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Summary: More story than training!
Review: This book does read more like fiction than fact, and the only training in the book is a small chapter in the back. I agree it is just a money making ploy. I watched Monty Roberts live, he does the exact same thing as John Lyons, but with out the sense of humor, and alot more ego.
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Summary: Fiction
Review: This book is represented as non-fiction,however it has come to my attention that it is indeed fiction.
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Summary: A Chronicle of Lies
Review: I have read The Man Who Listens to Horses, from cover to cover & between the lines. In my opinion, there are so many outright lies & imaginary events that I went to the Salinas Californian archives at the Stienbeck Library in Salinas, California to check events, dates & references in Monty's book. Dates, times & names of persons important to the story are all wrong. He was recieving awards at horse shows at the time that he was supposed to be in Nevada on his great quest to interpret the behavior of mustangs. His dates of the rodeos were one month off (late). It goes on & on. Too many people mentioned in the book have denied involvement with him & his "horse tales". It reads like a collage of a schizophrenic day dreamer. A ridiculous money maker. If you really want to get completely confused, read the British version & try to compare the people & events for accuracy.
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Summary: Useful and Entertaining
Review: Mr. Robert's book is both useful and entertaining. I found myself pulled into the story he told. Frankly, it would make an excellent movie. Since I work with dogs, many of the communication techniques were of special interest, especially the bit with the tongue extension. Dogs and cats dart their tongues to say that they want to be friends. When a human does the same tongue darting, the animal understands and becomes more cooperative. To me, and many others, that's useful. Excellent book, enjoyed the read. Thanks Monty.
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Summary: Great Book!
Review: I thought this was a really good book. I would definately reccommend it
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Summary: Fairly Good Book
Review: When Monty Roberts was thirteenth years old, he went to the deserts of Nevada to watch mustangs and broncos in the wild. The book shows his deep love and understanding of horses. It aslo described how he learnt the language of horses, applied his knowledge of communication and developed several methods e.g. "join up".As I'm living in Hong Kong, a really small city, it's so hard to contact with horses. Yet I love horses and nature deeply. This implies to my interest of reading books about horses. I suppose this book is mainly about horses but it's disappointing that Monty Roberts loves himself more than horses and he described the history of his family more than them. This book sounds more like his self promotion. The techniques mentioned are really basic and not unique at all. His tenderness to horses, deep love and understanding of horses are what I appreciated though. If you're a horse lover, I won't recommend this book to you. But if you're not and you wanna learn some really basics about horses, you may give it a try.
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Summary: Refreshing
Review: I really enjoyed this book. My only complaint is that I would have liked more horse information and less of Monty Roberts' family history. I'm guessing that his intent was to explain to the reader that he had an innate sense about horse training that could not be beaten or driven from him and including his family history was important in getting this point across. I truly and innately believe that Monty's method is the right way. Before reading this book, I didn't know anything about how horses were "broken". It pains me to think about the agony horses have undergone with those old methods. I think it would have been helpful to readers if information had been included on how to contact trainers nearest them who are schooled in "join-up" and/or how to find horses who have been trained with this method. I'm going to be purchasing a horse for the first time within the next year or so, and this information would be extremely helpful to me. I think a network such as this would go a long way to aiding in the efforts to promote the join-up method. Thank you, Monty Roberts, for your continuing efforts to promote "join-up".
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Summary: Insulting!
Review: What an egotistical jerk! Read his book - wasn't impressed. Tried his methods - hated the results. Don't waste your time on someone so controversial!
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Summary: Horse Whisperer and Strory Teller
Review: If you like Monty's fictional book, be sure to read "Horse Whispers & Lies" by Joyce Renebome and Debra Ann Ristau. For more information on horse-human communication and relationships, read "Natural Horse-Man-Ship" by Pat Parelli and anything by John Lyons. Mark Rashid has written entertaining, thoughtful, and true horse tales in "A Good Horse is Never a Bad Color" and "Considering the Horse."
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Summary: The only thing he loves more than horses is himself.
Review: When Monty Roberts describes the horses that he has met in his life, it is truly beautiful prose. His descriptions of their personalities and courage make great reading for a person who loves horses and riding. Unfortunately, those descriptions are few and far between. Most of the book is blatant self-aggrandizing from a man who claims everything from inventing the slant-load trailer to establishing the quarter horse breed. Where he isn't tooting his own horn, he is villifying his past enemies, all of whom are conveniently dead and can't contest his wild claims. The equine press has blasted this man and his book, and rightfully so.
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