Clinton Anderson was born and raised in Queensland, Australia, where
at the age of six his family recognized a natural ability with horses.
They cultivated his interest, buying him his first horse at age nine. By
the time Clinton was 12 years old, he began attending horsemanship
clinics and at age 13 he was playing Polo-Cross and chosen for a
national team to represent his state. Clinton started his training
apprenticeship full time at age 15 with nationally acclaimed clinician
and horse trainer, Gordon McKinlay of Rockhampton, Queensland. During
the next two years, under Gordon’s expert guidance, Clinton started and
trained more than 600 horses He established his own foundation of safety
and learning to gain respect and control of a wide variety of horses.
At age 17, Clinton began working for Australian Reining and Cutting
Legend Ian Francis in Gympie, Queensland. Clinton worked steadily with
Ian for one year, then used his knowledge and expertise to begin his own
training facility.
Clinton continued his own training and clinics until coming to the
United States in 1996 for a brief apprenticeship with Al Dunning, winner
of multiple AQHA World Championships. Clinton then returned to Australia
and his horse training business ~ and to compete at the highest levels
of Australian reining. In October of 1997, Clinton officially made the
United States his home where he began training, touring, and conducting
clinics.
In April 2001, Clinton became the first clinician to launch a
“made-for-TV” weekly training program broadcast via satellite to
millions of homes across the nation on RFD-TV. The use of untrained
horses and a variety of topics covering common problems faced by horse
owners quickly made “Downunder Horsemanship” the network’s number one
equine program.
In 2003 and again in 2005, Anderson faced the country’s best horse
trainers and clinicians in the prestigious Road To The Horse
Competition, becoming the first person to win the event twice.
Throughout his busy career as a clinician he was on the road 35 to 40
weekends each year. Clinton has continued to train, compete, and win at
the highest levels of reining competition.
In 2006, and although extremely proud to be Australian, Clinton, (who
also has a deep love of the United States) became a United States
citizen. (continued below)
Two years later, Clinton moved the Downunder Horsemanship
headquarters from Ohio to Stephenville, Texas, the “Cowboy Capital of
the World.” This new, 30,000 square foot facility, complete with
warehouse, rope factory, business offices, and retail store, provides a
world of new opportunity for Clinton Anderson and Downunder
Horsemanship.
Today, Clinton continues to inspire, instruct, and innovate as he works
tirelessly to help horse owners of all levels and disciplines be safe
and effective while enjoying their horses and achieving their
horsemanship goals. He provides eager audiences with the ‘Method’ that’s
as effective as it’s easy to understand, along with products designed to
help horse owners achieve real results.
Clinton Anderson has made an unforgettable mark on horsemanship. In just
over ten years, Anderson has established a legacy of making horse
owners’ dreams come true.
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