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Monty Roberts
At an early age, Monty Roberts discovered
he had a gift for understanding horses.
That gift would eventually lead him to
develop a nonviolent approach to training
horses called Join-Up®.
While tracking wild mustangs in Nevada
as a boy, Monty observed a nonverbal
communication between the horses, a
silent language he would later call
“Equus.” Join-Up was born out of the
language of Equus.
Through his relationship with horses
Monty found a way to escape from a
childhood that was filled with harsh
treatment and violence. Monty found
that the mustangs needed to feel safe and
find someone they could trust. These early
discoveries grew into a life’s mission.
By creating a foundation of trust, the
Join-Up method allows Monty to
accomplish in 30 minutes what takes
traditional horsemen up to six weeks.
“For centuries, humans have said to
horses, “You do what I tell you to or I’ll
hurt you. I’m saying that no one has the
right to say, ‘you must’ to an animal or to
another human”, Monty said.
The son of a horseman, Monty was born
in 1935 in Salinas, California. He
showed horses professionally and worked
extensively in the movie business as a
stunt double for Elizabeth Taylor, Roddy
McDowell and others. In 1989, by
invitation of Her Majesty Queen
Elizabeth II, Monty started 23 horses at
Windsor Castle. Her Majesty continues
to advocate the use of Monty’s methods
for training horses. Monty says that his
success is due to his work to meet the
needs of the horses he trains.
“My greatest accomplishment was
learning to be gentle. Without that, I
would have accomplished nothing.”
Monty said.
His collection of educational videos (like
those seen on RFD-TV) demonstrates his
training aids, such as the Dually Halter,
and are companions to his books.
Monty travels the world
demonstrating Join-Up on tour.
He is in demand as a speaker by
corporations, schools, military
and penal systems.
He has written many best selling books:
The Man Who Listens to Horses; Shy
Boy: The Horse That Came In From the
Wild; Horse Sense For People; From My
Hands to Yours: Lessons from a Lifetime
of Training Championship Horses (his
only textbook) and most recently The
Horses In My Life.
At his home in California, Monty
instructs horse enthusiasts and Fortune
500 companies in the Join-Up technique.
Mr. Roberts vows to continue his life’s
ambition – “…to leave the world a better
place than I found it, for horses and for
people, too.”
From Monty: We have
completed a series for the
RFD-TV viewer that marks
one of the most exciting
chapters of my career. We
have decided to title it
Monty Roberts: A
Backstage Pass! The reason
for the title is that while
traveling the world over we
placed a camera near the
gate where the horses come
into my round pen,
providing a view that is as if
the camera was backstage.
After filming more than two hundred
horses, eighteen individuals have been
selected for this series. Each has been
judged by me to be unique, educational
and entertaining. I have tried to give the
viewer a cross section of my work so as to
add to the educational value. There are
ten countries involved and even more
horse breeds included in these eighteen
segments.
We start with Làki from Denmark; an
Icelandic horse that I fell in love with. We
continue to get good reports on his
progress and while he was impossible to
catch, his owner is now having fun with
him and his trust level is very high.
We have buckers and kickers, fresh starters
and old professionals at not loading in the
trailer. We even have one that had a
phobic fear of bicycles. There is no way to
describe the level of fun I had working
with these wonderful animals. Each of
them proves that when you get your work
right training horses should be fun and
not a battle.
While editing, I was amazed to discover
that five horses from one little town in
Italy made it through to the top eighteen
offerings. It was a cold night in Cislago
and I am not sure that the shivering
audience could not possibly have realized
what an incredible evening it was going to
be for me. It represents the only time that
I ever marked each animal on a given
evening over a 9 out of 10 for an
educational demonstration. If the RFDTV
viewers have half as much fun
learning from these segments as I had
producing them, I will consider it a great
success.
It is my hope that RFD-TV viewers will
find it interesting that I have chosen to
include a supporter from the world of the
Tennessee Walking Horse. It is my
mission in this effort to make it OK to
own and ride a Tennessee Walking Horse.
No Tennessee Walking Horse has ever set
out to harm a human being. I believe
that it’s a wonderful breed with many
favorable attributes. I am convinced that
this is the right operation and the right
individuals to serve as the shepherds to
guide this breed. Waterfall Farms’
employees, and most of all its owner, are
completely dedicated to the fair treatment
of these fantastic animals.
Contact Information:
Watch Monty Roberts: A Backstage Pass!
on RFD-TV then go to our website at
www.montyroberts.com to look for special
offers, contests and our E-Newsletter to
receive free tips from Monty.
Call toll free in the USA (888) 826-6689
for educational materials, classes in Join-
Up, extended episodes, tour dates and
events on the farm.
Write to P.O. Box 1700,
Solvang, CA 93464 or
visit our web site at
www.montyroberts.com
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