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About Clint and TRUHORSEMANSHIP: Clint Surplus is based in Terrebonne, Oregon at the foot of Smith Rocks. Clint operates TRUHORSEMANSHIP Ranch with the help of his wife, Shawnele, and their children. It is the hub of his clinic, lesson and training programs. <>
Clint has been riding for over 30 years and started his first colt
over 20 years ago, with the help of his dad. Clint draws on
knowledge gained from a variety of experiences with horses,
opportunities he has had to learn from many experienced horsemen and
his 5 years of college with classes in agriculture and a degree in
education. His background in education is an important asset in
helping instruct his students. His approach is to help stimulate
thought from his students, present the
Clint’s experiences have helped him acquire awareness for the
horse’s perspective, and an abundance of experience to apply to
helping them and their handlers. It is his goal to help the horse
and help his students learn to interact with their horses in a way
that is safe, meaningful, fun and productive. Clint offers a variety of clinics, classes, and group and private lessons to teach the methods and philosophy he uses to develop soft, willing, responsive and confident horses. He also takes a few select horses for in-house training from April to October. Each instructional program depends on the horse’s grounding in the fundamentals. We can’t expect a child to read Shakespeare when they have yet to learn the alphabet.
Many horses are trained based on the assumptions of the
For more information about Clint Surplus and his programs, please browse the remainder of this site.
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methods
he has found to be most effective, and provide a relaxed learning
environment.
trainer, not the horse’s actual level of understanding. It is
Clint’s belief that even older horses often have gaps in their
understanding and need to go back to the basics to fill in these
gaps before advancing. Lack of knowledge of the fundamentals can
result in a horse who acts stubborn, confused, scared or resistant.