I chose to interview Clinton Anderson, a professional Australian horse trainer, who makes a difference to horses and their owners.

On July 8, 2009 I attended Clinton Anderson’s Wahl Walkabout Tour. Afterwards I conducted my interview.

When I walked in, I was told to sit in the VIP section. When we got there, the whole front row had signs that said, “Reserved Seating for Veronica Talbert and Family”.

After Anderson introduced himself to the audience, he introduced me to everyone! Later, during the day people came up to me and congratulated me on my accomplishment. I was really, really embarrassed, but also quite proud.

Next, Clinton brought out a mustang and a pen used to train a horse. Clinton showed the crowd how to first gain the respect of the horse and how to catch it with a halter.

After that, Clinton brought in a “troubled” horse named Kid. Clinton demonstrated his method on the spooked horse. First, he desensitized the horse to ‘scary’ objects. Clinton let the horse see and smell the objects, then started moving the objects around Kid’s body. Clinton kept repeating this until Kid was so familiar with the objects; he barely recognized that they were there.

Lastly, Clinton brought out his gorgeous horse, Diez, to show some pro riding. Clinton kept time to music with Diez. It looked like they were dancing.

After the show it was time for the biggest part of the day – my interview.