wonderful book about a gentle awe inspiring man and how he handles horses. beautiful.

I’ve often described learning to ride as learning a new language, like knowing enough Spanish to order a beer in Mexico, and to hear Monty Roberts use the same analogy was wonderful. I loved this story, although there are parts I’d rather not have known. I feel so lucky to know a horse as well as I do, and it’s nice to know that one of our true equine champions feels the same way. Loved the anecdotes and side stories, the Queen, and all the interesting history. I don’t know what Monty sounds like, but I appreciated the narrator’s style. This is excellent reinforcement for learning that we are teammates and colleagues with horses, not master and servant.

Will Read. Again!

You don't need to be a horse lover to enjoy and learn from this book. Educational, inspirational and filled with heart. A must read.

Riveting and instructive tale about a man whose identity and self-esteem do not depend on him feeling ascendant, either to other people or the animal kingdom.

He pays the greatest respect he can by quietly and with reverence observing his subjects’ behaviour within their natural setting, and learning how to speak their language.

I kept thinking as I read that Monty’s methods would serve human relationships as well as those with horses. When I read the Afterward, written by Lawrence Scanlan, I learned that Monty and his wife Pat fostered many children in desperate need of his love, and his light and knowing touch. I was struck by Monty’s modesty in not mentioning this himself.

The book met my every yearning for a transformation theme. Long may this extraordinary man live and teach.

Caution: this book is not for children.
That said, this book is a must-read for horse-lovers everywhere. It will teach you how to speak your horse's language.
Yet even if you don't care much for horses, this book will still make a great read. Sometimes you will laugh, sometimes you will cry; but always, you will be moved.

Very Good! He is an amazing person. It was certainly worth the read. I can't wait to try it on my ponies.

This was so good I bought it.

A book with many lessond

The factual story brings the reader to a place of understanding on the treatment of horses as well as asserting that this can work on humans with bad dispositions. Would be incredible of more social programs used the non violent approach outlined in these pages and perhaps actually reverse cronick bad behavior.

Fantastic book, very eye opening and fascinating even from a perspective with zero horse knowledge. The afterward was especially enjoyable to read, really allowing for an outsider's perspective and description into Monty and his actions. Only annoyance I had was the book not being in chronological order, just because I ran into confusion about where in Monty's career we were when he jumps back and forth in time with multiple stories.

I just cannot finish this on audiobook. There are some absolutely fascinating descriptions of horse behavior and handling that I wish made up the whole book. I had a hard time listening to the autobiographical parts that were about Monty’s experiences. Where he describes his father beating a man to death was rather awful. I also didn’t appreciate his attitude and how he built himself up as the best trainer ever. A little humility can go a long way. The chapter on James Dean was just weird.
It’s his story, he can write what he wants. I just wish I had it in paper so I could skim read parts.

If you love horses you'll love what this man has done for the horse world!! He is amazing!

I really enjoyed this book! I have watched a lot of videos of mustangs being gentled using positive reinforcement, but this was a bit of a different approach. So crazy he is able to have a horse accept a rider within 30 minutes. I love how he watched the mustangs in their natural environment and learned how they communicated with each other, and then used that to train horses in a kinder way. It was crazy how dead set his father was against his training methods. And basically everyone who saw it at first told him he was going to get himself hurt, but he felt he was doing the right thing, and it seems like he has made a world of difference in how people train horses. He definitely had some crazy stories and it was very interesting to read about his life and all that happened to him. Also so cool the additional chapters where he fulfilled his lifelong dream.