Clinton Anderson

Rider in a blue t-shirt, wearing a cowboy hat, loping a sorrel horse in an open field.

When you’re buying a horse, don’t neglect this one key pre-purchase check that will tell you if you’ll be able to ride him with confidence.

A “problem horse” bucks and kicks in his paddock, refusing to be caught.

The Thinking Rider

Does your horse buck, bolt, rear, or display other problem behavior under saddle? Learn key prevention and deal-with-it tips from experts.

Horsemanship

Test your knowledge of basic horse-safety know-how with this true/false quiz from clinician and educator Clinton Anderson.

Horseback Trail Riding Training

Use this approach-and-retreat method to train at home or to get your horse over an obstacle on the trail.

Western Horse Training Videos

Western Horse How-To

Is your horse a stumblebum? Here’s what you need to know to address dangerous stumbling.

Western Horse Training Videos

What to do when your horse threatens to run off or otherwise acts up out on the trail? Use a one-rein stop. I’ll explain how and why in this article.

Horseback Trail Riding

Clinton Anderson helps our reader calm and steady her mare when she acts up on the trail.

Horseback Trail Riding Training

If your horse is busy eyeing his next meal rather than paying attention to you, gain control with Clinton Anderson’s three-step technique.

Clinton Anderson holding a plastic bag next to a horse.

The Thinking Rider

Being spooky comes naturally to horses—some even more than others. Learn how desensitizing can dial down the spook-o-meter.

Credit: Photo courtesy of Downunder Horsemanship Using a helper on the ground is one of five key “first ride” tips from Clinton Anderson, whose 2014 Las Vegas Walkabout Tour you can follow with H&R’s social media.

The Thinking Rider

The Thinking Rider

Do you make excuses for your horse's misbehavior? If so, you're avoiding the responsibility of training him out of it.

Western Horse Training Videos

Before you halter a foal, teach him how to follow willingly beside you on a circle.

Teach Your Horse to Soften to the Bit promo image

Horsemanship

Teach your horse the basics of flexing vertically and softening to the bit.

Hand holding a deworming syringe with horse's muzzle in the background.

Horse Health Care

Teach your horse to stand still, head down, and ready to accept the deworming syringe with this easy technique from clinician Clinton Anderson.

Ground work

In the June 2010 issue of Horse & Rider, we dared you to guess who the polocrosse player might be in the corresponding photo, with a list of clues. If you haven't guessed already, here's the answer, along with more photos from that Clinton Anderson's past.