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Watch Monty's horse training videos to learn how he demonstrates communication through horse training techniques that the amateur and professional alike consider to be the trainable skills of a horse whisperer yet Monty calls it horse gentling.
Monty's horse training techniques are non violent with intelligent natural horsemanship. In addition to video instructions, Monty has written many books related to natural horsemanship. Monty trains safe horses for nervous riders called Willing Partners. Monty trains world class race horses for sale.
“I am very proud to be a part of Her Majesty’s horse training and her passion for their welfare. I believe she is the leading monarch for the advocacy of horses in the world. She is a thought leader in this field. Her Majesty's horses are trained using the Dually Halter, making a difference in the training of sensitive animals by giving the horse the choice to partner in the training.” ~ Monty
“I communicate with a horse in what I call the Language of Equus; a silent language of gestures that is discernible, predictable and effective. Now you can learn from my videos, audio and notes to help you understand the horse as I do. This language is really quite simple, but simplicity becomes its greatest strength.” ~ Monty
Monty Roberts is a renowned horse trainer known as the man who listens to horses and the original horse whisperer. Monty's horse training instructions are accepted worldwide.
Monty has helped thousands of people globally through his Monty Roberts Online Videos to learn how to Join-Up with horses, training young horses, spooky horses, horses that bite. His mustang , Shy Boy , is his most famous horse.
Join-Up methods help horse and trainer to establish a bond of communication and trust. “You must somehow understand that we as horsemen can do very little to teach the horse. What we can do is to create an environment in which he can learn.” ~ Monty
Monty says, “We hear that ‘actions speak louder than words,’ but generally we do not live by it too successfully.” Now Monty has taught thousands of people worldwide how to build trust in animals through our actions and body language.
Monty’s principles really amount to common sense and immense patience. He believes that children and horses have the same behavioral patterns. They are both naturally “flight” animals. "If you frighten them and resort to confrontation, you’ll lose their trust." ~ Monty
"Simple one-on-one reassurances and praise reap long term dividends that can all be undone with the quick slamming of a book on a desk or shouting back." ~ Monty Roberts
"No one of us was born with the right to say 'You must or I'll hurt you' to any other living thing, animal or human". ~ Monty Roberts
"My life's goal is to leave the world a better place than I found it, for horses and for people too". ~ Monty Roberts

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Horse Behavior and Training

Awesome books to read

By:

EvyG

Date:

2011-Nov-23 at 02:10AM

Hi Everyone -
I am looking for recommendations of good books to read - I have read all of Monty's:) I have one to pass on to all of you Called the "Eighty-Dollar Champion" by Elizabeth Letts about a horse that was saved from the meat wagon by a Dutch Immigrant. This horse was called Snowman and I think the richness of the show jumping sport can be traced back to him! Have a box of kleenex ready for the end though. His trainer reminded me of Monty. I wonder if they ever bumped into eachother?

star 2011-Nov-23 at 11:14AM

Hi EvyG,
What a surprise how a run down horse that was worth nothing to anyone could become such a success.
For me it shows what love and care can do for a horse.
Thank you for posting this.
Ronda (Eastern Canada)

miz16 2011-Nov-23 at 09:38PM

Mark Rashid is a horse trainer and has written some very enjoyable books. His philosophy would be agreeable to anyone who follows Monty. The books are really entertaining.

lyn.grech 2011-Dec-03 at 01:37PM

Hi there,
I have just finish joe camps book "the soul of a horse" and just ordered his next one, just loved the honesty of his writeing and like so many of us started off in horses the convenional way we once thuoght was the only way . He got such a heart for his horses when he saw the changes in his relationship with them that his passion to just keep leaning more about them and there lanuage. Its a great read and plenty of usefull information as well. You can get it as a ebook as well.
Cheers lyn

emlaw 2011-Dec-08 at 04:06AM

Hi
miz16 is right, any of Mark Rashid's books are a great read. They aren't instruction books, just observations that he has made about horse behaviour over the years and anecdotes and stories from his own life with horses.