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Location: Northern Ontario | I would absolutely LOVE to take one of his clinics, but I live in the north pole in Canada and its not an option. What is the next best option? The workbooks? Dvds? Any advice would be helpful. I really wanna learn his technique. |
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Location: never in the right place | He sells his little booklets( i think pretty expensive , don't know if he has dvd's or not) and it has the exercises in it and how to set them up. Maybe get a group of friends and do the drills, its more fun. I love PH clinics. We have one lady that has his booklets and she gives lessons using his setups. Its so much fun |
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Location: Lost in the swamps | I was lucky enough to go.
Loved it!
Get his drills booklet.
Simple stuff he really implies good old fashion horsemanship!
I like his drills! |
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| Clinton Anderson
down to earth
works
understandable for most ppl
ETA: you can find his stuff used much cheaper...post on fb and ask around....its like really high right now but long ago it was cheap
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Location: Northern Ontario | runfastturnsmooth - 2018-02-22 7:30 PM
Clinton Anderson
down to earth
works
understandable for most ppl
ETA: you can find his stuff used much cheaper...post on fb and ask around....its like really high right now but long ago it was cheap
I don"t like Clinton very much. He is always on his horses' faces and nagging them..... Is Paul like that? |
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| Paul is very down to earth like clinton's style
no nonsense...
I"m not sure what you men by in their face... i'm not experienced with either one either past basic colt braking |
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Location: Northern Ontario | runfastturnsmooth - 2018-02-22 8:02 PM
Paul is very down to earth like clinton's style
no nonsense...
I"m not sure what you men by in their face... i'm not experienced with either one either past basic colt braking
I have his books and fundamental dvds. I find he drifted a bit from his original training style. For example, if I am riding a colt and I ask them to do something right, like move their shoulder, I will ask a few times and get a positive response and leave it at that, do something else, and ask for it again the next day. Clinton asks and asks and asks until he gets it perfect in one session, but by the end the horse is either frustrated or has no more confidence. Watch him ride his Gunner stud, he is always jerking him behind the bit and that studs is a saint to put up with that. I guess it works for him cause he is making millions. I remember him back when he was just starting out and I LOVED his training then |
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| If you ask trainers they will tell you the same thing...i agree he nags too much.....ask then punish...i'm old tho and on a o n colt i'm more forgiving so i agree with Clinton lol |
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| LOVED his clinic. LOVE him. I really don't think I would compare him to Clinton so much. He doesn't rip on their faces.... helps you get true collection/softness/driving from the hip.... with forward movement. Not picking. Not fighting. TRUE soft collection. I will say I bought the books - but unless you actually get to RIDE in a clinic with him you are missing the bigger benefit. He typically won't sell his books or bits without a clinic attendance. The clinic helps you FEEL it... and once you FEEL it... it is amazing.I can't wait to attend another.... I am sorry that isn't much help. |
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| I'd suggest getting the DVD first, then the workbooks if you can find them so that every drill is together. Typically you have to ride in one to get the books. Just reading the books aren't really going to help you get much of a feel for the program. Also- you can follow on Facebook. He posts videos all the time that are very helpful. I've been to a clinic and really like his style. |
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 The Bling Princess
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Location: North Dakota | There used to be this DVD rental site, not sure if it still exists, but it's called Giddy Up Flix. For $10 a month you could rent a couple, send them back when you were done, type deal. I used to rent his series all the time and watch his drills. |
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 Off the Wall Wacky
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Location: Louisiana | KindaClassey - 2018-02-23 9:14 AM
I'd suggest getting the DVD first, then the workbooks if you can find them so that every drill is together. Typically you have to ride in one to get the books. Just reading the books aren't really going to help you get much of a feel for the program. Also- you can follow on Facebook. He posts videos all the time that are very helpful. I've been to a clinic and really like his style.
I agree...the books are great just to have the patterns for the drills.
But no way would I have gotten what I got out of the clinic from just the books alone.
I enjoyed the clinic SO much. A couple days before the clinic I told my husband I was done with the colt - I would bring him to the clinic and he could have him back bc our styles just didn't mesh. Turns out I just needed to make very simple, small changes to my hands and feet and voila, hubby is never getting his colt back LOL.
This 5yo went from slow loping the pattern, but wanting to drop his shoulder, or bow off the backside, or lose his butt, etc. Bc of all that I had only really loped him through maybe 10 times bc I wanted to "fix" him.
Since the clinic (a month ago) and doing the drills - not even barrel drills! - he is now high loping the pattern in great form, keeping his leads, driving with his rear, shoulder coming around the barrel quickly. He's ready to haul and exhibition.
Paul's methods simply work, but I think you need to experience them in person. Maybe you could fly down and borrow a horse?
He takes several breaks to talk to each and every participant throughout the drills. It's the most interactive/intelligent clinic I've been to. I feel like some people were disappointed in how few times they went around a barrel...but his focus is the horsemanship and understanding of his program. He has 2 days to get you to understand...so he spends a lot of time discussing and answering questions. I appreciated it and truly learned a lot. |
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Location: North Dakota | dashnlotti - 2018-02-23 10:09 AM KindaClassey - 2018-02-23 9:14 AM I'd suggest getting the DVD first, then the workbooks if you can find them so that every drill is together. Typically you have to ride in one to get the books. Just reading the books aren't really going to help you get much of a feel for the program. Also- you can follow on Facebook. He posts videos all the time that are very helpful. I've been to a clinic and really like his style. I agree...the books are great just to have the patterns for the drills. But no way would I have gotten what I got out of the clinic from just the books alone. I enjoyed the clinic SO much. A couple days before the clinic I told my husband I was done with the colt - I would bring him to the clinic and he could have him back bc our styles just didn't mesh. Turns out I just needed to make very simple, small changes to my hands and feet and voila, hubby is never getting his colt back LOL. This 5yo went from slow loping the pattern, but wanting to drop his shoulder, or bow off the backside, or lose his butt, etc. Bc of all that I had only really loped him through maybe 10 times bc I wanted to "fix" him. Since the clinic (a month ago ) and doing the drills - not even barrel drills! - he is now high loping the pattern in great form, keeping his leads, driving with his rear, shoulder coming around the barrel quickly. He's ready to haul and exhibition. Paul's methods simply work, but I think you need to experience them in person. Maybe you could fly down and borrow a horse? He takes several breaks to talk to each and every participant throughout the drills. It's the most interactive/intelligent clinic I've been to. I feel like some people were disappointed in how few times they went around a barrel...but his focus is the horsemanship and understanding of his program. He has 2 days to get you to understand...so he spends a lot of time discussing and answering questions. I appreciated it and truly learned a lot.
I love hearing this since I just signed up for my very first clinic with Paul! Makes me super excited! |
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Location: Northern Ontario | Ugh! Now I really want tp attend a clinic! Anyone wanna adopt me for a weekend? |
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Location: The edge of no where | runfastturnsmooth - 2018-02-22 7:02 PM Paul is very down to earth like clinton's style no nonsense... I"m not sure what you men by in their face... i'm not experienced with either one either past basic colt braking
I've riden with Paul a few times and really like him. He gets horses truly 'broke' and trains such a correct pattern. Paul's methods are proven and he's had several winners come out of his program.
I sure wouldn't compare his style to Clinton. I'm not a CA fan at all. |
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Location: The edge of no where | SuperTrooper - 2018-02-22 6:59 PM runfastturnsmooth - 2018-02-22 7:30 PM Clinton Anderson down to earth works understandable for most ppl ETA: you can find his stuff used much cheaper...post on fb and ask around....its like really high right now but long ago it was cheap I don"t like Clinton very much. He is always on his horses' faces and nagging them..... Is Paul like that?
No - Paul is nothing like that.
The whole Paul/Clinton comparison is really weird. They're nothing alike. |
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 Hog Tie My Mojo
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Location: Opelousas, LA | How hard do you ride your horses at his clinics? I missed the January one in our area and there are clinics in May and October but my horse has issues sweating. Just curious if it is a demanding clinic for the horses or not, he is usually fine those times of year if I don't push him too hard. |
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| I have a couple of his DVD's and love them! I would definitely attend a school if I had the opportunity. |
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Off the Wall Wacky
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Location: Louisiana | Barnmom - 2018-03-04 12:19 PM
How hard do you ride your horses at his clinics? I missed the January one in our area and there are clinics in May and October but my horse has issues sweating. Just curious if it is a demanding clinic for the horses or not, he is usually fine those times of year if I don't push him too hard.
He should be fine. The clinic I went to, it was much more of a HUMAN learning opportunity than it was drilling on your horse over and over. Each pattern drill he set up, we only did once or twice, unless an individual needed more attention. He was much more focused on YOU understanding what you're doing, that making sure your horse is doing it perfectly - as obviously you aren't going to retrain your horse in 2 days.
I spent WAY more time sitting and watching the rest of the class go than I did actually going through courses. And most of those were at a trot. That may bother some, but I really enjoyed it. My horse didn't need drilling and drilling, I did LOL. |
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Hog Tie My Mojo
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Location: Opelousas, LA | dashnlotti - 2018-03-06 9:18 AM Barnmom - 2018-03-04 12:19 PM How hard do you ride your horses at his clinics? I missed the January one in our area and there are clinics in May and October but my horse has issues sweating. Just curious if it is a demanding clinic for the horses or not, he is usually fine those times of year if I don't push him too hard. He should be fine. The clinic I went to, it was much more of a HUMAN learning opportunity than it was drilling on your horse over and over. Each pattern drill he set up, we only did once or twice, unless an individual needed more attention. He was much more focused on YOU understanding what you're doing, that making sure your horse is doing it perfectly - as obviously you aren't going to retrain your horse in 2 days. I spent WAY more time sitting and watching the rest of the class go than I did actually going through courses. And most of those were at a trot. That may bother some, but I really enjoyed it. My horse didn't need drilling and drilling, I did LOL.
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Off the Wall Wacky
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Location: Louisiana | Barnmom - 2018-03-06 3:50 PM
dashnlotti - 2018-03-06 9:18 AM Barnmom - 2018-03-04 12:19 PM How hard do you ride your horses at his clinics? I missed the January one in our area and there are clinics in May and October but my horse has issues sweating. Just curious if it is a demanding clinic for the horses or not, he is usually fine those times of year if I don't push him too hard. He should be fine. The clinic I went to, it was much more of a HUMAN learning opportunity than it was drilling on your horse over and over. Each pattern drill he set up, we only did once or twice, unless an individual needed more attention. He was much more focused on YOU understanding what you're doing, that making sure your horse is doing it perfectly - as obviously you aren't going to retrain your horse in 2 days. I spent WAY more time sitting and watching the rest of the class go than I did actually going through courses. And most of those were at a trot. That may bother some, but I really enjoyed it. My horse didn't need drilling and drilling, I did LOL.
He also stops every couple of drills and asks the group questions, and he goes around and listens to each person. He'll then give his answer and reasoning.
It was a Ground Zero clinic and he did say that he spent more time on those things than he normally does, but I still don't think the Phase 1-3 clinics would be too much hard work on your horse. I also didn't take him as the type of clinician to be upset if you tell him your horse needs a break. |
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Location: Ellensburg, Washington | Sorry to ressurect and old thread, but does anyone have a Phase 1 drill book I can buy? I went to a clinic in 2016, and LOVED it. Just bought a new horse I would love to work on the drills with him. I remember a few, but now the drill book would help. Thanks! |
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