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“My greatest accomplishment was learning to be gentle; without that I feel I would have achieved nothing.” ~ Monty Roberts

MIGUEL LUPIANO

Miguel Lupiano was born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Today he lives in Brasília, Brazil’s capital. He started dealing with horses when he was a child in his grandfather’s farm. He became a professional horse trainer at the age of seventeen. Since then it has been more than thirty years working with all breed of horses. After all those years, looking for the best techniques to deal with horses, Miguel became the first Latin American Monty Roberts Certified Instructor in April 2015. He had an opportunity to participate in the Horse Sense and Soldiers Clinic, and to bring those experiences to help people use the horse and the Join Up method somehow. Miguel’s location, right in the center of Brazil, allows him to travel throughout the country, south and Central America, to give courses and clinics, horse training, lectures, presentations and demonstrations, advice, projects and staff training.

WALDO JUNQUEIRA FRANCO

Born in Barretos, Brazil, horses are rooted in his blood and through his family’s history. The Junqueira’s created a breed of horses in Brazil called Mangalarga in the 1800s. Waldo’s passion for horses started during his childhood on his family ranch where he would spend holidays with the horses. He also participated in a few show jumping competitions as well as a few rodeo events with horses. He started his Monty Roberts training with his wife who is also a Monty Roberts Advanced Student of horsemanship. Today Waldo lives between Barretos (Brazil’s rodeo capital) and Long Beach, California. In California he works as the CEO of a technology company, Broad PC, and while in Brazil he spends his time on his family ranch working and training horses as well as teaching Monty’s concepts. Waldo became the second Monty Roberts Certified Instructor in Brazil in 2023. He has participated in the Horse Sense & Healing Clinics at Flag Is Up Farms for veterans, Lead-Up for youth, as well as taught all Introductory Courses at the Monty Roberts International Learning Center.

BEATRIZ FRANCO

Bia is the first women from Brazil (and currently only) to receive a Monty Roberts Instructor Certification. She is based in Barretos/SP and together with her husband Waldo Junqueira Franco (also a Monty Roberts Certified Instructor), they train horses and teach Monty’s concepts on their ranch.

Bia’s focus is to teach using Monty’s methods to show people in Brazil that violence is never the answer. When Bia started her journey to learn Monty’s concepts, she was afraid of horses, and is now living proof that you can overcome your fears and achieve your dreams.

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February 2020

Where in the World is Monty Roberts

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February 28, 2020 Solvang, California: Monty Roberts spent the last two months in Australia training up a crop of young horses and a crack team of horsemen […]

Can the Flight Animal Teach Us About Education?

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February 28, 2020 Solvang, California

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Ask Monty: Why do horses kick out?

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Question: Why do horses kick out?

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Ask Monty: Do you train using treats?

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Question: Do you train using treats?

In Ireland at the moment there is, as you probably know from Caitriona, Patrick, Claire and Caroline, a growing interest in horsemanship that rejects violent training methods. […]

Ask Monty: Does your horse follow you?

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February. 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 […]

Monty Roberts’ Special Training Week Aug 3-7

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January 31, 2020 Solvang, California: On August 3-7 Monty will teach the MONTY’S SPECIAL TRAINING: 5 DAYS no prerequisites.

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Monty Roberts Certified Instructors

Brazil

“My greatest accomplishment was learning to be gentle; without that I feel I would have achieved nothing.” ~ Monty Roberts

Regional News and Events

February 2020

Where in the World is Monty Roberts

Can the Flight Animal Teach Us About Education?

Ask Monty: Why do horses kick out?

Question: Why do horses kick out?

Ask Monty: Do you train using treats?

Question: Do you train using treats?

Ask Monty: Does your horse follow you?

Question: Does your horse follow you?

January 2020

Monty Roberts’ Special Training Week Aug 3-7

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