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Clinton Anderson: Lessons Well Learned: Why My Method Works for Any Horse Hardcover – Illustrated, October 1, 2009

by Clinton Anderson (Author), Melinda Folse (Author)
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This engaging handbook examines the unparalleled effectiveness of the Downunder Horsemanship method of horse training and demonstrates how to apply the knowledge to everyday equestrian activities. Illustrated.
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"Delivers just what the clinician promises in his preface—real solutions for real riders with real problems."  —Western Horseman magazine

"A practical, user-friendly guide to his method of establishing respect and control for English and Western riders."  —Horse Illustrated magazine

"The results are impressive, and the horses flourish. Anderson shares his skills."  —American Quarter Horse Journal

"Start your horse off on the right hoof with Andersons help."  —Horsemen's Yankee Pedlar



"This is a book that riders will want to refer to as they move forward in training their horse. The inviting writing style and pinpointed lessons will make each page seem fresh and elicit new thoughts and understanding."   —Aiken Horse

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Clinton Anderson is the author of Clinton Anderson’s Downunder Horsemanship and the first horse trainer to launch a made-for-TV weekly training program broadcast on satellite television. He is the owner of a training facility and the winner of both the 2003 and 2005 Road to the Horse competition. He lives in Stephensville, Texas. Melinda Kaitcer is a writer and horse owner who benefited from Anderson's horse training method. She lives in Fort Worth, Texas.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Trafalgar Square Books; Illustrated edition (October 1, 2009)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 176 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1570764352
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1570764356
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.85 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.44 x 0.7 x 10.5 inches
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    Clinton Anderson is the author of Clinton Anderson's Downunder Horsemanship and the first horse trainer to launch a made-for-TV weekly training program broadcast on satellite television. He is the owner of a training facility and the winner of both the 2003 and 2005 Road to the Horse competition. He lives in Stephensville, Texas.

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    MELINDA FOLSE (formerly Melinda Folse Kaitcer) is co-author of the bestseller, Lessons Well Learned with Clinton Anderson (Trafalgar Square Books, 2009), author of Grandmaster: A Story of Struggle, Triumph and Taekwondo (about the life of Ninth Degree Taekwondo Grandmaster Won Chik Park), and a former senior writer at Time Warner’s Millionaire Blueprints Magazine. Finding herself to be just one amongst millions of Baby Boomer women who once dreamed of horses and are now recapturing that dream, Melinda let her own struggles do the talking in this tongue-in-cheek account that is a little bit memoir, a little more self-help, a whole lot of practical guidebook, and all heart. This is the book Melinda wishes she had been able to find when she made the bold decision to get back in the saddle at age 45. She lives in Texas with her family that includes two horses who continue to set her straight every single day.

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GiddyYuppy
5.0 out of 5 stars Clinton Anderson's Best Book Yet:
Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2009
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It's an easy read for those of us time-challenged multi-taskers who rarely have time to finish an entire "conventional" horse-training book.

It's a GREAT guide to the progression of Clinton's training method and covers what Downunder Horsemanship MATERIALS (videos in particular) one should study at each step of the way. I like it a lot more than his first book - this one should be called "DownUnder Horsemanship for Dummies" (or "The Ten-Minute DUH Manager") - it is so well-organized and will make a terrific reference manual for those of us who want to go back and fill in the "holes" in our horses' educations. Maybe they will come out with a small-format paperback we can keep in our pocket at all times.

It lists 20 lessons horses have taught him and that you will need to understand in order to teach YOUR horses. For those of us who are Mark Rashid fans, Clinton's new book strikes a chord; each lesson kicks off with a story about a particular horse whose particular "issue" or "issues" added another building block to Clinton's education.

Plus, though I've read the story of Clinton's evolution from "just a normal kid" to the leading trainer of SEVERAL generations, somehow this book clarifies that progression in a very entertaining and illuminating manner. I am ever so much more in awe of his talent than I was before, and yet the book isn't written in a bragging manner. In fact I'm not sure even CLINTON realizes how remarkable he is.

What I love about it is that at times you actually believe that if YOU apply yourself to the study of horsemanship as assiduously as did Clinton, you might grow up to be famous. Me, I'd happily settle for being able to train TWO horses to a decent degree of accomplishment - MY two. This book will help a LOT. And I'm only halfway through it.

I love the title of the last chapter - truer words were never spoken - something about most people who hope to turn the corner in their horsemanship quit before they ever get to the corner.

In my estimation this book will definitely take you AT LEAST to the corner. Read it, keep it handy as a reference tool, apply its lessons to your own horse and you can, like Clinton, go wherever your dreams may take you.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Finally a book that encourages trainers too!!!
Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2009
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I try to keep an open mind and use various horse training methods as a professional horse trainer. Clinton Anderson has the easiest program by far for me to show my clients how I work with their horses, thus they can continue learning and teaching their horse when they leave. His first book showed each exercise, word for word as well as photos, which is excellent for the beginner horseman and professionals alike.
This second book I feel helped me to keep on track as a professional, and how to communicate training to my clients in a better, more productive way. And also to help clients wishing to purchase a horse when the client just doesn't get that even if they pay $50,000 for a horse, the horse's training still has to be maintained, or the horse isn't going to continue to perform at the level they expect. And, if they have a bad minded horse, 'rescue' etc, do they have the time, knowledge, and experience to train the horse? He makes the reader ask themselves a lot of hard questions that many horse owners don't want to know the answers to.
The ideas and suggestions he gives will keep me motivated to keep trying to help newbies in the horse industry by giving them this book to helping them to understand their questions, ideas, and thoughts once they have left our farm with either a training horse or a newly purchased horse. Great product Clinton! Thank you for not going over the same boring thing like other authors! Any professional in the business, or any new horse owner will be able to use your concepts, and get a better working communication with their horse as well as the horse industry as a whole! I highly suggest both books!
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K. Baylis
5.0 out of 5 stars Awe-inspiring, encouraging and motivating
Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2011
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Those three words sum up how I feel about this book. It is awe-inspiring because here is a man who is not afraid to tell you that he wasn't born a natural horse man. He is telling you that he had to work hard to get to where he is and he is not afraid to show you how he learnt those lessons - whether he was proud of his actions in a particular scenario or not.

It is encouraging because you can see that with hard work you can get there too. You may be at the beginning when Clinton was a young man and he was learning to deal with young horses, disrespectful horses and eating a lot of dirt. But you know that through his lessons learnt, you can see how you might be able to get to where he is, too - or at least get far enough to create a respectable team with your horse.

And lastly it is motivating because it gets your fingers itching to try his method with your horse and feeling hugely optimistic that it is going to work for you.

This book is best read accompanied by his other book, which has all his exercises stepped out beautifully, as this book doesn't have that. This book is all about how Clinton learnt from horses throughout his career from a boy of 15 to where he is now. Each chapter is started with engaging and attention-grabbing text that immediately brings you to his situation and you are suddenly an onlooker watching a 15yo Clinton struggling with a frustrating black mare. I don't want to give away too much more because it really is one of those books that you want to gobble down all yourself with not too many spoilers ;o)
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Rosita
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Condition
Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2023
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Book arrived in time described and is in excellent condition. I'm completely satisfied with my purchase.
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Lorri
4.0 out of 5 stars Horse training
Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2010
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THIS IS NOT A BOOK FOR BEGINNING HORSE OWNERS. The solutions he gives are for experienced horse owners. Not a training manual but a problem and then a solution that he suggests type of book. The title is misleading. "Lessons well Learned: Why My method works for any horse." I thought it was series of training methods for your horse. It is not a book of lessons for your horse. The book talks about a particular problem that your horse might have and what he would do to deal with that particular problem. I was looking for a book to help me train my 6 week old foal. This is a good book but just not what I thought it was when I bought it.
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Jane Robb
5.0 out of 5 stars Good Book
Reviewed in Canada on May 31, 2020
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Book was as expected.
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Cazz R
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing book with personality!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 3, 2019
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Daughter loves this book!! Great for learning new things or simply to refresh your memory! Easy to follow and will inspires any horse lover! So if u follow horsemanship or do a different discipline try this it does work!!
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Jana Tonhauzerova
5.0 out of 5 stars Sehr zufrieden
Reviewed in Germany on October 9, 2017
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Clinton Anderson ist einer der besten Lehrer unserer Zeit. Es gibt ja nur einen Horsemanship und jeder Horsemanship-Trainer erzählt im Grossen und Ganzen das selbe. Aber Clinton weiss halt viel besser, wie man es dem Menschen so erklärt, dass man es wirklich erfolgreich anwenden kann. Meine Pferde und ich profitieren daraus enorm.
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Tina
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it
Reviewed in Australia on April 26, 2023
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Very good condition like brand new. Shipping was fast. Love Clinton
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4.0 out of 5 stars Valuable teaching, enjoyable read.
Reviewed in France on November 6, 2011
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This is my second Clinton Anderson book, I do have Downunder Horsemanship method book.
Strangely enough I like this one even better. There's a lot of interesting things in Clinton's work and approach, he's a very no-nonsense guy, even if I find his ways a tad macho and painfully lacking a dimension of partnership with the horse. It's a do-as-I-say-or... method, but it works as intented. Despite the fact I favor a different approach (like Ray Hunt/Mark Rashid/Buck Brannaman type of thing) I did enjoy this book very much, as its title suggests it's full of "good lessons". I would recommend it to anyone eager to better their understanding of horse training.
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