2024 Clinician Academy
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April 1 - May 17
Location
Downunder Horsemanship Ranch
Farmington,
AR
News Archive
Training Tips
June 21, 2022
Training Tip: Advice for a Horse That Cribs
Question: My friend bought a horse that has a cribbing habit. He is a very willing horse, smart and well trained for cow work and ranch riding. My question is do you think a horse that cribs is a big problem?
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Downunder Horsemanship - General Training Tips
June 21, 2022
Teach Your Busy-Minded Horse to Relax and Focus
There are some horses that are naturally really hot and nervous, and even after they’ve been taken through the Fundamentals groundwork and riding exercises and the foundation trail exercises, they still have a lingering desire to be in a hurry everywhere they go. “This is the off-the-track Thoroughbred that starts and ends a 20-mile trail […]
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Clinician Method Ambassadors
June 21, 2022
Gain the Right Experience
Great horsemen have three things in common: excellent feel, great timing and extensive experience working with horses and studying horsemanship. “The only way to develop feel and timing is through experience. The more horses you ride, the more clinics you go to, the more videos you watch, and the more books you read, the more […]
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Training Tips
June 14, 2022
Training Tip: Be a Thinking Horseman
One of the hardest concepts about training horses to get across to people is that horses do not think like we do. Your horse is a prey animal and you are a predator, which means he sees the world in a completely different way than you do. One of the major differences between us is […]
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Academy
June 14, 2022
Welcome Summer Clinician Academy Class
The summer session of the Clinician Academy is officially underway! Over the weekend, horsemen attending the course began checking in at the ranch in Farmington, Arkansas. They spent the weekend getting themselves and their two horses settled in and then gathered Monday morning for a meeting with Clinton and Professional Clinician Kristin Hamacher. After the […]
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Walkabout Tours
June 14, 2022
Kalispell Walkabout Tour Roundpen Special Offer
Are you in need of a high-quality roundpen and plan to attend the Kalispell, Montana Walkabout Tour at the end of August? We’re offering special pricing for the Behlen Roundpen Clinton will use during the weekend’s demonstrations. You’ll purchase the roundpen now, and then pick it up at the tour. Built to Clinton’s personal specifications, […]
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Training Tips
June 7, 2022
Training Tip: Hold the Soft Feel Longer
Vertical flexion with your horse is something that you’ll build on with each give. First the horse has to understand that when you pick up on the reins and apply pressure with your legs he needs to maintain whatever gait he’s in and give to the pressure. As soon as he understands that concept, then […]
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No Worries Club
June 7, 2022
June No Worries Club Exclusive
When Clinton decided to add buffalo to his performance horse training program, he knew he’d need help learning how to best work with the animals. Fellow Aussies Duncan Steele-Park and Glen Aspinall are happy to share their knowledge with him. In the first session with the buffalo, the trio focused on getting the animals comfortable […]
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Sponsors
June 7, 2022
Give Mosquitoes the Boot This Summer
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 […]
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