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I just got tickets to see Clinton Anderson this coming September. I just wanted to know some of your opinions of him. I'm going with my neighbors who are big fans of him. I did watch a couple of his tapes and I liked what I saw. I just bought a round pen this last week before the steel prices went sky high. I set it up and my mare and I did some join up and I finally got the look from her that my trainer gets from her ( you are my master and I shall follow you to the ends of the earth) you know that kind of look:D .
 
I was very skeptical of Clinton Anderson until I watched him last week at Equine Affaire. I was mostly attracted to his clinic topic: gaining your horse's respect on the ground (I have a terribly bargy horse and we are both control freaks). I was very impressed with what I saw. He works just like me: make it uncomfortable for them to do the wrong thing as long as you are clear when asking them to do the right thing. He had a very interesting idea about an invisible hoolahoop to keep the horse out of your space.

One thing that REALLY impressed me was that he never uses his trained horses. He always uses borrowed ones that have the problem he is discussing so that you can watch and see how a horse reacts to this new idea and also gives him a chance to show what you should do if things don't go quite according to plan.

Like with Parelli, I totally agree with Clinton Anderson's methods. I think you will enjoy his clinics -- he is also a very funny (and totally HOT!) guy. ;) Have fun!
 
You can go here to hear Clinton Anderson talk on this online radio horse broadcast. Scan through the shows, listed by date, for his name and to hear him speak about various topics.

Also some other v. good trainers on there (Lyons, Palm, etc.)
 
Thanks Tootsie You're right he certainly isn't hard on the eyes! I think i'm going to see if I can view my neighbors tapes again now that I have the round pen. I wanted to say I've enjoyed all your posts about you and Bonfire. You've really done a lot of great work with him. He's a Morgan isn't he? My girl is a Morgan also. She has also been a bit of a challenge for me at times but because of that I've learned so much from her. I'm finally getting an independent seat and that has been a lot of hard work. Lots of lunging lessons. My trainer is a big fan of Sally Swift " Centered Riding" so we use a lot of her visualizations. I've also become a student of "Yoga for the Equistrian". I've found that putting the two of them together has helped me come a long way. We've also studied Cherry Hill "Becoming and Effective Rider" I also switched from Western to English and boy oh boy thats really made a big change in my habits. Keep up the posts on the two of you . You really are encouraging to many people who visit this site.
 
Why thanks for those nice words TNT

Originally posted by TNT
You've really done a lot of great work with him.
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Most of our success is directly related to the support and advise obtained here on NR. Thats no lie.

Morgans are a "special" breed and aren't always the easiest to deal with. They're too smart, too hardy, oh the list goes on. But, one things for sure, I love mine more and more each day and I used to think that would be impossible. I think I'll always have one for the rest of my horsey life.

As far as Clinton Anderson, he's blunt and that sometimes gets him some bad press. But, if you've got a good mind about the natural horse, you'll understand his techniques and can actually make them work for you. Let us know how the clinic goes. :)
 
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