Monty Roberts - The Man Who Listens to Horses

Pros: Interesting and Entertaining Read
Cons: Mr. Roberts is not who he says he is, book is short on training techniques

If you are looking for an entertaining and interesting personal account of training horses, then this is a fabulous book, even for non-riders. However, if you're like me you would be looking for training tidbits and useful information, which were in...

Pros: Entertaining - if you are looking for a story and not for training information
Cons: Misleading - it isn't about training, it is about his life.

I got Mr. Roberts' book because I believe in reading anything about horse training, care, or behaviour I can get my hands on. I had heard of the 'man who listens to horses' and was eager to learn more about his methods, techniques, and philosophies.
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Pros: Horse Training Techniques
Cons: None

This book should be required reading for anyone owning, training, or handling horses. Monty's lifetime of developing the understanding of horses and giving the reader a gift of some of that knowledge is something to be greatly appreciated.

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Pros: Very valuable, applicable knowledge
Cons: none

There seems to be some confusion about the category. I read
the book by Monty Roberts, with an afterword by Lawrence Scanlan,
not the book by Grealy. Perhaps there are two books with the same
title. The Monty Roberts authored version has...

Pros: An inspirational captivating story
Cons: None

Mr. Roberts has done a remarkable job in his first book. He tells the story of his life and his journey with horses. The horseman in me loved every second and I have been able to put many of his ideas into use. The tale of Monty the child will also...

Pros: Colorful tales well told.
Cons: May not be nonfiction as it claims.

As a professional horseman, this book got my attention immediately from where it was prominently displayed at the bookstore upon its first release. One thing that I wondered was, why had I never before heard of this gentleman who claimed to have done ...

Pros: Mr Roberts did a great job at bringing 'the natural way' to the big public
Cons: not worth the money if you are looking for a more natural way with horses

Although the title is very catching i don't really feel that that is what this book is about. Listening to horses is in my humble opinion one of the most important thing of being around horses and i expected a hole different book than the one i read....

Pros: great book about Monty and his life
Cons: none

I was very impressed when I first read this book. I enjoyed learning about Monty's life and his hardships. It made me realize you have to really believe and work hard in what you stand for. His book has cause alot of conterversy in the horse industry....

Pros: Readable and personal style
Cons: The non-horseman may not connect with it

This book is a down-to-earth conversation between the author and his reader. Monty tells a story of personal pain and resilience through his life-long experience with horses. His rare gift of reading the horse's "language" provides a link...

Pros: detailed autobiography
Cons: --

I read this book about a year ago, and since then, I have been fascinated with the way wild horses (well, horses in general) communicate. This book is a great book for anybody, whether you're interested in training horses the way Mr. Roberts does, or...

Pros: interesting
Cons: complicated for beginning horse people

This book is an interesting read but the end description of the "join-up" technique is complicated to follow. I never really understood how to do it until it was demonstrated to me by a trainer near my barn. Over-all, it is a tad expensive...