Lucia Clemetson Performance Horsemanship

01/10/2025

Our brand is coming in nicely

01/10/2025

Cheyenne on Mindy

01/10/2025

Blaze, first lead change. Going to be cleaning this up a bit in the arena next week

01/10/2025

Emerson is starting to find his confidence under saddle.

01/10/2025

01/09/2025

Winter c**t starting. Skipper

01/09/2025

Im just another tik tok trainer in a nicely groomed indoor… that’s cute.

No, I did not fall off. This is tarp and ground work results.🤣

01/08/2025

Belly roping Emerson

01/07/2025

Lawrence usually dumps all his balance on the forehand. I’ve created a shorter parameter to help him elevate and I drive from my seat and leg. When he arrived, he’d drag his hind toes from lack of impulsion. When he dumps his weight into my hands, that’s when I get abrupt, move the shoulder, and drive with leg again. I left that part for you guys to see how I’m fixing it and not just the pretty parts in this video.

01/03/2025

🙌🙌

01/01/2025

NEW YEARS SUPRISE!

No better way to start 2025 on a super nice mare ready to go in whatever direction you’d like. Safe?✅ Loves attention? ✅Broke? ✅ Go trail riding? ✅ Go show?✅ Mindy is the full package.

Smart Okie Chex is a 2017, 15.1HH bay mare that has great papers, loves people, does well in a herd setting, hauls great, lots of experience in new environments, cowy, has tracked dummy and ropes, rides well with an amateur rider. This mare would do great in the ranch versatility. Papers in the comments. Located in Ephrata, WA
💲 1x,###

12/31/2024

THE RIDE’S A DANCE

I think many of us who’ve spent hours in the saddle can agree that you really can’t write a book to train horses. You can set guidelines even though there may be several different approaches for that same guideline.

With that said, talking about the horse mentally, sometimes I see debatable advice. Most suggesting one specific exercise like for example, bending the nose more on the circle, yielding or backing, etc. But what is the root cause of the problem.....an even deeper level?

Several years ago, I rode with Buck Brannaman in 3 clinics almost back to back the summer of 2016. I had just finished 4 days in his c**t starting class. I didn’t have problems with my c**t and had an impressive start. It was the end of the day and I decided to approach Buck for a private conversation. In a round about way, I was fishing for advice. Anything in particular I should work on? His answer has really stuck with me since.

“Ride every ride like it’s a choreography.”
-Buck

To this day, that has been the best advice I’ve received from Buck. Essentially, don’t get stuck with one exercise. “Dancing with the stars” artists don’t perform the same movement over and over again. Have a plan every ride. I like to have 5 general exercises in mind. Once the exercise has improved or expressed try, move on to the next. But don’t be surprised if you have to re-school the same exercise 5-10min later in that ride. That’s how the horse learns, and you! I may school the same 5 exercises 3 times over then try something out of the box. Just to keep my partner interested. As a teacher to your horse, you must become not only be creative when riding, but also have organized thoughts and methodical on how you go about things.

I hear so often how riders say well “My horse don’t like arena work.” I personally disagree. You as the rider lack creativity to keep it interesting for the horse. These same problems can arise on the trails too. It’s a riding issue, not a change of environment issue. Creativity can be found in the arena AND out on the range. As spring approaches, think about your plans on making successful rides, not just entertaining rides.

Yours truly,
Lucia Clemetson

12/31/2024

Thanks all who’ve drawn an interest in my program. It means the world. ❤️

12/30/2024

🐄🚜🐄

12/30/2024

Back when I was 15years old on a power house of a horse.

12/27/2024

All about figure

12/27/2024

Fun times in crap weather

12/26/2024

A horse bucking with a saddle does not teach a horse to buck under saddle…it’s due to brace in the middle aka sticky feet.