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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

Wanting to Join-Up All Join-Up Steps Completed

By:

Karliebe

Date:

2018-Jan-17 at 06:26PM

We purchased a 12 yr old gelding a little less than a month ago. The person we purchased him from uses the Monty Roberts philosophy which we have continued to follow as well. The issue I’m having now is that this guy seems “bored” with join-up. He wants to join up after 3-4 times around the round pen. He makes about 3 rounds and turns and looks at me and wants to join up. He did this a few times when he first got to us but I was always able to push him back and finish the exercise with him. It is getting more difficult to do that now as he just stands there and wants to follow me around. Is it important to continue doing join-up sessions with him since he is already so “joined”? If so suggestions on how to keep him going? I use his lead to toss behind him but this method no longer seems to be working.

Karliebe 2018-Jan-17 at 06:27PM

***Title should say “Before all Join-Up steps completed”.

Miriam (Holland&Germany) 2018-Jan-17 at 09:56PM

Hi Karliebe,
Congratulations on your new horse and the choice of following
Monty Roberts' methods!

The first thing that comes to my mind reading your question is:
Join-Up is a two way communication, never an exercise!

Please start at lesson one of this wonderful Uni, learn to communicate with your horse and enjoy the time you spend with him! As you state, your horse is already Joined Up, he knows his own language Equus. It's us, we need to learn how to bridge the gap between
the two species, horse and human!
There's so much to learn and it's a never ending journey....
Start at the beginning and know that we all learn as long as we live!
Have fun, and more important: let your horse have fun!
Please keep us posted,
Miriam