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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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My Join-Up® Experience

Join-Up

By:

kengeorge

Date:

2026-Feb-15 at 12:38PM

My horse hasn't had Join-Up done in more than a year. He's had six or more Join-Ups done. After those Join-Ups, it took effort for him to even move at throwing the line at him. Should Join-Up continue to be a part of his learning?
Kenny

JoHewittVINTA 2026-Feb-16 at 06:20PM

Hi Kenny. I get the feeling it might not have been you doing the Join up with your horse. Either way, I suspect whoever was doing it may not have been fully clear with their communication. That's a problem that can be fixed by the human improving their technique & someone with better skills helping your horse. Yes, Join up can be useful in further training, at least in the beginning to establish trust & a working partnership, but like any skill when applied poorly it is of questionable value. Cheers, Jo.

HenryV 2026-Apr-07 at 09:16PM

Hey Kenny. In one of the videos Monty says you can do it 6 or 7 times with your horse but more than that and they'll get tired of hearing the same old story so it might be that.

Do you know if the join up was executed successfully? In other words with all 4 signs and followup?