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14896_LPost_Summer_08:14896_LPost_SUMMER_08 20/5/08 15:36 Page 2 The Listening Post Magazine for the Intelligent Horsemanship Association SUMMER 2008 Spooky Horses It’s the horse-eating plastic bag again! Setting up for success Ensuring a good start for native ponies Amersham - The facts Failure by the Animal welfare Act www.intelligenthorsemanship.co.uk 14896_LPost_Summer_08:14896_LPost_SUMMER_08 20/5/08 15:36 Page 2 Monty makes it a night to remember By Catherine Walker Monty Roberts and Kelly Marks spent two days in NE Wales to help raise funds for Ride for Five. something the guest of honour could sample having suffered major illness in the last few years, but medical advances, careful diet and an active lifestyle ensure he keeps on with his mission, to make the world a better place for horses and people too. The after dinner speech didn’t mention how to fix problem horses but Monty told us of As we looked for Monty to take our leave some of the people problems he had at 1am, we found him in the car park helped to fix. He recounted the amazing helping a committee member load some success story of George Apple, a thirteen stuff into her car. Bryn Jones, proprietor of year old armed robber whom Monty asked Bridlewood Riding Centre, where Ride for the judge to release into his custody. Five began, summed up how we felt, “He is George’s father was a drug addict and his an amazing man. A true inspiration to us all.” BHS NE Wales had a wonderful response to mother ‘worked nights’. Today, George has their charity dinner in aid of 'Ride for Five a wife, three children and a chair making the charity which enables children in danger company with an annual turnover of 26 of social exclusion to be able to ride and million dollars. handle horses and ponies for £5 per week. The audience had plenty of questions, not Making a Difference for The committee had been working flat out many about horses, but lots about Monty’s day and night, sometimes until the early fostering experiences. These were just two: Ride for Five hours. Celebrities, of course, are quite used How many children did Monty and Pat have By Wendy Tobias–Jones to hurried lives, so Monty Roberts flew in at any one time? Usually two or three, but from California on Wednesday afternoon, the most, at one time was ten, so the On the Friday following the fundraising drove up to North Wales on Thursday Roberts’ only son Marty, had to move next dinner, Monty and Kelly visited the Ride for morning and was ready for the first of three door to live in ‘the boys house’. Five stables at Bridlewood. In all my years of press interviews at 5pm. helping to organising events for the British Were there any failures? Sadly amongst the Horse Society, I have never had so much It wasn’t just Monty who gave so much to 47 foster children, seven didn’t turn their wonderful feedback and praise from help Ride for Five. Kelly Marks had given lives around, of whom three had untimely everyone. Monty really touches the hearts our advertising budget a huge boost. deaths. The rest ended up well educated, of everyone he meets and makes each We were totally unaware that you can’t dip with a balanced family life and most with person or child feel special. Monty and Kelly your toe in the ocean of TV advertising. professions or successful businesses. had so much patience and time for all the Kelly provided the technical expert and the children they came to meet at Bridlewood. footage, so we had the video ready, but it For the first time we discovered that once was going to be too expensive to show. Monty started to show his non violent Kelly Marks very kindly invited some of the Determined to give Ride for Five the methods for starting horses to audiences older children to come and see their demo exposure it deserved, Kelly told Horse and world wide, Her Majesty gave him another at Southview on the Sunday. Remembering Country TV to send Intelligent Horsemanship job to do. She asked that he encourage his that these are not horsey kids they enjoyed the bill. The ad was scheduled for four horsey contacts to establish more groups every moment of the demonstration and times a day for six days, but Horse and like the RDA. So promoting therapeutic still tell me what a great time they had. Country gave us lots of extra showings too riding became one more job in which he and the ticket orders started coming in. willingly engages as he travels his 220,000 We have had three groups of children miles in 300 days each year. start riding courses and a fourth group We had booked dinner for 200 and will begin before the end of April. That will managed to fit in 215 on the night. As 7.30 The after dinner speech and questions were be 34 children enjoying riding who would arrived the excitement and anticipation over but Monty wasn’t done. He went to not normally be given the opportunity. mounted, at last we could announce our each of the 22 tables around the room, to So thanks to everyone who supported celebrities to the waiting diners. talk to the diners and pose for photographs. our Dinner and raised £2400 so that these The photo shoot finished, it was on to the children can learn about horses. One group It was time to meet Monty Roberts and raffle. The first prize was a day with Lyn of children have become Pony Club Centre Kelly Marks. In their company, we enjoyed Dixon. A young girl from North Wales now members and will be taking their badges leek and potato soup, roast chicken and a has the chance to have Lyn work for a day and tests. delicious forest fruits Pavlova. Sadly not with her and her pony. 14896_LPost_Summer_08:14896_LPost_SUMMER_08 20/5/08 15:37 Page 3 Letter from Kelly Hi Everyone Monty makes it Page 2 I’m writing this as we’re making our final preparations for the a night to remember May Masterclass tour. One of our main aims on this tour is to Letter from Kelly Page 3 highlight the wonderful work of the Intelligent Horsemanship Recommended Associates. It’s such a source of pride to me that Intelligent Horsemanship Page 4 barely a day goes by without one, or even several, RA evaluation Demonstration by Sarah Weston forms arriving by post or email telling us of the wonderful work the RAs are doing. Some of the comments make us laugh Your Letters Page 5 “These methods really work!” (Yes we know!) and “You should make Sandra move closer to me” (That’s a tricky one!) Recent Spooky Horses Page 6-7 ones include “I can’t thank Rosie enough for the miracle she has Dealing with a Problem Kicker Page 8-9 performed” and "Sarah Weston has been a godsend for me and my horse. With her help and guidance my horse and I have part 2 formed an amazing bond". Case Studies - Donna Blinman Page 10 In this issue we highlight some of the work of the Recommended Associates and I hope you’re all aware that you don’t have to Case Studies - Hilary Vernon Page 11 have a problem in order to benefit from spending time with an Case Studies - Kelly Marks Page 12 RA. Remember that wise, old saying “Prevention is better than cure”! Case Studies - Jackie JA Taylor Page 13 Kelly xx The Monty Roberts ‘Apple Stick’ Page 14-15 P.S. Don’t miss our fabulous competition on Page 27 for a weeks IH Holiday with our recommended associate, Tracey James, in spain. Smudge the Mustang Page 16 IHDG Veteran Horse Page 17 Amersham - the Facts Page 18 Equine Iridology Page 19 Setting up for Success Page 20-21 News and Bulletins Page 22-23 Reviews and Bulletins Page 24-25 Spotlight on Garry Bosworth Page 26 Recommended Associate (RA) Competition: Page 27 The Natural Horse Centre, Contents Andalucia, Spain Do you have a contribution for the Listening Post? Do phone, email or send your carrier pigeon to the IH office! Intelligent Horsemanship Office: Address: Lethornes, Upper Lambourn, Hungerford RG17 8QP Phone: 01488 71300 Fax: 01488 73783 Email: [email protected] Website: www.intelligenthorsemanship.co.uk Monty, Kelly and assorted RAs at the February Annual Meeting On the cover: JJ (Coys Royal Command) is an 11 year old palomino American Quarter Horse. He lives in North Wales with his owners Mischa Rose and Rohan Fox, who took the picture as part of an A level photography project and placed the winning bid in a fundraiser for Veteran Horse Welfare run via the IHDG. The prize was to feature on the cover of the Listening Post. 3 14896_LPost_Summer_08:14896_LPost_SUMMER_08 20/5/08 15:37 Page 4 Intelligent Horsemanship Demonstration by Sarah Weston (IH Recommended Associate for Hampshire) By Ele Milwright Wilton RDA A recent demonstration of ‘Intelligent Horsemanship’ by RA Sarah Weston raised an impressive £1,000 for the Wilton branch of Riding for the Disabled. All profits from the ticket sales were generously donated to the charity, to help them run the RDA centre and their 15 horses and ponies. The majority of horse owners in the UK do biting horse. Finn has been a long term not have access to a round pen, and as RDA horse, and over the years has become Sarah was not planning to demonstrate rather adept at taking chunks out of his ‘join up’, she elected to work without a leaders.