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Gaining Respect and Control On The Ground – Series I

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Jessie and I work through the first eight exercises in Clinton Anderson’s Downunder Horsemanship Gaining Respect and Control on the Ground, Series I, DVD. This is the video that started it all back in 2007. I wanted to know if a regular guy like me, who had a limited knowledge of horses (and no knowledge of horse behavior) could utilize a learn-by-watching-dvd system to train a horse without killing himself. It turns out it can be done. We followed the methods described on the videos as closely as we could and Jessie became a solid, respectful, and safe trail horse.  The Clinton Anderson Method is laid out simply in these dvd’s.  We simply started at the beginning of Gaining Respect and Control on the Ground with exercise 1.  Once we felt we had accomplished that we moved on to number 2.  Before long I had a trusting quiet horse and learned a great deal in the process.

Rematch in the Weed Patch

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It’s the Rematch in the Weedpatch! This is a continuation of our first video on our Horse H-O-R-S-E competition. Ranae and I head out to the Kern River area looking for new ways to challenge our horses and improve our horsemanship. Who will get the edge this time? Will it be Dusty or Jessie? Come along for the ride and find out. Enjoy!

Working the Hay Stack

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After our video called Gettin Hay we had a ton (hay joke) of questions on how we manage the hay stack, how we get the hay down, and so we thought we would show you in this short video called Working the Stack. We learned it takes about twice as long when you video tape it. Enjoy!

A Conversation with our Farrier Sean McRoberts

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A Conversation with our Farrier Sean McRoberts

We keep our horses unshod or “barefoot” and our farrier, Sean McRoberts comes out about every eight weeks to trim them up.  Sean has an interesting life.  He spent years riding bulls professionally and almost made it to the NFR.  He traveled around the country following the rodeo circuit until injuries and age led him to retire from bull riding.  Now he makes a living working with horses’ feet.  But Sean loves to compete, and he is a top team roper.  He knows a lot about horses, cows and cowboys and he’s got a lot of stories to tell.

The sound quality is not always the best, but I love the sound of the nippers, rasps, and even the birds and dogs making noise.  What does your farrier talk about?  Feel free to share your experiences with us email us at john@whoapodcast.com.  Thanks for listening!