Wednesday July 22, 2020

Greetings!
Question  
Hello, I love everything you stand for with making the world a better place for horses. If I could just have one minute of your time with a quick reply. I’m working on a project to help my clients who have been in riding accidents or just lost their confidence. Have you ever taken a hit on your confidence when working with horses or other aspects of your life, if so what did you do to boost yourself up and overcome it? Thank you so much for your time. I have looked up to you my whole life. Tiffany

Answer  

Dear Tiffany,

You have to realize that I wasn’t in the horse business until I was three years old. You must be aware that as a child there were many circumstances that frightened me. You should know that my father was one to cast me into situations fraught with danger. My work with horses in a non-violent fashion as I grew up lead me to understand that they mean no harm to a human being. It was then my responsibility to handle each situation as aware of their environment as much  as I could possibly be.

Once I was fully aware of the underlying principles of equine life, I could never lose my confidence. I often say to students ‘Look in the mirror. You are the problem, not the horse’. Change your own actions that simply don’t take your confidence away. The better you are a student of the horse, the more confident you will be. When we get it right, there is every reason to be confident.

Sincerely,
MONTY'S EQUUS ONLINE UNIVERSITY
THIS WEEK'S EPISODE
THE MOVEMENT 2020
From Rachel, a participant of The Movement 2020:
"The Movement was brilliant and a wonderful experience. Spending the three evenings watching you all at Flag is Up Farm was truly inspiring. On each of the three days there were times when I cried. However the emotion soon passed and I spent the rest of the time with a big smile 😊
At times I also found myself shouting at the screen "that is how you do it"
Well done to you all.
You are all amazing.
     ONLINE PRODUCT REVIEW: MONTY'S ONLINE UNI
Hi Mr. Roberts,
I am a student of yours for many years. Your Online University helped me gain the trust of my mare and make our bond even tighter. I wanted to write because an experience yesterday caused me to get back to basics with my mare starting with re watching your videos and getting to sort of get a join up this morning. We will try again tomorrow and the next day and so on. One thing that has changed is I have a 5 year old daughter this time. She loved watching your join up with children on the university. I am grateful that you have the videos for kids and someday I hope we can both come to one of your trainings. I was inspired to start a blog and possibly a podcast about our journey with your methods and also letting my daughter get to help other kids with it. My dream someday is to help people communicate better with their horses and to help horses who need this training. I would like to send you a copy of my first blog post because it will tell about how you have changed both of our lives.
thank you Thank you!
Jen L.


UPCOMING EVENTS    
USA
September 11 to 13 , 2020: CHA Equine Facility Manager Certification at Flag Is Up Farms in California
THE MONTY ROBERTS INTERNATIONAL LEARNING CENTER
July 24 to 26, 2020: Horse Sense and Healing moved to November 13-14-15
August 3 to 7, 2020 :   Monty’s Special Training (English)
August 8 to 10, 2020 Introductory Course Module 01: First Steps to Monty’s Methods
August 11 to 13, 2020 Introductory Course Module 02: Join-Up
August 14 to 16, 202 0 Introductory Course Module 03: Long Lining
August 17 to 28, 202 0 Gentling Wild Horses
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

My mate chomps at the bit when she starts to get anxious she has a nervous problem from previous riding, how do I stop this? She stops for a minute when I say no? Debra M Savan

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Heart and Soul

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