22 Quotes by Monty Roberts

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.”

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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