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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

Nick is the best

By:

Paola

Date:

2010-Nov-11 at 07:38AM

The horse I take care of, loves to try out all my 'Equus' homework. He is very interested and loves to 'play along'. He is specially interested in being praised about his work (and if there is a carrot.....). I am learning as well, because our communication is getting better all the time, he shows me my 'mistakes' and corrects me as well.
Thank you Monty, also on behalf of Nick, for having so much fun together and for Nick not longer be afraid of white plastic bags, water, sheep (...) and fire.
Love from Amsterdam,
Paola

renjaho - Hamburg, Germany 2010-Dec-21 at 08:24AM

Hi Paola!
Great that you have so much fun with your horse! I aas well know a horse that is reaaly interested in beeing praised in connection with carrots. But after a while I noticed that this was my biggest mistake. He would have done everything when he got a carrot after it, but without carrots, he would not take a step. So, be careful with too many carrots!
Jasmin

Miriam (Holland&Germany) 2010-Dec-21 at 12:03PM

Praise in what-ever form should not come every time, but occasionally, so it keeps the horse interested without becoming dictatory. Having said this, I need to make a point of feeding from the hand, although both of you don't mention doing that. It is my imagination that makes me see you desensitizing your horse, and praising with a carrot from your pocket.
No alpha-mare would allow another horse in her personal space, especially not to take her food. This means, that if the horse associates your body-space with food, or reward, it needs to intrude into your personal space and so not respect it. Next step being the horse knowing from what pocket of your jacket the carrots come, and starting to search for them.
This would be the way to train a horse to bite.
A long story, a simple message: try to reward your horse with a headrub and rest, so stop what your doing and let the horse reflect on what it just did with the positive result of work ceasing. Monty gets off his horse as a reward for making a great stop, remenber?!