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Training Tips
April 14, 2020

Training Tip: Horses That Play With the Bit

It’s very normal in the beginning for a young horse to mouth and play with the bit when he’s first introduced to it. He’s just trying to figure out what the new piece of equipment is. When I put a bit in a horse’s mouth for the first time, I like to practice groundwork with […]

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Downunder on YouTube No Worries Club
April 14, 2020

Clinton Introduces Austin to the Reined Cow Horse Series

In the newest installment of the Performance Horses: Reined Cow Horse Series, Clinton introduces No Worries Club members to Austin. At the time of filming, Austin was a 3-year-old that Clinton was preparing for the SRCHA Pre-Futurity. In the training session, Clinton works Austin on a cow and explains what he’s looking for Austin to […]

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Downunder Horsemanship App
April 14, 2020

Handling Barn-Sour Horses on the Trail

Does your horse throw “I don’t wanna go tantrums” every time you try to ride him away from the barn? Or, when you turn him back toward the barn, does he start power walking or jigging home? If so, you’re not alone. Horses are social animals and quickly bond with one another, which can make […]

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No Worries Club
April 14, 2020

Find It on the No Worries Club: Teach Your Horse to Circle

While loping a horse in a circle may seem like an easy thing to do, it’s actually fairly difficult to achieve when riding one-handed on a loose rein. To prepare his horses to lope and eventually gallop circles in a reining pattern, he uses the exercise “Circle ‘N Circle” to lay a foundation that he […]

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Fundamentals with Phoenix
April 10, 2020

Fundamentals With Phoenix: How to Train Your Human

Lesson 2: Get Good at Spooking, Like Olympic-Level Good  Dream of a life in which you lounge in the pasture all day and the only human interaction you face is when your two-legged servant chucks some grain or hay at you? It can be a reality if you make your human believe you’re half crazy. […]

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Training Tips
April 7, 2020

Training Tip: Stop Your Horse From Rearing on the Trail

The key to understanding how to fix a horse that is lazy and rears on the trail is to first understand that the problem is just a symptom of a cause. The horse is rearing (or threatening to) because he has sticky feet. When he doesn’t want to do something, his way of getting out […]

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Academy Horse Clinician
April 7, 2020

Limited Opportunity to Get Your Horse Trained at the Ranch

Professional Clinicians Jeff Davis and Shayla Smock are accepting a limited number of horses to train at the Downunder Horsemanship Ranch in Stephenville, Texas. The clinicians are usually on the road teaching clinics and private lessons, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they aren’t able to travel and now have time to train horses for […]

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Academy Downunder Horsemanship Clinic
April 7, 2020

2020 Colt Starting Clinic and Clinician Academy Postponed

In light of the constantly evolving COVID-19 pandemic, we have rescheduled the 10-day Colt Starting Clinic and Clinician Academy that were slated to take place in a few weeks. We know that participants in both events have put a tremendous amount of planning into attending the courses and that this decision greatly affects their lives. […]

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No Worries Club
April 7, 2020

Spring Journal Released to No Worries Club Members

The spring issue of the No Worries Journal is full of in-depth training articles and personal success stories from Method followers to keep you inspired to achieve your horsemanship goals. Among the training articles, you’ll learn how to up your rollback game, use the Square Pattern exercise to improve your horse’s steering, and why and […]

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Shop Downunder Horsemanship
April 7, 2020

Method Exercise Banners for Your Arena and Barn

You asked for them, we listened! Our Method Exercise Banners ensure you never lose track of the groundwork and riding exercises in the Fundamentals, Intermediate or Advanced Series! The banners are available in a variety of sizes and in landscape and vertical formats to display in your arena, barn or working area. Each 15-ounce vinyl […]

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