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Do you ever make excuses for your horse’s misbehavior? Horse&Rider senior editor Jennifer Forsberg Meyer asked this question awhile back and bagged some interesting replies: “But he’s … READ MORE »
Road to the Horse Legends Return for Blowout Celebration

The colt-starting competition Road to the Horse is celebrating its 10th anniversary in a spectacular way. Past, present and future competitors will meet beneath one roof; … READ MORE »
Watch Top Horse Trainer Clinton Anderson and Experience the Method Live at a 2013 Walkabout Tour

For over a decade, Clinton Anderson has been inspiring the dreams of horsemen through his results oriented Downunder Horsemanship Method. This year, the renowned trainer and … READ MORE »
Teach Your Horse to Bend at the Walk with Clinton Anderson

When you can get your horse to bend and soften laterally around your leg, it’ll create more softness in everything else you do with him. Remember, … READ MORE »
Yield for Control with Clinton Anderson

As you learned last week, all of your horse’s power comes from his hindquarters. If you’re able to disengage his hindquarters, you’re essentially telling him that … READ MORE »
Disengaging your Horses Hindquarters with Clinton Anderson

All your horse’s power comes from his hindquarters. You need to be able to disengage his hindquarters, because if he were to rear, buck, or bolt, … READ MORE »
Teach Your Horse to Follow the Fence with Clinton Anderson

This exercise is the foundation of teaching your horse to steer and follow his nose. The first step in steering your horse is teaching him to … READ MORE »
Teach Your Horse Lateral Flexion with Top Horse Trainer Clinton Anderson

Horses don’t have hard mouths; they have hard, stiff bodies. The softer you can get your horse through his five body parts (head and neck, poll, … READ MORE »
Top Horse Trainer Clinton Anderson Teaches the Helicopter Exercise

Many horses will accept an object as long as it’s at their eye level or below. When an object gets above their eye level, especially if … READ MORE »
Teach Your Horse the Backing Basics with Top Horse Trainer Clinton Anderson

A horse that backs up really well is showing you a lot of respect. The better you can get a horse to back up, the more … READ MORE »
Neck-Flex Exercise with Top Horse Trainer Clinton Anderson

Your horse can never be too soft or too supple. By teaching him to flex his head and neck on cue on the ground, you’ll lay … READ MORE »
Teaching Your Horse to Yield the Forequarters with Clinton Anderson

Here, you’ll learn how to teach your horse to yield his forequarters. Note that if you’re standing on your horse’s left side, his left front leg … READ MORE »
Clinton Anderson to Present Colt Starting Demo at NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity

Top horse trainer and clinician Clinton Anderson will present a three-hour colt starting demonstration at the National Reined Cow Horse Association Snaffle Bit Futurity Friday, September … READ MORE »
Hindquarters Control with Top Horse Trainer Clinton Anderson

Top horse trainer Clinton Anderson explains why hindquarters control is important, and builds upon a technique to start teaching your horse this next lesson in hindquarters … READ MORE »
Learn to Control Your Horses Hindquarters with Top Horse Trainer Clinton Anderson

Think of your horse’s hindquarters like a car’s gas pedal. The hindquarters are where all his power comes from. Any disrespectful behavior, such as rearing, bucking, … READ MORE »
Groundwork Training Lesson with Top Trainer Clinton Anderson

Ground work is effective because it establishes you as your horse’s leader, teaching him to trust and respect you. It also gets your horse to use … READ MORE »
Learn How to Gain Your Horses Respect with Top Horse Trainer Clinton Anderson

I generally come across two types of horsepeople. On one end of the scale are the ones who bribe their horses with buckets of oats or … READ MORE »
Stop a Grass Grabber with Horse Trainer Clinton Anderson

When you’re on a trail ride or riding through pasture, does your horse yank his head down and grab a mouthful of grass? Break this annoying … READ MORE »
3 Great Training Tips from Top Horse Trainer Clinton Anderson and Downunder Horsemanship

Tip #1: Fix the cause, not the symptoms. The majority of horse “problems” (such as bucking, rearing, biting, and pawing) aren’t really problems at all; they’re … READ MORE »
Top Horse Trainer Clinton Anderson Explains How to Earn Your Horse’s Respect

I generally come across two types of horsepeople. On one end of the scale are the ones who bribe their horses with buckets of oats or … READ MORE »
Boost Your Confidence in the Saddle with Melinda Folse

A MyHorse Books favorite (and featured at HorseBooksEtc for $22.95), The Smart Woman’s Guide to Midlife Horses is an excellent read for anyone who’s ready to … READ MORE »
Lameness Issues? Learn Your Horse’s Anatomy Through This App

You know your horse’s strengths, his weaknesses, how to get the best performance out of him, which treat he prefers and even that he likes to … READ MORE »
Riding Socks that Clinton Anderson Swears By

When you ride horses, the wrong kind of sock inside your riding boots can make you pretty miserable. So it’s worth looking at Koala Paws socks, … READ MORE »
How Do You Get a Horse That’s Extremely Well Broke?

Many of us have the same training problem with our horse, thinly disguised as separate issues like spooking, cantering too fast, or being generally hard to … READ MORE »
Problem Horse? Clinton Anderson to the Rescue with Free Webinar!

The questions are pouring in already for the free Clinton Anderson webinar called “Clinton Anderson: Got Horse Problems?” set to happen Monday, April 23 at 9 p.m. … READ MORE »