Wednesday October 2, 2019
Greetings!
Question  

About your methods of training horses, you question some traditional methods, for e.g. the use of the whip, but still it's the main item in horse shops. You've been a part of a horse market in the world for long, how is it changing?

Answer  

It's changing, but certainly not enough to suit me. I am 84 and I would like it to speed up a lot. The production of pain administered by a human being to a flight animal is one of the least intelligent actions the human race has ever utilized. Horses seek a safe place. When we cause them pain, the flight animal sees it as an unsafe place. The word ‘break’ comes clearly into this picture because if you produce enough pain, you can cause the flight animal to give up, to be broken, to follow instructions not because they want to but because they are afraid not to. This to me is a pathetic action caused by people who simply haven’t thought this process through.

Sincerely,
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THIS WEEK'S EPISODE
UPCOMING EVENTS   
UK
October 12, 2019: Hadlow College , Tonbridge, UK
UK
October 18, 2019: Hartpury College , Gloucester, UK
UK
October 20, 2019: Myerscough College , Preston, UK
UK
October 27, 2019: Hartsop Farm– Masterclass Day with Monty Roberts , Witney, Oxfordshire, UK
POLAND
November 16, 2019:  Demo in Poland
THE MONTY ROBERTS INTERNATIONAL LEARNING CENTER
October 4 to 6, 2019: Introductory Course Module 01: First Steps to Monty’s Methods
October 11 to 13, 2019:  Introductory Course Module 02: Join-Up
October 16 to 18, 2019:  Introductory Course Module 03: Long Lining
October 19 to 21, 2019:  Introductory Course Module 04: Preparation for the Intro Exams
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MONTY'S CHALLENGE

Test yourself each week as I challenge you to answer the question below. I mean this. Sit down and write an answer. Don't wait for my answer next week. If you have been reading my Weekly Questions and Answers for the last six months, you should be in a position to do this. Send your answer to my team at:  askmonty@montyroberts.com  
 
Why should you bother? Because it will help you focus. There is probably a comparable question in your life that needs answering... or will be. If you can gain insight into how to go about answering a practical question that is loosely related to your problem, this exercise will help you answer your nagging question. Then read my answer. I want all of my students to learn to be better trainers than me.That's good for you and good for horses! 
 
~ Monty 
  
NEXT WEEK'S QUESTION

You have worked a lot with race horses, during all these years has anything changed for the better in the race industry, in your opinion? Is the training system of race horses more 'horse friendly' in the US? And in Europe now?


Julia Martin tells of the making of the movie “A Pony and His Boy: The Story of Berry and Josh”, the power of a pony and the effect that he has had on Josh, Julia’s 8-year-old son with Down Syndrome. Josh had always been afraid of horses until he met a 28-year-old pony named Berry. Dr. Juliet Getty joins us with suggestions to help our senior horse live more comfortably by good nutrition.

 
Save the dates!
June 21 to 23, 2020, with Monty Roberts and Temple Grandin

The fourth week in June 2020 is being held for the third annual event that centers on the qualities of horses to teach us how to lower stress and build trust at Monty Roberts’ Flag Is Up Farms, in Solvang, California.
Dr. Temple Grandin , professor of animal science at Colorado State University, consultant to the livestock industry on animal behavior, and autism spokesperson is one of the first individuals on the autism spectrum to publicly share insights from her personal experience of autism and its relation to animals. Dr. Grandin will discuss autism, the flight animal and its advantage in working with horses. Whether you are a member of the autism community or horse community, you will find Temple’s presentation unforgettable.
“Autism helped me understand animals because I think in pictures. Since animals do not have language, their memories have to be sensory-based instead of word-based, ” said Dr. Temple Grandin.