When I was teaching clinics, especially at the beginning of my career, the following scenario would happen often. “Clinton, I just wanted to come find you and talk about my horse.” The demeanor of the woman standing in front of me would be timid, almost apologetic, and her overall manner would be very soft-spoken. It’d […]
Professional Clinician Jeff Davis’ fourth training session with Stash is out now. During this ride, the focus is on building a horse’s confidence around vehicles and objects that move. Jeff works with Professional Clinician Diego Gaona to desensitize Stash to an ATV pulling a roping dummy. Other exercises covered throughout the training session include Vertical […]
We are disappointed to let you know that the Buckeye, Arizona Walkabout Tour scheduled to take place in December is cancelled due to unforeseen scheduling. The event will not be rescheduled. If you ordered tickets to the tour, you’ll be receiving an email from us. We know that you were excited to attend the tour […]
Question: I have a 3-year-old mustang mare, and I’ve always had problems with her pushing her chest into stall doors, attempting to run me over and shaking her head, which has resulted in her hitting her head against mine twice. She’s very belligerent and cannot focus on anything I ask her to do. I tried […]
Mikes Roberts of The Converse Cowboy joins Clinton on the latest episode of the Uncut & Real Raw podcast. The two talk about navigating life, running a podcast and the most poignant lessons they’ve each learned from their guests. Listen to the episode most anywhere you listen to podcasts, including on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon […]
The 2025 Walkabout Tour presented by Ritchie Industries started in Memphis, Tennessee, last weekend at the Agricenter ShowPlace Arena. Clinton got the event underway on Saturday morning, starting off with a colt starting demonstration. Truly, a Paint colt, was the perfect student and Clinton and Professional Clinician Jeff Davis were able to work together to […]
Training Tip: Human Emotions Won’t Train Your Horse
People who take on horses that have had a traumatic past often get caught up in putting their emotions on the horse. It never works and it leads to trouble, often making the horse frustrated and confused about what’s expected of him. Human emotions have no place in training horses, whether you’re working with a […]
We’re on our way to our first Walkabout Tour of the year presented by Ritchie Industries. We’ll be in Memphis, Tennessee at the Agricenter ShowPlace Arena this weekend. The event promises to be jam-packed with ways to finesse your horsemanship and stay inspired to reach your goals. Although Clinton and his Professional Clinicians work with […]
Prada’s first foals are making their arrival. Prada is Clinton’s reined cow horse mare owned by Melissa Sims. Last year, Clinton and Melissa decided to breed the 7-year-old roan mare.
Question: I’ve been following the Foal Training Series, and my foal has started to rear. What should I do to stop this behavior? I backed him up a couple steps and that worked for a while, but he started doing it again today, so I backed him up and scared him away.