Quotes by Monty Roberts

Monty Roberts

A boy is a long time before he knows his alphabet, longer before he has learned to spell, and perhaps several years before he can read distinctly; and yet there are some people who, as soon as they get on a horse, entirely undressed and untaught, fancy that by beating and spurring they will make him a dressed horse in one morning only. I would fain ask such stupid people whether by beating a boy they would teach him to read without first showing him the alphabet? Sure, they would beat him to death, before they would make him read.

Horse

Morning

Stupid

A good trainer can hear a horse speak to him. A great trainer can hear him whisper.

Horse

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Trainers

Always work to cause your horse to follow the path of least resistance. Then place an opening for him to pass through so that the path of least resistance becomes the direction you want him to go in.

Horse

Path

Want

Everybody ought to be given a chance to do whatever they want, but be responsible for their own actions.

Action

Chance

Want

For centuries, humans have said to horses, ‘You do what I tell you or I’ll hurt you.’ Humans still say that to each other — still threaten, force and intimidate. I’m convinced that my discoveries with horses have value in the workplace, in the educational and penal systems, and in the raising of children. At heart, I’m saying that no one else has the right to say ‘you must’ to an animal — or to another human.

Children

Horse

Hurt

Horses are our silent partners. When we learn their language. This partnership grows strong.

Horse

Language

Strong

Horses react appropriately while waiting for the human to get it right.

Horse

Humans

Waiting

I cannot imagine my life without horses. They have been my teachers, my friends, my business partners and my entertainment.

Entertainment

Horse

Teacher

I had been riding horses before my memory kicked in, so my life with horses had no beginning. It simply appeared from the fog of infancy. I survived a difficult childhood by traveling on the backs of horses, and in adulthood the pattern didn’t change.

Fog

Horse

Memories

I want to leave the world a better place for horses and people.

Horse

People

World

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Heartfelt

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Independence

Just Listen

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Like You

Littles

Lying

Maxims

Memories

Men

Mind

Morning

Not Good Enough

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Speak

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Quotes by Monty Roberts

Monty Roberts

A good trainer can hear a horse speak to him. A great trainer can hear him whisper.

Always work to cause your horse to follow the path of least resistance. Then place an opening for him to pass through so that the path of least resistance becomes the direction you want him to go in.

Everybody ought to be given a chance to do whatever they want, but be responsible for their own actions.

Horses are our silent partners. When we learn their language. This partnership grows strong.

Horses react appropriately while waiting for the human to get it right.

I cannot imagine my life without horses. They have been my teachers, my friends, my business partners and my entertainment.

I had been riding horses before my memory kicked in, so my life with horses had no beginning. It simply appeared from the fog of infancy. I survived a difficult childhood by traveling on the backs of horses, and in adulthood the pattern didn’t change.

I want to leave the world a better place for horses and people.

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