Accelerate Your Horsemanship at a
Clinton
Anderson
Clinic
2012 Schedule Released
Renowned
horseman Clinton Anderson will instruct four levels of horsemanship clinics in
2012 at the Downunder Horsemanship Ranch in
Stephenville
,
Texas
.
April
25 – May 5 – Fundamentals Clinic
Participants
will gain firsthand knowledge on how to transform a stiff, heavy and unwilling
horse into a soft, supple and cooperative partner, and learn exercises to
improve their seat, build their confidence and increase their sense of feel and
timing – essential ingredients to becoming a skilled horseman. Clinic
curriculum focuses on
Clinton
’s horsemanship philosophy and over 30 groundwork and riding exercises.
May
14 – 18 – Confidence Clinic
Horsemen
lacking confidence either on the ground or under saddle get the boost they need
in a clinic tailored just for them. Clinic curriculum will center on elements
from
Clinton
’s horsemanship method especially geared toward regaining lost confidence and
putting the fun back in horsemanship.
June
1 – 10 – Colt Starting Clinic
For
the first time in five years,
Clinton
will be instructing a colt starting clinic, helping participants take their
young horses from unstarted to riding on the trail in 10 days.
Clinton
’s approach to colt starting, which he learned from his late Australian mentor
Gordon McKinlay, is focused on preparation and safety for both horse and rider.
November
1 – 10 – Intermediate Clinic
The
second level of
Clinton
’s horsemanship method focuses on gaining even more control of the horse’s
feet on the ground and achieving true lightness and suppleness in the saddle.
Emphasis is placed on gaining control of the horse’s five body parts – the
head and neck, poll, shoulders, ribcage and hindquarters because total control
of the horse’s body results in total confidence and collection.
Immersed
in the Method
At
clinics, participants live and breathe horsemanship and receive hands-on
instruction from Clinton and his Certified Clinicians. Clinics begin each day at
9 AM and run until 5 PM, and
Clinton
’s Certified Clinicians are available each morning and evening for additional
personalized help. Besides learning essential exercises to gain a horse’s
trust, participants learn how to put that knowledge to use in practical settings
while working over an obstacle course and on the trail.
All
of
Clinton
’s clinics are held at the all-encompassing Downunder Horsemanship Ranch in
Stephenville
,
Texas
. Participants will get to utilize
Clinton
’s 300’ x 150’ covered arena, 300’ round arena, elaborate obstacle
course that includes over 20 challenges and wi-fi equipped classroom.
Participants’ horses are given their own individual runs on the clinic
grounds, complete with shelters, automatic waterers, hay mangers and no-tip
feeders. Each run has an associated tack/hay/feed storage area and its own
Patience Pole.
Discover
for yourself the innovation, inspiration and instruction that make Clinton
Anderson Horsemanship Clinics a once-in-a-lifetime experience!
For
clinic details and a complete list of all 2012 Downunder Horsemanship clinic
dates, visit http://www.downunderhorsemanship.com/events/events_horsemanship_clinics.cfm.
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