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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
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My Join-Up® Experience

Join up in slow motion :)

By:

Kathryn in NZ

Date:

2011-Mar-02 at 05:58AM

Recently did join up with a gelding aged 21, called Hazzard. He was lovely and amusing. His expression seemed sceptical like 'is this human really speaking my language after all these years?' He did everything at a very slow pace and when he tightened his circle to get closer it was very small. :) When I went passive he took his time to decide and just when my patience were being quite tested he suddenly took two strong steps towards me, touched me with his nose and sighed. It was lovely. The funny part was I had used hay bales to make my rectangle corral an octagon and when I invited him to 'follow up' he stepped toward the hay bales and took a mouthful instead! lol I gave him a gentle tug on the dually halter and then he willingly followed me away from the hay, across the corral. :) I love doing join-up with horses!

Miriam (Holland&Germany) 2011-Mar-03 at 05:34PM

Hi K.D.,
What a touching story about your Join-up with a 21 year old!
I remember one of my first join-ups, with our at that time 20-ish mare Fantasy, that I had ridden already for years by that time. I still feel her thinking " So NOW you know!", and come to me to the centre of the pen. She was the one that inspired me most to learn more, because of the trust there had been before Join-up and the deepening ever after. She lived until the age of 27, had to be put down 2 years ago, she's still a part of me!
Miriam

Amberpony - California, USA 2011-Mar-03 at 06:33PM

Thanks for Sharing about you Senior Friend.Sure sounds like what my guy would have done.

I wish I had done Join-up with my Life Long Friend of 27 years. I lost him last August. Through the years we had a Great Relationship because we comunticated with our minds.
I do believe we could have had Even More Fun if I had Read Monty's Books during that time.

BTW My New horse was also excited that I was making sense with my gestures lol

Kathryn in NZ 2011-Mar-08 at 07:44AM

Thanks Miriam and Amberpony :)
It's amazing the grace our past horses gave us - seen so much more clearly, now that we understand better what we didn't understand back then. My first horse was Major and he was a handful. I only just began learning about the dually halter at the end of our sixteen years together (I met him when he was six and I was twelve). His eyes often looked hard and angry - but when I used the dually halter and gave him that reward rub done properly - his eyes softened and focussed on ME, like they had never done before. I'll never forget that moment and I'm grateful.