In 2011 Monty was invited to demonstrate at the conference of the Mangalarga Marchedor breed association in Brazil. He was taken to the “contest” when he first arrived on the grounds. He witnessed theses traditional harsh methods and was appalled. He immediately took the trainers aside and began to teach his methods to horsemen using them in his gentle demonstrations to show how quickly change can happen when horses are treated with respect and kindness. See the complete story here http://youtu.be/gauzqQa3yWg By June of 2012 Queen Elizabeth Awarded South Americans who learned Monty’s non-violent training and changed their methods to Monty’s.
This video was posted, likely trying to stop the revolution that is happening in Brazil away from violence.
Solvang, CA. On the 24th of June, 2012 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II awarded several persons recommended by famed horse gentler Monty Roberts for their pioneering efforts to encourage violence-free training in South America where extremely harsh traditional horsemanship has been the norm for centuries. Monty personally witnessed this and then trained horsemen to violence-free way.
Signed certificates were presented by Queen Elizabeth II stating that The Queen acknowledges these persons for their extraordinary efforts to eliminate violence in the training of horses, followed by their country’s name. The Queen awarded these certificates during ceremonies at the Al Habtoor Royal Windsor Polo Cup, Guards Polo Club, Windsor, England.
Monty Roberts assisted The Queen to present the chosen recipients with their awards for commitment to his violence-free Join-Up® concepts. Recipients chosen are Adolfo Cambiaso (Argentina), Carlos Gracida (Mexico and Argentina), Memo Gracida (Mexico and Argentina), Catherine Cunningham (Guatemala), Eduardo Moreira (Brazil), Joel Baker (USA), Mateus Ribeiro (Brazil), and Satish Seemar (Dubai).
On June 6, 2011, Queen Elizabeth II presented Monty Roberts with Her Majesty’s personal honors. At Buckingham Palace, Monty received the Member of the Victorian Order (M.V.O), an award with medal citing his work on behalf of the Royal Stables. Her Majesty’s statements included acknowledgment of Monty’s work globally with people as well as horses. The Queen has been outspoken in her support of his non-violent message for horses and for people, too. From this point forward, Monty will be known as Monty Roberts, M.V.O.
“Years ago when Her Majesty first watched me Join-Up with a filly of the Queen Mother’s, she asked me right there to take this to the world and get busy. Her Majesty’s specific request was that wherever I go on these travels, please would I support therapeutic riding.”
Monty Roberts is traveling and demonstrating around the world. He is training horses in front of live audiences, staying the course to his mission “to leave the world a better place for horses and for people, too.” Monty will be doing an intensive five day clinic at his California Flag Is Up Farms in August. Attendees from around the world will come to see a master at work. In autumn Monty will tour England in October and Germany in November.
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MONTY ROBERTS first gained widespread fame with the release of his New York Times Best Selling book, The Man Who Listens To Horses; which remained on the New York Times Best Selling list for 58 weeks. The book chronicles his life and development of his non-violent horse training methods called Join-Up®. Monty grew up with horses in Salinas, California and was a witness to traditional, often extremely violent horse training methods. Rejecting that, he went on to win nine world’s championships in the show rings of the world. Today, Monty’s goal is to share his message that “Violence is never the answer.” Roberts has been encouraged by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, as well as being the recipient of the ASPCA “Founders” award and the MSPCA George T. Angell Humanitarian Award. In an effort to help more horses, and people, globally, he launched his Equus Online University; an interactive online lesson site that is already being considered the most effective educational tool for horsemen on the web.
Join-Up philosophies can be seen at work with both humans and horses around the world, from farms to major corporations. No more significant change has ever been made in the training of animals than the principles and discoveries of Monty Roberts. His work is now bridging the gap to include the behavior of humans interacting with other humans. In recent years the work of Monty Roberts has included courses for returning war heroes with PTSD. These sessions have produced incredibly positive results. To learn more about Monty Roberts or the many applications of his Join-Up training methods, visit www.montyroberts.com .
