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Wonderful love story between a man and his horse
From the very first moment I read the caption under the drawing on the title page, I knew this was going to be a love story. In every word, the author portrays his immense love and admiration for not only Warrior, but all of the horses he has owned, but especially for Warrior and Warrior's mother, Cinderella. Only someone who understands a loving relationship between a horse and man could write the way General Seely did. And, he said it correctly in that they were not horse and owner, but friends.
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A very good book!
This is a very good, interesting book about a very amazing horse! I've read it; husband has read it; friends have read it !..all say the same...very good !
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December 2011 sees the premier of Steven Spielberg's much anticipated film, "War Horse", which is the most popular piece of fiction ever written about horses in war. "My Horse Warrior", first published in 1934 is equally wondrous fact. It is told by Winston Churchill's great heroic friend, Jack Seely, about the thoroughbred horse he took to France in 1914 surviving five years of bombs and bullets to lead a cavalry charge in 1918 before returning home where they rode on together until 1938, their combined ages (70+30) totalling 100. The book tells the whole history of Warrior from his birth in an Isle of Wight field, to his amazing life as a famous war horse and how a combination of both the horse's extraordinary character and some unbelievable twists of fate, helped him survive a war which claimed the lives of 8 million horses. This new edition, "My Horse Warrior: The Original War Horse" is introduced by Jack Seely's grandson Brough Scott, a well-known broadcaster and journalist. It includes the original illustrations which equine and war artist Sir Alfred Munnings drew especially for Jack Seely both during the war and at home afterwards. Top to learn more
Touching memoir...
After seeing War Horse, I prowled Amazon for more WWI cavalry reading... and came across this book (first published 1934), now available in Kindle and print. I am only a few chapters into it, but it has that charming tone of the personal memoir commonly written by the upper class early in the 20th Century. Horsemen of all kinds and levels are introduced, and the attachment and respect between "Galloping Jack" Seely and the horse he had raised and rode all his life is marvelously portrayed. Warrior's dam had carried Seely in the Boer War -- reminding us again how central that partnership was to survival in an era of random losses. Seely insisted on bringing the mare Cinderella home to the Isle of Wight, and she later produced Warrior.
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An Insightful & Moving Book about Communication
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. For me, it is a book about communication. I have no particular interest in horses, horsemanship, horse training, etc. That's not why I read this book, nor why I have since recommended it to many of my friends. No, the book's appeal to me is what it has to say about people. Monty tells a story that illustrates a simple yet profound truth: You can best communicate by imagining yourself in the other's place. For Monty, the most obvious "other" is a horse. Monty was able to communicate exceptionally well with horses because he could imagine himself in their place. Unfortunately, Monty could empathize with horses that his father "broke" because his father treated Monty in the same harsh way. Monty sought an alternative way to train horses that was based on understanding and on compassion, and he found it.The story's appeal is largely emotional. Since reading it, I have found it difficult to explain to other people what it...
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A great trainer, a great technique, and a great book!
This is a fascinating autobiography of one of the most sought-after horse trainers in the world. Monty Roberts takes us from his childhood, growing up on a ranch in California, all the way up through the years right before the book was first published in 1996. He learned to ride at a very young age and was quite successful on the rodeo circuit and in reined cow horse competitions. But what really gave him his ambition to develop a method of communicating with horses was the abuse with which he saw his father treat horses, and the the abuse he himself received from his father. Convinced that there must be a better way to train horses, he observed the behavior of mustangs, and ultimately came up with a technique he calls 'join-up'.'Join-up' involves working with a horse in a round pen, first encouraging the horse to flee around the perimeter by making steady eye contact and assuming an imposing stance. The handler then watches for three tell-tale signs that the horse wishes to...
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reveals important traits of human nature that few put in use
I first saw Monty Roberts' book The Man Who Listens to Horses when I was in my local bookstore browsing for reprints of James Herriot's beloved books. I didn't buy it then, because I had never heard of him and didn't know what to expect. I later was reintroduced to him through a video in my ethology (study of animal behaviour) laboratory class and after watching one of his demonstrations and discussing his unique quality to differentiate light movement (due to his color blindness; as similar feature has been noticed in predatory animals such as dogs and wolves), was motivated to go and buy his book. I have to say that I was sufficiently impressed with Monty's book. I hadn't become aware of the controversy and legal issues surrounding him until today through other people's reviews on Amazon.com, and investigated these claims to get further depth on him. What I have found has led me to believe that yes, maybe there are untruths. Maybe there aren't. One cannot clearly say,...
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Monty Roberts is a real-life horse whisperer–an American original whose gentle Join-Up® training method reveals the depth of communication possible between man and animal. He can take a wild, high-strung horse who has never before been handled and persuade that horse to accept a bridle, saddle, and rider in thirty minutes. His powers may seem like magic, but his amazing “horse sense” is based on a lifetime of experience. In The Man Who Listens to Horses, Roberts reveals his unforgettable personal story and his exceptional insight into nonverbal communication, an understanding that applies to human relationships as well. He shows that between parent and child, employee and employer, abuser and abused, there are forms of communication far stronger than the spoken word that are accessible to all who will learn to listen. This new edition features engaging photographs, a chapter that traces Roberts’s amazing experience gentling with a mustang in the wild, and an Afterword about the remarkable impact this book has had on the world. Top to learn more
Roberts's descriptions of "joining up," as he calls it with horses--as well as with the deer who cavort on his California farm like so many hyperintelligent Bambis--are inspirational in the best sense of the word. Surprisingly, though, it took him long years to persuade most of the humans in his life that pain and punishment are not the way to go. Indeed, the author expends many a page on past mistakes and disasters, familial and professional. Yet The Man Who Listens to Horses remains a powerfully positive document--and not just for Mr. Ed. Best of all, when it comes to his life's work, Roberts is far more practical than mystical. Instead of portraying himself as Equus's messiah, he'd rather share his hard-won knowledge. Having overcome years of rejection and ridicule, the author is certainly not short in the self-esteem department, as some passages in this book demonstrate. No matter. He always checks his ego before entering the corral. --Kerry Fried Top to learn more
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Wonderful love story between a man and his horse
From the very first moment I read the caption under the drawing on the title page, I knew this was going to be a love story. In every word, the author portrays his immense love and admiration for not only Warrior, but all of the horses he has owned, but especially for Warrior and Warrior's mother, Cinderella. Only someone who understands a loving relationship between a horse and man could write the way General Seely did. And, he said it correctly in that they were not horse and owner, but friends.
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A very good book!
This is a very good, interesting book about a very amazing horse! I've read it; husband has read it; friends have read it !..all say the same...very good !
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The true story of a war horse that survived four years of bullets and bombs to return to England with his owner, General Jack Seely Top to learn more
Touching memoir...
After seeing War Horse, I prowled Amazon for more WWI cavalry reading... and came across this book (first published 1934), now available in Kindle and print. I am only a few chapters into it, but it has that charming tone of the personal memoir commonly written by the upper class early in the 20th Century. Horsemen of all kinds and levels are introduced, and the attachment and respect between "Galloping Jack" Seely and the horse he had raised and rode all his life is marvelously portrayed. Warrior's dam had carried Seely in the Boer War -- reminding us again how central that partnership was to survival in an era of random losses. Seely insisted on bringing the mare Cinderella home to the Isle of Wight, and she later produced Warrior.
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By Liz Hull Having lost two of her beloved horses to the Great War, schoolgirl Freda Hewlett was distraught that her pony Betty would soon be called to the front line as well. In desperation, the youngster and her brother wrote a heart-breaking letter
That has changed thanks to both the stage and movie versions of War Horse, based on a book by Michael Morpurgo. Steven Spielberg's recent film and the international hit theatre production now playing at Toronto's Princess of Wales Theatre reveal to the
Instead, he treats the towering equines Joey and Topthorn as if they're real. "It's easy for me to just pretend like it's a horse. There's very little pretending actually going on. It just kind of behaves like a horse and that's that," the North Bay,
