Do horses ever forget past abuse? I'd love some advice to help more safely handle my 11-year-old Quarter Horse gelding. He is a former ranch horse who we believe was handled roughly; he can go from being relaxed, to spooky and reactive. He typically seems to be more reactive when in an enclosed space, and feels "trapped".
Horses are flight animals and, in addition, they are classified as grazers. Horses typically eat grass. This grass grows from the ground and never runs away from them. Their food is provided by nature and is most often never touched by human hand before being eaten.
I have a horse who is a retired lesson horse who I adopted from my trainer. He turns 26 this month, I started the Dually Halter with him and my question is, will I be able to change some behaviors he has done like biting me when I mount him since he has been allowed to do this his whole life?
Ask Monty: Are you being fair to your horse? ... My question is this: how do I understand the line between potential pain response from him and a learned behavior of getting his own way?
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Debbie Loucks Monty and Pat Roberts, Inc. (949) 632-1856 [email protected] May 31, 2020, Solvang, California: Members of American Horse Publications celebrated, virtually, the association’s 50th anniversary in Lexington, Kentucky in 2020. A promoter of equine media for 50 years, AHP has held the annual awards competition since 1975 with the stated mission to 'recognize [...]
Question: Have you tried Monty's Dually halter and long lines? I wanted to know, if I am training a three-year-old filly to respond to my hands, can I use the Dually halter and the driving lines or long lines with a saddle instead of a surcingle?
April 8, 2020 - Ask Monty Newsletter Question: Are stallions more challenging for Join-Up? G'day Monty, After many years with horses, I'm just beginning my journey with Join-Up, my past practices have been more organic (what comes naturally) with a bit of information from here and a bit from there. I'm bringing a stallion (14 [...]
April 6, 2020 Solvang, California: The Horse Radio Network and Monty Roberts University is proud to announce the first “Ask Monty Live” tonight, Monday (04-06-20) on Facebook Live at 8pm ET. Hosted by Certified Monty Roberts instructor Jamie Jennings of the Horses in the Morning show. Monty will take horse and training related questions live from [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Debbie Loucks Monty and Pat Roberts, Inc. (949) 632-1856 [email protected] March 31, 2020 Solvang, California: While creating videos for students of horsemanship who are sequestered for the time being, Monty Roberts was touched by the emails and posts on social media from horse lovers needing training tips and help [...]
March 25, 2020 - Ask Monty Newsletter Question: Have you seen PTSD in a horse before? During the breaking in of my beloved mare, something went horribly wrong for her. Somehow she became a rodeo horse. She was rejected because she didn't buck properly. Her tail was broken and she was tazered. Then when she [...]
