Monty Roberts Quotes

#1. If you act like you've only got fifteen minutes, it will take all day. Act like you've got all day, it will take fifteen minutes.

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#2. Trust is established by working around horses in an utterly predictable manner.

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#3. The wonder of Independence is that it encourages open minds and the desire to improve.

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#4. The horses are talking ... just listen.

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#5. You must somehow understand that we as horsemen can do very little to teach the horse. What we can do is to create an environment in which he can learn.

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#6. I cannot imagine my life without horses. They have been my teachers, my friends, my business partners and my entertainment.

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#7. The author's tribute is heartfelt ...

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#8. A good trainer can hear a horse speak to him. A great trainer can hear him whisper.

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#9. When educating horses there is no greater maxim than slow is fast and fast is slow.

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#10. I had been riding horses before my memory kicked in, so my life with horses had no beginning. It simply appeared from the fog of infancy. I survived a difficult childhood by traveling on the backs of horses, and in adulthood the pattern didn't change.

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#11. Horses react appropriately while waiting for the human to get it right.

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#12. It is not good enough to get your horse to do what you want. It is far better to cause your horse to want to do it.

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#13. I want to leave the world a better place for horses and people.

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#14. When training young horses "There are many types of bits for many different disciplines, but the severity of ALL bits lies in the hands holding them."

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#15. Everybody ought to be given a chance to do whatever they want, but be responsible for their own actions.

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#16. Horses are our silent partners. When we learn their language. This partnership grows strong.

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#17. The greatest strength a man can achieve is gentleness.

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#18. Always work to cause your horse to follow the path of least resistance. Then place an opening for him to pass through so that the path of least resistance becomes the direction you want him to go in.

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#19. The number one worst piece of horsemanship on earth is violence.

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