Horse Sense for People

Monty Roberts, famous horse whisperer and author of Horse Sense for People, believes that "No-one has the right to say 'You must or I will hurt you' to any other creature, animal or human". He has long practised his creed of "non-violence, respect and choice" in his work with horses using a method he calls "Join-Up" described in his earlier book The Man who Listens to Horses. In Horse Sense for People he explains, through a series of carefully drawn parallels, how Join-Up applies to human beings. It is a system of behaviour management based on two-way communication, mutual respect and positive reinforcement of good behaviour. He rejects spurs, whips and other forms of compulsion for horses and their equivalent for human beings. Roberts and his wife Pat have helped to bring up 47 foster children--as well as three of their Own--on their thoroughbred horse farm in California.

Under chapter headings such as "Trust", "Against Violence" and "The Good Parent" he tells stories and details case studies based on the remedial work he does with--often deeply troubled--human beings. Take the mother who had been home-educating her five daughters and beating them almost daily. She suddenly realised that something was very wrong in her life and approached Roberts for help. Or Peter--"damaged goods" and "with enough baggage for a 40 year old, let alone a boy of fourteen"--the delinquent son of criminal parents who came to Roberts for jockey training.

Roberts is a wise man. And he writes beautifully with a knack of expressing profound truths in language so spare that you don't quite absorb the enormity of what he has said unless you stop and ponder. "Genius lies in the simplest things in life", he says and "Fear is the antecedent of violence; ignorance is the antecedent of fear". His inspiring but practical book should be compulsory reading for any human being who has responsibility for, and power over, others. --Susan Elkin

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monty roberts....a real life genius! - Rated
what can you say about monty roberts?....compassionate, sensitive and a truely amazing man. this book brings together his knowledge gained by working with horses in his intelligent and gentle way and by working with their natural behaviours to gain trust and achieve amazing results.

monty belives that people have very similar behaviours to horses, and through his experiences, he explains how you can apply these skills in dealing with people in a more positive manner to improve many aspects of your relationships with fellow human beings.

a very thought provoking and intelligently written book which will challenge your concepts of human behaviour!

a must for anyone involved with bringing up children - Rated
I found Monty Roberts's methods worked with horses and wondered how they could help parents and teachers. When I read this book I found senstivity, clarity, insight and an amazingly simple way to change the world.

Parents do not have babies or children, they have the adults of tomorrow. If they bring their babies and children up with love, trust and respect and without violence and fear. We will have wonderful adults, a wonderful world and a bright tomorrow. This book shows you how. It is simple to follow and not prescriptive. It works.

It is rare that one person has the ability to change the world. Monty Roberts shows anyone who is prepared to read his book how it can be done.

Thank-you Monty. The world is in your debt.

I love this book, it has help me in so many ways! - Rated
I found that this book helped me with my horse when i needed it. It tells you how to do join-up when you thought it would only be a dream to learn it. Well i have and use it when it is needed on my horse who can be very head strong. I recommand this book to anyone who has any horsey problems.