1. Marvin Earl "Monty" Roberts MVO was born on May 14,1935 and is an American horse trainer who promotes his techniques of natural horsemanship through his Join-Up International organization, named after the core concept of his training method.
16 Facts About Monty Roberts
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Monty Roberts was born in Salinas, California and is the son of horse trainer Marvin E Roberts, who authored his own self-published book, Horse and Horseman Training, in 1957.
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Monty Roberts competed in rodeo and won his first trophy at the age of four.
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Monty Roberts attended California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and riding for their rodeo team, he won two National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association National Championships, including National NIRA Champion Bulldogger in 1957, the NIRA Champion Team Roping in 1956.
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Monty Roberts graduated from Cal Poly in 1959 with a degree in animal science.
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In 1966, Monty Roberts assisted in the founding of Flag Is Up Farms, of which he is the full owner.
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In 2004, Monty Roberts' German-bred horse Sabiango won major races throughout the US.
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Monty Roberts describes in his books and web site how he was sent to Nevada at the age of 13 in order to round up horses for the Salinas Rodeo Association's Wild Horse Race, and there began observing mustangs interact with each other.
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Monty Roberts describes this language as Equus and he refers to it frequently in his books, tours and demonstrations.
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In 2000 critics of Monty Roberts registered a website using his name: www.
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Monty Roberts says the website owners tried to blackmail him for US$90,000 to transfer the domain name.
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Monty Roberts teaches his techniques to students at his Equestrian Academy in Solvang, California, acts as a consultant at schools with disciplinary issues in the UK and the US, and advises executives at Fortune 500 companies.
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In 2002 Monty Roberts returned to Windsor Castle as part of the Queen's Golden Jubilee.
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Monty Roberts's first was the autobiographical The Man Who Listens to Horses which was published in 1996, which was on the New York Times Bestsellers list for 58 weeks, and translated into more than 15 languages, selling more than five million copies worldwide.
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In 2002, Monty Roberts received an honorary doctorate in animal psychology from the University of Zurich, Switzerland and in 2005 he gained an honorary doctorate in animal psychology from the University of Parma, Italy.
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In 2004, the Girl Scouts of the USA commissioned a special Join-Up badge and training program in honor of Monty Roberts' work, and in 2005 he became the first foreign-born recipient of the German Silbernes Pferd Award for outstanding contributions to promoting the love of horses.