How to Stop a Horse Biting – in 5 Seconds
Debbie Roberts Loucks2020-05-19T06:46:36-07:00Monty Roberts uses distractibility to stop a horse biting - in 5 seconds - without any pain or punishment. Remedy a biting horse with this quick solution.
Ask Monty: Can your horse jump confidently?
Debbie Roberts Loucks2020-03-16T02:11:50-07:00February. 26, 2020 - Ask Monty Newsletter Question: Can your horse jump confidently? Hi there, I have a problem with a jumper. After his jump he just goes absolutely mad, bucks, rears and just freaks out. Now I'm an experienced trainer and unfortunately I can not find the solution. He has been checked by the [...]
Ask Monty: Does your horse follow you?
Debbie Roberts Loucks2020-02-20T02:58:21-08:00February. 5, 2020 - Ask Monty Newsletter Question: Does your horse follow you? Hi Monty, I have a ex racehorse mare that I struggle to get in from the field. She’s good to go into the field and is happy while out there. But when I try get her in from the field she’ll plant [...]
Causing your horse to ‘want to’
Debbie Roberts Loucks2019-10-05T05:11:43-07:00Horsemanship clinics are flourishing and there has never been a time in history when horse owners have had more opportunity to learn to be better owners. So why are so many of us confused at times by the multitude of information and seemingly opposing answers about horsemanship? In the beginning, horses don't understand what we [...]
Pivotal Time for the Thoroughbred Racing Industry
Debbie Roberts Loucks2019-09-01T23:24:14-07:00“Whipping the horse and producing pain in order to achieve ANY given goal is wrong, in my opinion.” Monty Roberts August 26, 2019 Solvang, California: The count was 29 horses dead at Santa Anita this season and many people blamed the unusually heavy rainfall for the problems this year. Sealing the track over and over is [...]
Monty Roberts University & Horsemanship Radio Stream Gold!
Debbie Roberts Loucks2019-08-03T02:25:51-07:00FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Debbie Loucks Monty and Pat Roberts, Inc./Join-Up® International (949) 632-1856 [email protected] Monty Roberts University & Horsemanship Radio Stream Gold! July 31, 2019 Solvang, California: Monty Roberts and Tad Coffin (Montreal 1976) teamed up to create a video series to show how science and horsemanship can help a horse build up his top [...]
Thinking of Buying a Quarter Horse?
Debbie Roberts Loucks2019-09-01T23:24:52-07:00A century ago American Thoroughbreds were arguably the most important performance horses in the U.S., and they were bred to race long distances. Early American horsemen decided that they would breed differently for an even faster horse, at least for a ¼ of a mile that is. The aptly named Quarter Horse contained a fair [...]
How do you define Natural Horsemanship?
Debbie Roberts Loucks2019-07-01T07:06:41-07:00‘Natural’ is a word used to describe those elements of life which are unadulterated. These elements have not been changed by human hand. Natural should be understood to describe how Mother Nature laid life forms on this planet called earth. If we study life before modern men began to alter its existence we would find [...]
Starting, not breaking a horse
Debbie Roberts Loucks2019-10-05T03:53:11-07:00Let’s begin with a phrase that has gained traction over the last 20 years: “starting a horse” to its first saddle and rider. Defining this term is fairly straight forward. When a trainer comes to understand that horses are flight animals, they will then have the ability to offer ‘choice’ to the horse in the [...]
Becoming a Monty Roberts Certified Instructor
Debbie Roberts Loucks2019-06-11T10:35:45-07:00FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Debbie Loucks Monty and Pat Roberts, Inc./Join-Up® International (949) 632-1856 [email protected] Becoming a Monty Roberts Certified Instructor May 31, 2019 Solvang, California: Becoming a Monty Roberts Certified Instructor provides unique skills in the equine industry, learning to train in the absence of violence, with excellent performance too. The steps involved [...]
