitters of West Nile virus, Eastern equine encephalomyelitis (EEE), and Western equine encephalomyelitis (WEE). Mosquito breeding requires just a small amount of stagnant or standing water. Some species lay […]
Training Tip: Catch Your Horse in the Pasture Challenge
Can you go out to the pasture and catch your horse and lead him to the gate without having to halter him? How your horse greets you and what he’s willing to let you do with him when you enter the pasture says a lot about your partnership. As you progress through the Method and […]
Clinton’s miniature horse, Phoenix, celebrates his fifteenth birthday on June 2nd. The sorrel gelding arrived at the ranch in 2009 as a 2-year-old colt and over the years has amassed a tremendous fan base of his own. He’s starred in a two-part series about using the Method to train miniature horses (watch the series by […]
Does your horse stand in his stall while you dream of one day being able to ride him? Maybe you bought him as a project to re-train but quickly realized you didn’t have the experience to help him overcome his longstanding problems. Or perhaps you wanted to start a horse yourself from the ground up […]
Training Tip: Horse Continues to React to the Saddle After Numerous Saddlings
Question: I have a mare that I’ve started with the Colt Starting Series. She has responded well to the training, except she is still reactive to the saddle, even after saddling numerous times. She saddles sometimes and does not panic, and the next day, I will do the same saddling process and she will panic […]
No matter what discipline you do with your horse, if you want him to perform at his best, you need to use quality tack that fits him correctly. At the top of that list is your saddle. In the No Worries Club digital download, “Saddle Fit,” Clinton works with Brian Peterson, a saddle engineer at […]
Training Tip: Disengaging vs Engaging Your Horse’s Hindquarters
To be effective when training your horse, it’s important to understand the difference between disengaging the horse’s hindquarters and engaging them. I tell people to think of the horse’s hindquarters like the gas pedal of a car. The hindquarters are where all the horse’s power comes from. When you disengage a horse’s hindquarters, asking him […]
One Participation Spot Available in the Fall Clinician Academy
If your goal is to attend the Clinician Academy and establish a career sharing the Method, time is of the essence. Just one participation spot remains open for the fall session of the seven-week course that will take place in Farmington, Arkansas October 3rd through November 18th. During the course, horsemen train two of their […]
Finding time to focus on your horsemanship can be difficult, especially when you have family and work commitments. With that being said, horses are just like kids, they learn best with consistency and repetition. The more often you can work with your horse, the quicker he’ll learn and remember lessons. Can you still make progress […]
Question: My horse has always been good out on the trail, but bolshie on the ground and lacks manners. His previous owners were scared of him. I recently moved yards, and he is now turned out in a lovely field 24/7. On our third ride at the new yard, he spun and bolted with me […]