Product Description

From the author of The Man Who Listens to Horses -- a top bestseller -- comes the remarkable story of a wild horse. In The Man Who Listens to Horses, we learned about Monty Roberts' life and his amazing techniques for communicating with horses. In this moving new book from famed horse whisperer Monty Roberts, his beloved horse Shy Boy takes centre stage. This book captures their unique relationship, starting when Shy Boy was a wild mustang. During a three day journey across 100 miles of Nevada desert, Roberts and Shy Boy tested one another's fortitude and "joined up". Months later, Roberts took Shy Boy back out to the wild, set him free, and gave the horse a choice: return to his herd, or stay with Roberts. What happened -- told in gripping narrative and full-colour photos -- is so dramatic and moving that it will surprise every reader. The reader, even if he's not a rider, will find Monty's gentle method inspiring because it presents man as a partner in dialogue with a horse. We see Monty's techniques in action and fall in love with Shy Boy just as Monty did.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #16421 in Books
• Published on: 2000-03-06
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

Amazon.co.uk Review
Monty Roberts is the cowboy who single-handedly revolutionised the way humans 'break in' wild horses. The best-selling The Man Who Listens to Horses told how Roberts was brought up on a ranch by a brutal father who used horrendous methods to tame both his horses and his children. As a young man, Roberts watched these horses in the wild and quite literally learned their language, how they communicated with each other and how he, by copying, could communicate with them and thus earn their trust to the point of saddling up and riding them. He tried to tell people but was universally ridiculed. Shy Boy takes us fifty years on to the plains of the high Nevada desert where, under the scrutiny of a BBC documentary team, he builds a relationship with a feral Mustang over the course of three days, demonstrating his amazing technique of 'join-up' by emulating the actions of the matriarch of the herd.

This is a very personal and affecting book packed with over fifty exquisite colour photos documenting Roberts' progress with Shy Boy. That old-hands still doubt his discovery is astounding. Here is proof, if proof be needed, that the man--he would argue anyone--can tame the wildest of horses without the slightest hint of force. Inspirational. --Jim Rickards

Review
PRAISE FOR SHY BOY: 'This gripping and enthralling book, which shows the traditional relationship of man and horse in a completely new light, proves extremely hard to put down whether one is a horse-lover or not.' Country Life 'Stunning' Daily Mail

About the Author
Monty Roberts has been working with horses for more than fifty years. He lives on the central coast of California where he owns a major horse farm.

Customer Reviews

Monty's greatest challenge - to join-up with a wild mustang!
Monty Roberts is the American horseman often referred to as the original horse whisperer, but who prefers to think of himself as The Man Who Listens To Horses (The title of his autobiography) Some who heard his claims about his abilities to speak the language of horses were sceptical to say the least. To prove his point to the doubters he accepts a challenge to achieve 'join-up' with a totally unhandled, wild-living mustang. This is the eponymous Shy Boy and we follow their exploits in the mountains along with a BBC camera crew. But we the readers are privileged to be there with Monty a year after the camera crew has gone home and Shy Boy has been living as a ranch horse. Monty asks himself the question, "Given free choice, will Shy Boy choose to go back to his herd or stay with his new human herd?" The final chapter sees him take the horse back to his home range and give him just that choice. Throughout this simply written tale we feel as if we are there with the man and his horse and the tension we all endure at the end is agonising.

Wow...
this is an amazing story of how one man managed to train a wild horse. Being a keen rider myself, it is amazing to see and read how one man can do something that so many have only dreamed of. The story is told well, capturing all of the emothion of both Monty and Shy Boy in the story and the amazing photos. This is guarenteed to make any old softie like me cry.

Superb!!!
Being a horse lover anyway, this book is definately right up my street, but I had to read it anyway, (my friend said I should!!!) It's a really good read, although only a small book, Monty is a brilliant writer, and the ending is very emotional, it made me cry anyway!!!! brilliant book, and an awesome read, you must have it!!!!