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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.
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“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
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horses and handicapped children

By:

elenaivanow

Date:

2017-Jan-19 at 07:54PM

I would like to know what your suggestions are on working with handicapped children ie: cerebral palsy, autism....
thank you

Kicki -- Sweden 2017-Jan-20 at 08:58AM

That is a big subject, elenaivanow. Can you be more precise in what you want to discuss?

I've worked several years at a riding school that offered lessons for handicapped - or Para-riders as the correct term is today - so I have some experience, but unless you narrow it down, I might right an entire novel here and still not answer your question. :)

JoHewittVINTA 2017-Jan-20 at 09:21AM

Hi. Welcome to the forum. I have a very small amount of experience with disabled people & all types of animals can bring positivity to them. However, disabled people can have an adverse effect on some animals so, in the interest of both human & animal welfare, great care should be taken selecting the animals & introductions made with safety a priority in all aspects - safe environment, adequate assistants & handlers. Horses & ponies are intelligent creatures & once they are accustomed to people who behave & react differently, they can greatly enhance a disabled persons life. Nevertheless, just as some humans choose to prefer to avoid animals in their lives, some animals are unsuitable due to a variety of reasons & I advocate all introductions involve either a disabled person of experience with the type of animal or an animal with wide experience of the disability in question. It's really a case of common sense & situation reading. Cheers, Jo.

Faith 2017-Jul-27 at 10:43PM

I have an autistic granddaughter who we have been taking pony riding. Just regular, lead her around pony rides, nothing fancy...and every time we go, she increases her other abilities. Her mom and I will swear by, if not for time on the back of a pony this child would not be talking.

As well, I used to work at an unguided trail ride rental ranch in he coast in California...these were not trail bound horses, and I have seen all kinds of things....but what I saw most of all, was the heart and nature of the horse which I would describe o riders as being like dogs only that much bigger of a heart. I know some people are inherently scared of horses and approach them this way...but time and time again, I have learned to trust horses...and time and time again, they have come thru and surprised everyone.

We had a "crazy" appy that maybe went out once a year. This horse would take a rider off a cliff if the rider wasn't well versed. One day a car pulls up and a kid about 5 runs out and straight up to the line...straight to this "crazy" horse....and the horse sees her and immediately softens...he bows his head and she hugs his head with her whole body....and he just lets her. I knew right then, this is why he gives adults grief...he's a kids horse.

Horses want nothing more than to make you happy...they will go to great lengths for their riders.

In any event, I too would love to see something on the benefits and healing properties of human horse connections.

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