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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Do you know the answer to all three of these horse-training questions? 1. “I was riding my mare and she got really balky on this one … READ MORE »

Downunder Horsemanship is partnering with Make-A-Wish North Texas in an effort to help grant  wishes for children fighting life-threatening medical conditions.  
The North Texas chapter serves … READ MORE »

If someone else is hogging the computer so you can’t visit the Downunder Horsemanship website, now you have another way to watch Clinton Anderson at work: … READ MORE »

As the feature sponsor of the Clinton Anderson Walkabout Tour, Ritchie Industries is again partnering with Downunder Horsemanship for the third year in a row to … READ MORE »

Accelerate your horsemanship at a Clinton Anderson clinic. Check out this listing of Clinton Anderson’s 2012 schedule for a Downunder Horsemanship clinic close to you. 2012 … READ MORE »

Does your horse act really nasty? Does he do any of the following: rear, kick, buck, bite, bolt, refuse to stand still for mounting,  balk at … READ MORE »

In this excerpt from his book Downunder Horsemanship, Clinton Anderson gives you the tools for teaching your horse to flex to the halter– which will help … READ MORE »

I’m not a big fan of television shows, but I will make an exception for those about horses, and now there’s one of my favorites that’s … READ MORE »

Are you fed up, frustrated or downright scared of your horse’s disrespectful behavior and bad habits? Horse trainer Clinton Anderson is on the hunt for the … READ MORE »