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Why Doesn’t My Horse Do What I Want?

Amazing stories unfold in this episode about how champion horses are made when the trainers get it right for the horse.

Globally renowned horse trainer and behaviorist Monty Roberts answers a list of training challenges and equine behavior questions chosen by Certified and award winning horse trainer Jamie Jennings.

Big topics today; Equine Instinct vs. Intelligence with Mark Bolender, and how ground work can improve mental and physical well being.

Off the East Coast of Canada, a small herd of wild horses has managed to thrive, untouched by man, in an austere, unforgiving environment that offers not a single sheltering tree and just grass and rainwater ponds for sustenance.

The genesis of the popular Gentling Wild Horse course is told by Monty Roberts.

While the entire Horse Radio Network family is enjoying a much deserved holiday break, sit back and enjoy this excerpt from the 2016 HRN Holiday Radiothon featuring a host of HRN hosts and their guests.

Miranda Fior has a particular interest in rehabbing laminitis/founder cases and working with owners to address underlying metabolic issues and to aid in making the necessary dietary changes to help your horse on its path to recovery. Listen in…

We are joined by Claire Cousens, an accomplished horsewoman who is working on getting her Monty Roberts Trainer Certification. Plus, Debbie shares her experiences at the premier of the new documentary The Cowboy & The Queen. Listen in…

Having just watched the premiere of The Cowboy & The Queen, a documentary about the extraordinary 33 year friendship between Monty Roberts and Queen Elizabeth II, Monty shares some of the highlights about the horses and favorite moments between the monarch and the horseman in the film. Listen in…

Chris Morris, a Monty Roberts Certified Instructor from the UK, gives us tips on the training of both horses and horse persons to prepare for driving carriages or riding horses Listen in…

Will Friday provides Masterson Method Bodywork and nutritional consulting for horses throughout Southern California, working with all breeds and disciplines including Grand Prix competitors. Listen in…

Monty Roberts and Debbie Loucks travel 6000 miles to Brazil to meet some amazing horsepersons and to see how progressive Brazil is where horse’s welfare is concerned. Listen in…

Filipe Masetti talks about his 8 year odyssey riding on horseback over 25,000 kms across 12 international borders. Monty sits down with certified instructor Manjeev Chaudhary

We chat with Eitan Beth-Alchemy, Richard Winters, Dr. Robert Miller and Tom Spalding.

Monty Roberts has a Thoroughbred mare in training who refuses to go in the starting gate. Listen in to Monty share what he is doing to gain trust and to “ask” instead of “demand”.

In the stunning equestrian spectacle, Cavalia, Kansas Carradine was a featured soloist in five acts and became renowned for her skills of roman-riding a team of four horses.

The Chair for the AAEP Horse Owner Education Committee, Dr. Reuss, Equine Technical Manager at Boehringer Ingelheim, joins us to help horse owners learn what to expect in a lameness exam. And Carl Bledsoe coaches and trains Gaited Horses to become even smoother and sounder rides.

“Horses need advocates”, says Sharon Jantzen. “As our society gets further away from horses – well agriculture in general – those industries become ‘at risk’ of being eliminated. Education and exposure are ways we can bridge the gap of understanding and familiarity between horses and humans.”

Beth Behrs recently took a Horsemanship 101 course with girlfriends Sarah Maslin Nir and Jessie Lochrie at Monty Roberts’ California Horse Center in Solvang California. Debbie and Beth have fun sharing about the experience and Beth’s love for horses. And Adam Black returns to give us the details of the exciting Appalachian Trainer Face Off and the horse he is training this year to compete in it. Listen in…

Today we have 9th generation trainer of Horses at Liberty, Sylvia Zerbini. Plus, we learn about this year’s adoption opportunity at the Appalachian Trainer Face-Off with Suzanna Johnson, Officer of Education for Heart of Phoenix Equine Rescue for over 10 years. Listen in…

We sit down with Monty Roberts to hear his thoughts about the future of AI and horses. And we have Part 2 of the Origins of Team Penning and the intricacies of creating a new discipline.

Today we have Part 2 all about the equestrian sport of Working Equitation and while we are talking about the roots and history of a discipline, we pulled up an interview from ep 57 about Team Penning to learn from a few who were there at the beginnings…

Monty Roberts joins us to answer the question about training: when is too much, too much? And Nicole Chastain Price sits down with Debbie to give us great insights on the sport of Working Equitation, a discipline that tests the horse and rider’s partnership and ability to maneuver obstacles. There was so much good information, episode 230 will contain Part 2! Listen in…

Sean Covey is changing thousands of women’s lives through horses & The 7 Habits books by using Equine Assisted Learning and a lot of Monty Roberts’ work in the curriculum. And Monty and Debbie share about the recent Monty’s Special Training and the varied talents, abilities and remedial behaviors of the horses who came to be trained by Monty and his team. Listen in…