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The Amazon Store at MillionDollarPetPix.com ( In association with Amazon.com )The Man Who Listens to Horsesby: Monty Roberts  Amazon.com's Price: $7.99 Prices subject to change.Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: Mass Market PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 636.10835092 EAN: 9780345427052 ISBN: 034542705X Label: Ballantine Books Manufacturer: Ballantine Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 352 Publication Date: November 28, 1998 Publisher: Ballantine Books Release Date: November 28, 1998 Studio: Ballantine Books Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Amazon.com Review: Monty Roberts is, as they say, the real horse whisperer--even if he does revile the last third of Nicholas Evans's romance. Yet Roberts also makes clear from the start that listening and close attention have more to do with gentling an animal than soi-disant whispering. As far as he's concerned, silent communication can "effectively cross over the boundary between human (the ultimate fight animal) and horse (the flight animal). Using their language, their system of communication, I could create a strong bond of trust. I would achieve cross-species communication." And achieve it he does. After one short session, he has even the wildest stallion nickering with ungulate abandon. Roberts's descriptions of "joining up," as he calls it with horses--as well as with the deer who cavort on his California farm like so many hyperintelligent Bambis--are inspirational in the best sense of the word. Surprisingly, though, it took him long years to persuade most of the humans in his life that pain and punishment are not the way to go. Indeed, the author expends many a page on past mistakes and disasters, familial and professional. Yet The Man Who Listens to Horses remains a powerfully positive document--and not just for Mr. Ed. Best of all, when it comes to his life's work, Roberts is far more practical than mystical. Instead of portraying himself as Equus's messiah, he'd rather share his hard-won knowledge. Having overcome years of rejection and ridicule, the author is certainly not short in the self-esteem department, as some passages in this book demonstrate. No matter. He always checks his ego before entering the corral. --Kerry Fried Product Description: "It all dates from those summers alone in the high desert, me lying on my belly and watching wild horses with my binoculars for hours at a time. Straining to see in the moonlight, striving to fathom mustang ways, I knew instinctively I had chanced upon something important but could not know that it would shape my life. In 1948 I was a boy of thirteen learning the language of horses. . . ." Average Rating:
 Rating:  - The real horse whispererI loved this book. Monty Roberts is an amazing person and his best attribute is his ability to listen and observe and learn about horses. He was raised "breaking" horses but intuitively knew that wasn't the best way so, as a teenager, he spent time observing horses in the wild and learned their forms of communication. It lead him to develop his own, very gentle and natural, forms of "starting" and training horses. This book explains all that and more. As an aside, it mentions the fact that he's also ... Read More Rating: - Excellent, inspiring bookThis was one of the best books I've ever read--easy to read, informative, and always heart warming. The story of Monty's life completely held my attention and the information about horses is uniquely interesting. Monty is an exceptional man who has led a fascinating life, has put his gifts and talents with horses to good use, and has valiantly resisted the temptation to become an angry man like his father. The principles he cites for creating and maintaining good relationships with horses equally apply ... Read More Rating: - Monty Roberts: This man is the Real DealHaving seen Mr. Roberts on television demonstrating his "Join-Up" technique with unruly horses, I'm a little bit shocked at the number of accusatory & negative reviews I'm reading on this page. Especially from people who seem to have never actually read his book. For those of us who believe that horses are naturally social creatures, and that a little gentleness & patience towards any animal is a far better training technique than trying to force a creature against its will, this is a terrific ... Read More Rating: - Fantastic story of Monty's lifeIt's been years since I read the book, but when I first got it, I read it twice in its entirely. The Man Who Listens to Horses is actually two books in one: It's an autobiography, and it's a how-to manual for gentling horses and speaking their language. It's just a wonderful, wonderful book, and I can't recommend it enough. Rating: - very helpfulI think this is a very good book on horse husbandry. The story is rather sad in many ways but for people who want to be kind to their horses, it's a very informative book. 
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