Horsemanship Radio Show

Monty Roberts gives a travel update and does an amazing roundtable with Dr. Temple Grandin. Dr. Grandin was portrayed by Claire Danes in the Emmy winning HBO movie which premiered in 2010, Temple Grandin, about her life and work as an Animal-Welfare advocate. Against all odds, Temple became a bestselling author and has helped us understand the world of the flight animal. Monty asked Dr. Grandin to share her horsemanship with a group of his International Certified Instructors. Our Trainers Tip from Kata Pataky from Hungary . Listen in...

Debbie starts the show with a discussion of what pressure means, then Bunnie Sexton proves that you can have an Eventing career at almost any age and that both she and her OTTB Rise Against (Ecko) love what they were born to do. Diana Good teaches and trains horses and students without cruelty and shares why she will never change careers. Our Trainers Tip from Courtney Dunn. Listen in...

The Junior Equestrian Festival and the non-profit College Prep Scholarship & Educational Fund, joined forces to encourage riders to educate themselves about the charitable organizations in their communities, emphasize horsemanship and sportsmanship for equestrian success, and promote higher education as a foundation to future success in life. Sophie Cox joins us from Australia. Our Trainers Tip is from Carole Herder of Cavallo, Inc. Listen in...

Endurance Riding Legend Beverly Gray shares about her horses and her career. Plus, Marty Irby, a member of Friends of Sound Horses and lifelong horseman and a Trainer's Tip by Hannah Campbell on how NOT to create a cinchy horse. Listen in...

This episode is about training your horses to WANT TO. Here are three trainers who are changing the way we listen to our horses for performance and soundness. Our Trainers Tip is from Angie Sheer, President and Founder of Equus Medendi, Equine Assisted Learning and Therapy. Listen in...

Gentling Wild Horses may be the most challenging horsemanship there is. Today we talk about Mustangs, Equine Rescues and Hoofboots and the Advantages of Going Bare. Trainers tip from Katie Cunningham of Guatemala. Listen in...

Alicia Kershaw, Sara Jane Casey and Christy Landwehr didn't set out to change the landscape of horsemanship for people but they did feel led to bring horses and people closer together for the benefit of both. Trainers tip: Tevis Cup Champ Heather Reynolds. Listen in...

Horsemanship Radio was invited to sit in on a session during the International Advanced Training Course held recently in California at Monty Roberts Flag Is Up Farms. Our Horsemanship Tip comes from non-pro champion Shannon McCarty. Listen in...

Mid-Winter blues make us long for Spring rides. Mark and Monty share their advice for shaping up for the ride ahead. ACTHA Champion. Judy Limsky shares a Training Tip. Listen in...

Shortie Graham talks about the lightbulb moments training horses and Dr. Sherry Gaber tells how she came to work on sculptress Veryl Goodnight's buffalo! Pony Club's Bridget Bryson shares a Trainer's Tip. Listen in...

Back Country Horsemen of America is a 40 year old non-profit made up of men and women serving 174 chapters in 27 states with 13,000 members dedicated to keeping trails open for all on our public lands. And Catherine Cunningham has created a program in Guatemala to take violence out of horses' lives, and peoples' too. Our Trainers Tip is on Ground Manners from ACTHA Picasso award winner Judy Limsky. Listen in...

English trainer Chris Morris talks about how he helps remedial horses and author Dr. Sue Cain talks about her new book Horse Sense for Leaders based on Monty Roberts' concepts of Trust-based Leadership. This week's tip features Lyndsey White with 10 Facts about this important piece of riding gear. Listen in...

Both Christiane Schwagrzinna of Germany and Angie Sheer of California foster great relationships with horses. Christiane left the world of high stress performance and discovered horses were the key to discovering how we reflect our attitudes to others. Angie found her calling with horses and Veterans of war and from Denmark, Joan Satori Soe's tip on de-spooking. Listen in...

Author and daughter of legendary film star Robert Mitchum chats about her new book "Hollywood Hoofbeats: The Fascinating Story of Horses in Movies and Television" and the Annual Year in Review with Monty Roberts. Listen in...

Join the lively conversation that includes Cowboys and Indians, the polite calm of the modern cowboy, Tommy Lee Jones' big screen western The Homesman, the Vacquero roots of the Pacific Slope states, American Quarter Horse Association, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Prix de West Art Show and the horses of the Santa Ynez Valley. And Elizabeth Tierney on training horses to cross water. Listen in...