Color has absolutely no effect on how suitable a horse is for you. Color won’t save you from getting bucked off. It doesn’t stop the horse from rearing and bolting.
Participation spots in this year’s Academy class are officially filled, and we’ve already got two eager horsemen enrolled to attend the 2019 course! This marks the fourth year in a row since implementing the Method Ambassador program that the Academy has sold out. “It’s exciting to work with the passionate and professional individuals the program […]
G’day there, friends: I just want to give a massive shout out to Ely Meggitt, a Clinton Anderson Method Ambassador in Queensland, Australia. She just finished starting my 2-year-old gelding two weeks ago. I came across Ely on Facebook late last year, and when I saw she was in Australia, no one else was going […]
Find it on the No Worries Club Website: Horse Doesn’t Wait for Cue to Trot
“Clinton, no matter how much flexing I do before I get on or how many One Rein Stops I do, my horse always does a power walk and then starts trotting without me asking for it. I’ll let him commit to the mistake, ask him to stop, and then One Rein Stop him. After he […]
Training Tip: Ask Clinton: Teaching a Horse to Crave the Trailer
Q: My daughter’s pony won’t go in the trailer unless one of her buddies is in it. When we try to load her by herself, she rears and refuses to go in. What can we do?
We’re on the hunt for a two-horse, straight load horse trailer with a ramp to use during the trailer loading demonstration at the Fort Worth, Texas Walkabout Tour. The event will be held at the Will Rogers Coliseum, March 3rd and 4th. The owner of the horse trailer will receive a training kit of their […]
The DUH Challenge is heating up as the horsemen enter the final phase of the competition – obstacle work! Shannon Pigott from the Magnificent 7 and her horse Tippy, Wendell Weber from the Mich-a-Roos and his horse Bones, and Kellye Tuxen from the Downunder Posse and her horse Rio were nominated by their Method meet-up […]
If you’ve been on the fence about attending the Clinician Academy, now is the time to act! A couple of spaces are available for the 2018 course that begins on April 30th. You’ll spend seven weeks at the Downunder Horsemanship Ranch in Stephenville, Texas learning how to fine-tune the Fundamentals level of the Method and […]
Clinton Presenting Daily Training Demos at the Midwest Horse Fair
If you’re in the Midwest and are looking for your Method fix this year, plan to attend one of the country’s biggest equine expos. Clinton will be presenting daily training demonstrations at the Midwest Horse Fair, April 20th – 22nd that will cover a variety of training topics. The event will be held at the […]
Training Tip: How Well a Horse Lopes Speaks Volumes About His Training
Nothing will rat a horse out about his level of training better than loping. Most horses will walk and trot reasonably well, without putting up much of a fuss, but when you ask them to step up to the lope, their true colors come out. If the horse is disrespectful and lazy, he’ll ignore your […]