Selected Product: | The Man Who Listens to Horses Paperback Edition: New edition Author: Monty Roberts Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd Release Date: October 1997 ISBN-10: 0099794616 ISBN-13: 9780099794615 List Price: £7.99 Average Customer Rating: | | |
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It's an incredible story told simply and with great warmth. There are no pretensions - he just tells it how it is and is very generous with his description of his techniques and the highs and lows of his life's work. This is his (and his familys) story, his journey and his observations on this most noble of animals and their language. It's a mark of incredible generosity that he has put it down in words.
I have been brought up with horses and understood how you treat them with respect and care; in later life I have had very little contact with them. If I ever return to riding I shall approach it from a more gentle, more respectful perspective.
This is not good writing - it's great writing told with great humility and style. It is a privilege to have an insight into his life, passion and work; he comes across as he does in the interviews I have seen as an ordinary man with extraordinary insight, skills and judgement.
He is quite simply unique, as is this book. | Fantastic book | Customer Rating: | | Not sure if it helps to be into horses but I loved this book. It's the first of the Monty Roberts books I have read and will now be getting the others. Hope they are just as good! | This man is fantastic!! | Customer Rating: | | Monty Roberts is inspirational. I have admired his work for many years & since learning more about his methods he has helped change (invaluably for the better)the relationship I have with my own 'problem horse'. I could not put this book down. When you read his life story and learn how hard Monty has worked to get where he is today you`ll admire him even more! This book is essential reading for every horse owner/ lover. | Really enjoyed it! | Customer Rating: | I love horses anyway so i knew i would like this book before i even picked it up. I thought it was a fantastic read and i just couldn't put down!. I'm not normally into autobiographies but found this one was very well written. Rather than starting from when Monty was young until present day, he interjected other stories along the way top break it up e.g. the visit to the Queen.
The only reason i have rated 4 instead of 5 stars is because there were a couple of instances where i wasn't quite sure if what he was describing was true or poetic licence e.g. the fact his old teacher met up with him years later and remembered the assignment he had written on setting up a horse training facility. Seemed a little 'cheesy'.
On the whole however i really enjoyed it. | Fantastic and Amazing Read | Customer Rating: | | I really enjoyed reading Man Who Listens to Horses, Monty Roberts' work is just amazing. I do not have my own horse but when I do I will know how to treat them better now and to understand them move. I could hardly put the book down as I just wanted to know what he done next. I highly recommend reading this book as it really is such a pleasure to read. I have also read 2 other Monty Roberts books - The Horses of my Life, and Shy boy, both are great also, hearing about his life with horses. |
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