I don’t encourage people to use a lot of voice commands, especially in the Fundamentals level of the Downunder Horsemanship Method. It’s far more important

I don’t encourage people to use a lot of voice commands, especially in the Fundamentals level of the Downunder Horsemanship Method. It’s far more important
All of my training sessions with my performance horses are about 30 to 40 minutes in length and follow a general outline: Warm-up Training Friendly
Question: When we’re doing rollbacks on the fence, my horse, Austin, a 4-year-old Appendix Quarter Horse, will stick his head over the fence rather than tucking
Question: We have a 5-year-old gelding that has been recently gelded. He has been through the Fundamentals groundwork and he did really well. If you ride
Question: I have an 8-year-old Quarter Horse mare that barely moves. She is cutting bred and is very athletic, but she drags her hind feet and
I stress the importance of being a confident rider at all three gaits – walk, trot and lope – because if you’re only comfortable at
The key to understanding how to fix a horse that is lazy and rears on the trail is to first understand that the problem is
In a perfect world, we all have a facility that meets our requirements to train our horses year-round. Reality is far from perfect, though. I’ve
It’s very normal in the beginning for a young horse to mouth and play with the bit when he’s first introduced to it. He’s just
When it comes to starting colts, you need to be as realistic of your ability as you possibly can be. One of the first requirements
The spin is something that’s difficult to teach horses because it’s very much like a seesaw. Every day, depending on the way the wind is
No matter which category a horse falls into — hot-blooded or cold-blooded — riding him outside the confines of an arena and taking him down
A lot of people wisely start the Method with a horse that’s already trained, and often times, these horses have been ridden in shank bits.
When taking a horse out on the trail for the first time or riding him in an unfamiliar location, I do groundwork before getting in
If your horse has had the winter off and you’re ready to get back in the saddle, keep these success tips in mind so that