In support of the equine welfare charity, The Brooke, Monty Roberts demonstrated at Buckingham Palace Wednesday October 21, 2015. Having visited India in September 2014 with The Brooke, Roberts was named Global Ambassador for the charity in March of 2015. This week Mr. Roberts demonstrated for an audience which included Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, who is president of equine welfare charity.
Noted horse trainer Monty Roberts with Queen Elizabeth and the Duchess of Cornwall
In support of the equine welfare charity, The Brooke, Monty Roberts demonstrated at Buckingham Palace Wednesday October 21, 2015, for an audience which included Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, who is president of equine welfare charity.
âAmericans have a close affinity with horses and are exceedingly generous to the impoverished places of the world, so we are deeply appreciative that Her Royal Highness is bringing attention to the plight of these working animals and to the Brookeâs proven solutions for long-term improvement to their welfare,â said Petra Ingram, Chief Executive of the Brooke.
For the demonstration on Wednesday, Roberts worked with a horse at the Royal Mews at Buckingham Palace, followed by a reception for the private audience of supporters of the charity. Roberts is known as the âMan Who Listens to Horsesâ, and is an awardâwinning trainer and rider of many horses, a bestselling author, and creator of the equine training technique called JoinâUp®.
This month Roberts has been in the United Kingdom for demonstrations, starting at Bishop Burton College on October 10, followed by Myerscough College last Saturday. His tour continues on Friday with a demonstration at Hartpury College, followed by Merrist Wood College on October 29. His final British event is at the Ingliston Country Club in Scotland on October 31. http://www.montyroberts.com/ab_about_monty_calendar/see-monty/
MONTY ROBERTS first gained widespread fame with the release of his New York Times Best Selling book,The Man Who Listens To Horses; a chronicle of his life and development of his non-violent horse training methods called Join-Up®.
Monty grew up on a working horse farm as a firsthand witness to traditional, often violent methods of horse training and breaking the spirit with an abusive hand. Rejecting that, he went on to win nine world's championships in the show ring. Today, Monty's goal is to share his message that "Violence is never the answer."
Roberts has been encouraged by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II with the award of the Membership in The Royal Victorian Order, as well as becoming Patron of Join-Up International. Other honors received were the ASPCA "Founders" award and the MSPCA George T. Angell Humanitarian Award. Monty is credited with launching the first of its kind Equus Online University; an interactive online lesson site that is the definitive learning tool for violence-free training.
The Brooke was established in Egypt in the 1930s by Dorothy Brooke, the wife of a British cavalry officer. She found many emaciated former British, Australian, and American horses who served in World War 1 being used as beasts of burden on the streets of Cairo.
The Brooke is an international animal welfare charity dedicated to improving the lives of working horses, donkeys and mules, and it works with owners, communities and policy makers to bring about lasting improvements to the lives of working animals. The Brooke works in 11 countries across Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America and now reaches more than 1.8 million working horses, donkeys and mules.
Join-Up philosophies can be seen at work with both humans and horses across the world, from farms to major corporations. To learn more about Monty Roberts or the many applications of his Join-Up training methods, visit www.montyroberts.com . Horse Sense and Soldiers aired on Discovery Military highlighting the therapeutic effect that horses and Monty Roberts' Join-Up® have on PTSD. Monty developed his Horse Sense and Healing program for military and first responder personnel with stress injuries detailed here http://www.join-up.org/veterans.html