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Epicurus.com - The Man Who Listens to Horses
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List Price: $7.99
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Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.10835092
EAN: 9780345427052
ISBN: 034542705X
Label: Ballantine Books
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: 1998-11-28
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date: 1998-11-28
Studio: Ballantine Books
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Editorial Reviews:
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"It all dates from those summers alone in the high desert, me lying on my belly and watching wild horses with my binoculars for hours at a time. Straining to see in the moonlight, striving to fathom mustang ways, I knew instinctively I had chanced upon something important but could not know that it would shape my life. In 1948 I was a boy of thirteen learning the language of horses. . . ."
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Summary: The real horse whisperer
Comment: I loved this book. Monty Roberts is an amazing person and his best attribute is his ability to listen and observe and learn about horses. He was raised "breaking" horses but intuitively knew that wasn't the best way so, as a teenager, he spent time observing horses in the wild and learned their forms of communication. It lead him to develop his own, very gentle and natural, forms of "starting" and training horses. This book explains all that and more. As an aside, it mentions the fact that he's also been a foster parent to more than 40 kids. What a sensitive and loving gentle-man. A good book for those learning about horses.
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Summary: Excellent, inspiring book
Comment: This was one of the best books I've ever read--easy to read, informative, and always heart warming. The story of Monty's life completely held my attention and the information about horses is uniquely interesting. Monty is an exceptional man who has led a fascinating life, has put his gifts and talents with horses to good use, and has valiantly resisted the temptation to become an angry man like his father. The principles he cites for creating and maintaining good relationships with horses equally apply to human beings. The only thing missing for me was that there was no real mention of the God who created the horses that he loves and has cared for so well throughout his life.
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Summary: Monty Roberts: This man is the Real Deal
Comment: Having seen Mr. Roberts on television demonstrating his "Join-Up" technique with unruly horses, I'm a little bit shocked at the number of accusatory & negative reviews I'm reading on this page. Especially from people who seem to have never actually read his book.
For those of us who believe that horses are naturally social creatures, and that a little gentleness & patience towards any animal is a far better training technique than trying to force a creature against its will, this is a terrific book.
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Summary: Fantastic story of Monty's life
Comment: It's been years since I read the book, but when I first got it, I read it twice in its entirely. The Man Who Listens to Horses is actually two books in one: It's an autobiography, and it's a how-to manual for gentling horses and speaking their language. It's just a wonderful, wonderful book, and I can't recommend it enough.
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Summary: very helpful
Comment: I think this is a very good book on horse husbandry. The story is rather sad in many ways but for people who want to be kind to their horses, it's a very informative book.
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