Shy Boy: The Horse That Came in from the Wild - Softcover

Roberts, Monty

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060932899 ISBN 13: 9780060932893

Publisher: Perennial, 2000

Synopsis

"To appreciate Shy Boy, " writes horse gentler Monty Roberts, "you must see him or his kind running free and easy, in a wide open space." This compelling story, and the breathtaking photographs that accompany it, offer a chance to do just that. During a dramatic three-day ride across miles of high desert, Monty Roberts used all his skill to connect with the little mustang he finally befriended. In the year that followed, Shy Boy grew to love life on the farm, playfully demanding attention, and becoming fascinated by children. After a year of challenges and one frightening illness, the wild horse's exceptional spirit earned the respect and admiration of his trainers. And, as a result of a PBS-aired program based on his initial encounter with Roberts, Shy Boy gained international fame.Yet throughout this extraordinary year, Monty Roberts struggled with the question, "Would Shy Boy rather be free?" With trepidation, he took Shy Boy back to the wild to let him choose. The event, and its stunning conclusion, are memorably captured in these magnificent photographs and in a story that is both unforgettable and inspiring.

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Paperback. Pub Date: October 2000 Pages: 256 in Publisher: Harper Collins To Pu Jiang Business Travel Campany Shy Boy writes horse gentler Monty Roberts. you must see him or his kind running free and easy with This compelling story in a wide open space and the eathtaking photographs that accompany it. offer a chance to do just that. During a dramatic three-day ride across miles of high desert. Monty Roberts used all his skill to connect with the little mustang he finally befriended. In the year that followed. Shy Boy grew to love life on the farm. playfully demanding attention. and becoming fascinated by children. After a year of challenges and one frightening illness. the wild horse's exceptional spirit earned the respect and admiration of his trainers. And. as a result of a PBS-aired program based on his initial encounter with Roberts. Shy Boy gained international fame.Yet...

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

About this edition

• Publisher: Perennial
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0060932899
• ISBN 13: 9780060932893
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256