Clinton Anderson's Downunder Horsemanship: Establishing Respect and Control for English and Western Riders

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Summary: Just what I needed!!!!!
Review: Just what I needed! This book is like a portable fix-it clinic. It¹s clear,
easy to understand, and has tons of gorgeous pictures that illustrate what
you¹re supposed to do and how you¹re supposed to do it. This book takes
some of Clinton¹s ³signature² exercises and shows you how two different
riders applied them to their horses. Every exercise has simple
instructions, success tips and troubleshooting suggestions. Every exercise
also tells you what can go wrong ­ and (most importantly) how to fix it. I
especially liked how the two riders gave their viewpoints. They made me
think that I wasn¹t in this alone. My mare and I haven¹t mastered all of the
exercises yet. But within a few days of applying what Clinton said, she was
more willing, more flexible and I was more confident working with her.



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Summary: DownUnder Horsemanship Is a WONDERFUL Book!!
Review: The number one reason I love this book is because he tells you the truth about how the horse will most likely react at first. I love Lyons and Parelli and the other natural horsemen BUT Clinton is my favorite. I have a horse that NEVER reacts the way those other books say she will. As a matter of fact they don't say how shell react. Clinton tells you the mistakes most people make and the mistakes the horse will make when beginning. For example...to teach the horse to back by tapping the air infront of it. Chances are she'll try to walk forward or to the side first, then he tell you what to do. AND it's really nice to hear the comments from his students cuz they express most of the same frustrations I have when working with my 2 yr old. (And their horses are alot more of a problem horse than mine.Theirs buck, bit, pin the ears and wait for a chance to get you.) I haven't even finished all of the book and I can't say enough about it. The ground work techniques are wonderful. You will love this book if you want real step-by-step, problem-by-problem and correction-by-correction instruction. I love it!!!!!! I plan on buying more of his products. OH AND he doesn't use any tricks or fancy equipment...just a halter, lead rope, and handy stick and sometimes an extra string!! IT's GREAT!!! If need my help like I do BUY THIS BOOK!!!!

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Summary: Clinton Has It All
Review: The reason for Clinton Anderson's popularity is that he not only understands, respects and is an ADVOCATE for horses but that he is exceptionally intelligent, thoughtful and insightful, an accomplished and effective rider, an absolutely remarkable trainer/clinician and (most importantly) a perfectly brilliant COMMUNICATOR. He certainly did not INVENT Natural Horsemanship, but because of his natural gift for explaining and illustrating how to get the results he gets (and his generosity in holding NOTHING back!), his students (human AND equine) "get it" in record time and are eager & excited to learn more. I have read soooo many horse books in my lifetime and gone to soooo many clinics and watched soooo many videos...now, along comes Clinton to systematize and present this information in a way that ANY idiot (even me) can readily understand and put into practice - WITHOUT chasing the poor horse around endlessly in a round pen or on a lunge line - to achieve SOLID results without creating fear or pain. I saw a great cartoon in Western Horseman this month which showed a couple of ancient Greek know-it-alls badmouthing "that newfangled horse whisperer, Xenophon." Clinton is a Xenophon for our time - and long overdue. Read this book and watch him live, on video or on RFD-TV and you, too, will "get it." This guy is our best hope for opening a lot of closed minds on both sides of the "English" and "Western" fences and making the world a more enjoyable and SAFER place for horses AND their riders. PS: If you are sick of riding around in an arena and want to take your horse trail riding (or ANYWHERE new & strange), Clinton's your boy. I also recommend his trailer-loading video - short, clear & boy does it WORK. Just like the rest of his stuff.