THE MOVEMENT 2020

Monty Roberts is renowned for his horse training abilities across disciplines. Known for his New York Times bestselling autobiography, The Man Who Listens to Horses, Monty started a revolution over nearly 30 years ago in horse training, away from the traditional methods of ‘breaking’ horses. He received an MVO from Queen Elizabeth II for his work with horses and humans together. Horse and Hound Magazine named Monty as one of the Top 50 All Time Greatest Horsemen. He is the creator of the world-renowned and revolutionary equine training technique called Join~Up®. Monty shares his message that “Violence is never the answer.” He is credited with launching the first of its kind Equus Online University; an interactive online lesson site that is the definitive learning tool for violence-free training. Monty continues to tour the world demonstrating concepts using the nature of horses to get breakthrough results in training and better ways to partner with our equine friends.

Quote: "A good horse trainer can get a horse to do what he wants him to do. A great trainer can get a horse to want to do it."

Dr. Temple Grandin was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Temple’s achievements are remarkable because she was an autistic child. At age two she had no speech and all the signs of severe autism. Fortunately, her mother defied the advice of the doctors and kept her out of an institution. Many hours of speech therapy, and intensive teaching enabled Temple to learn speech. As a teenager, life was hard with constant teasing. Mentoring by her high school science teacher and her aunt on her ranch in Arizona motivated Temple to study and pursue a career as a scientist and livestock equipment designer.

Dr. Temple Grandin obtained her B.A. at Franklin Pierce College in 1970 and in 1975 she earned her M.S. in Animal Science at Arizona State University. She was awarded her Ph.D in Animal Science from the University of Illinois in 1989 and is currently a Professor at Colorado State University.

Ms. Grandin has published several hundred industry publications, book chapters and technical papers on animal handling plus 63 refereed journal articles in addition to ten books. She currently is a professor of animal sciences at Colorado State University where she continues her research while teaching courses on livestock handling and facility design. Her book, Animals in Translation was a New York Times best seller and her book Livestock Handling in Transport, now has a fourth edition which was published in 2014. Other popular books authored by Dr. Grandin are Thinking in Pictures, Emergence Labeled Autistic, Animals Make us Human, Improving Animal Welfare: A Practical Approach, The Way I See It, and The Autistic Brain.

Dr. Grandin has received numerous awards including the Meritorious Achievement Award from the Livestock Conservation Institute. Her work has also been recognized by humane groups and she received several awards. HBO released a movie about Temple’s early life and career with the livestock industry. The movie received seven Emmy awards, a Golden Globe, and a Peabody Award. In 2011, Temple was inducted into the Cowgirl Hall of Fame.

Dr. Grandin is a past member of the board of directors of the Autism Society of America. She lectures to parents and teachers throughout the U.S. on her experiences with autism. Articles and interviews have appeared in the New York Times, People, Time, National Public Radio, 20/20, The View, and the BBC. She was also honored in Time Magazines 2010 “The 100 Most Influential People in the World.”

Favorite quote “…concentrate on things your disability doesn't prevent you doing well…” Stephen Hawking

Dave teaches people how to live, love, work, and lead peacefully and powerfully. After a career teaching neuroscience, human development, and mindfulness, Dave founded Applied Attention Coaching and Consulting to help executives, athletes, educators, and parents apply principles and practices for focusing attention and energy where it matters most. He has served as a lecturer at Stanford’s School of Health and Human Performance, survived cancer twice, partnered with an amazing woman for 27 years, and raised two kind and thoughtful young men.

Favorite quote: "Mindfulness is an encounter with life, not an escape from it." ~ me

Denise Heinlein discovered her passion for horses at a very early age and started to ride when she was 5 years old. After completing a school for foreign languages and interpretation, she went traveling and spent time learning from different performance horse western trainers in Canada, Austria and Germany. Since 2006 Denise has been learning from Monty himself and different Certified Instructors in Germany, Portugal, Netherlands and England.
She has studied Equine Communication Science in Germany and from 2008 to 2009 Denise worked riding starters and remedial horses. In November of 2009 Denise realized her goal of becoming an instructor of Monty’s methods and is now spreading the concepts of Monty’s non-violent approach. Denise gained experience as resident instructor at the Monty Roberts International Learning Center in California, teaching courses. She has also taught in Germany, Argentina and India where she shared her knowledge of horse behavior and held the first Monty Roberts Course in Asia.

Denise recently founded the non-profit organization “Equus” in Germany to help post traumatic victims through Monty’s Horse Sense & Healing program and youth at risk through the Lead-Up program. Her goal is to create awareness and respectful interactions between Horses and Humans but also Humans to Humans.

Ashley Mancuso is a horse trainer, USDF Silver Medalist dressage rider, film maker and certified yoga instructor who uses yoga to facilitate a better connection between horse and rider. Ashley is a FSU Media Communications graduate with an interest in environmental advocacy films. Her short film, “Cobra”, received Best Festival Short, Best Music Video, and at the Equus International Film Festival. The short film is based on the transformation of a Marsha Hartford Sapp's wild mustang, "Cobra" from a three strikes, unadoptable mustang to a World Champion Dressage Horse. Ashley plans to continue her study of horses and the application of yoga in gentling, dressage, and remedial horse training.

“It is not good enough to get your horse to do what you want. It is far better to cause your horse to want to do it.”
-- Monty Roberts

Elli Boardman is a UK-Based Chiropractor experienced in treating humans and animals. As a life-long rider, Elli developed a particular interest in the biomechanical relationship between horse and rider. This has led her to specialize in working with horse and rider together. Using manual therapeutic techniques and rehabilitative exercise, she reduces asymmetry and improves performance and wellbeing in both partners, by improving kinematic connection.

Elli enjoys working with young people to educate them in equine behavior, ensuring they start out right, with proper consideration of the horse.

Elli became a Monty Roberts Instructor to further pursue her passion for horse welfare, and has used these skills in training horses and educating horse owners. She has found that this deeper understanding of equine behavior is invaluable when treating horses as a chiropractor. She aims to continue working to expand her knowledge and experience to, in the words of Monty himself, ‘leave the world a better place for horses and for people too.’

Jamie Jennings was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. She had been training horses and people for years, but upon seeing Monty’s methods at a demonstration, she wanted to learn more. From there, she traveled to Flag Is Up Farms multiple times, spending ample time with Monty and all of the wonderful instructors there. She received her certification in the summer of 2018. Jamie and her husband, Chad, own a horse training facility, Flyover Farm, in Norman, Oklahoma. Jamie competes in the sport of 3 Day Eventing, even on adopted BLM mustangs which she has a deep love for. Jamie recently competed in a Thoroughbred Makeover, showcasing her talents to help horses become more adoptable by transitioning them off the racetrack to their second careers. Jamie is also the host of the popular live podcast, Horses in the Morning, on the Horse Radio Network.

Favorite Quote: “Speak for those who can’t speak for themselves.”

Madison Seamans has been a professional horseman for fifty years. He rode bronc horses ‘till his brains came in, and retired to college life, squeezing four years into 12. He started his veterinary career when, in an indescribably weak moment, somebody on the acceptance committee at Texas A&M University foolishly sent him a registration packet. He finally graduated in 1985, taught vet medicine at UC Davis and did graduate work at the University of Florida. He is an equine practitioner in Wilder Idaho, an internationally published author, sorry bronc rider and a semi-talented cowboy poet and artist. He lives with his lovely, way-above-his-paygrade wife, Annette, a spoiled dog, two good horses and a variable population of barn cats in Wilder, Idaho. He is still in private practice, with special interests in lameness and podiatry (an eight dollar word for feet).

Favorite Quote: "If you think you can or you think you can't, either way, you're right.”