A Letter From Monty, Dean of Students

I am proud to introduce you to our team of Monty Roberts Certified Instructors. This talented group of people have been handpicked from around the globe to further my quest to leave the world a better place than I found it for horses and for people, too.

To become a Certified Instructor requires dedication and passion, an open mind and a thirst for knowledge. These instructors are at the forefront of the revolution in horse training today and will be in the years to come.  

Learning is an ever-changing and never-ending process, and my instructors return to Flag Is Up Farms whenever possible, both to learn new developments in this unique method and to help guide the future direction of Join-Up® International.

I have placed my utmost faith in these instructors to continue my work when I am no longer able. With this in mind I will leave with the knowledge that many students will follow me and bring my work to the world in the decades to come.

I hope you have great success in your search for a better knowledge of horses through force-free communication, and know that my Instructors will be a valuable tool. Please contact them to discuss the specific courses and instruction they provide.

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Annemarie van der Toorn Netherlands

Annemarie grew up with horses because her father was a fanatical showjumper. She started riding at an early age. Later she built her own interim management company where she helped companies through management changes and reorganisation projects. Becoming more and more involved with horses and their behaviour, she decided to start her education with Kelly Marks and Ian Vandenberghe in England. Since 2005 she has been organising demonstrations for Monty Roberts throughout Europe. At the end of 2006 she finalised her education in America and is now teaching in Holland. She still works with horses and gives corporate trainings.

Email: info@montyroberts.nl
Web site: www.annemarievandertoorn.nl

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Anna Kerckhoff de Sacchi Portugal

Anna, originally from Germany, now lives and works in Portugal together with husband Claudio, a veterinarian. Anna studied with Monty at Flag Is Up Farms where she lived for two years. There she received intensive training in Monty's Join-Up methods from Monty himself and his instructors.

Anna has been teaching at the MRILC for more than a year - first as an assistant instructor, and - after her certification in July 2004, as an Instructor. Now she offers Join-Up courses in Portugal - in English, German and Portugese - to spread Monty's concepts and help horses and people develop mutual understanding and an enhanced relationship.

Phone: 011 351 968 964 5

Email: anna@horsemanship-portugal.com
Web site: www.horsemanship-portugal.com

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Ann Lindberg Sweden

Ann began her life with horses at the age of five at the local riding school in Malmo, Sweden. Along with being involved with the education of horses, children, and therapeutic riding, Ann competed in jumping. As an organizer for several travel companies, she worked with Camargue horses in the south of France as well as participating in the Lipizzaner Show in Las Vegas. Ann began as a student at the Monty Roberts International Learning Center in 2001. She achieved her Certified Instructor status in 2006. Ann’s goal is to spread the language of Equus and gentle training concepts of Monty Roberts throughout her home country. She is creating a platform to establish a truthful and pure partnership with owners and their horses at the Equus Training & Communication Centre in Sweden.

Email: ann.lindberg@montyroberts.se
Web site: www.equustc.se

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Andrea Kutsch's first horse was a birthday present when she was five years old. She has trained horses all her life in the disciplines of dressage, jumping and polo. She started learning the methods of Monty Roberts in 2002, and in 2006 she established a college in Germany with a 3-year program in Equine Communication Science. The Andrea Kutsch Akademie is located close to Berlin and includes more than 40 professors from well-known international universities. She takes 40 students each year.

Web site: www.andreakutschakademie.com

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Clint, from Arizona, has spent his life around horses, using traditional methods to successfully train horses in many disciplines including roping. Looking for a better way to start horses, he read Monty’s books in 2005 and dedicated himself to studying his trust-based concepts. Clint has spent the past two years learning and is now a certified Instructor at Flag is Up Farms in California, working with the strong team of Instructors dedicated to reaching Monty’s goal of making the world a better place for horses and humans.

Phone: 001 805 688 3483
Email:clint@join-up.org
Website: www.montyroberts.com

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Hannah Campbell Georgia, USA

Hannah Campbell is a Monty Roberts Certified Instructor in Georgia. Hannah and her husband Bobby own and operate WildeWood Farm, Inc., a breeding and training facility located in Cumming, GA. Hannah offers the Join-Up and Follow-Up Clinics as well as the Introductory Course at WildeWood Farm. WildeWood Farm also offers training, riding lessons, and camps for both adults and children.

Phone: (770) 844-0435 or (770) 843-4878
Email: hannah@wildewoodfarm.com
Web site: www.wildewoodfarm.com

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Ian Vandenberghe Oxon, England

Ian Vandeberghe received his Monty Roberts Instructor Certification in 2001. He is from Oxon, England and is currently working alongside instructor Kelly Marks. A former College Equine Lecturer and Stud Manager, Ian has over 22 years experience of stud work including foaling over 600 mares. He is often called in to deal with dystocia and young foal problems. He is successful at cardiac and respiratory resuscitation in the neonate and has had a 100% success rate with 18 foal adoptions on foster mares. A kind and natural horseman, Ian has worked with Monty Roberts and is an expert in the correct and humane way of handling young foals as well as specialized horse care.

Phone: 0044 1993 868 914
Email: ian@hartsopfarm.co.uk
Web site: www.montyroberts.co.uk

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Johan Hofmans France

Johan Hofmans is certified as a Monty Roberts Instructor, an Engineer (Agriculture), a riding and therapeutic riding instructor, as well as a trekking leader. Besides managing the first Monty Roberts Learning Center in France (Join-Up, Follow-Up clinics, Introductory Courses), Johan and his wife Sylvie-Anne run a breeding farm and a certified riding school and training center for riding instructors and trekking leaders.

As a Monty Roberts Instructor he wants to share the Monty Roberts philosophy with riders, in order to help them create a better relationship with horses. He is passionate about starting horses and dealing with remedial horses. Johan is fluent in Dutch, French, German and English.

Phone: 03 88 09 56 84
Fax: 03 88 09 54 97
E-mail: johan.hofmans@worldonline.fr

Website: www.hommedecheval.com

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Kasia Tomaszewicz California, USA

Kasia Tomaszewicz has been involved with Monty Roberts's organization since 2001. Born and raised in Poland, she completed her Bachelor's degree in chemistry and worked for several years as a manager for a trading company.

At MRILC Kasia has gone, under Monty's and other instructors` supervision, through very intense training. She has also achieved her therapeutic riding instructor's diploma and successfully used her knowledge at Taylor Made, one of the most famous Thoroughbred farms in Kentucky.

Among her future plans as a Monty Roberts certified instructor, she wants to share her experience with Polish horsemen, organize classes on non-violent training and implement those concepts helping with human to human relations. Since January 2006, Kasia has become involved with training foals and sales preparation at one of the premiere Thoroughbred farms in Northern California. She will stay connected with the Equestrian Learning Center and also work towards independent teaching.

Phone: (805) 467 2505
Email: kasiatom@msn.com
Web site: www.montyroberts.com

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Katja Elk California, USA

Originally from Germany, Katja has lived and worked at Flag Is Up Farms for a number of years before starting her own horse training business in the Santa Ynez Valley at the end of 2005.

“I feel extremely fortunate to have been given the chance to learn from and to work with Monty using his non-violent training concepts. He is an exceptional horseman and human being whose continuous dedication to trust-based interspecies communication is one of the greatest inspirations for me. I very much enjoy seeing the high levels of progress while using Monty‘s insights and techniques as I work with a large variety of horses on a daily basis.“

Combining her expertise as one of Monty‘s certified instructors with her extensive riding background (dressage) Katja is particularly interested in demonstrating how Monty's training methods on the ground naturally apply to working horses under saddle.
Her special interest is the training of horses with remedial behavior patterns. Katja currently offers to share her knowledge with horse owners and their equine companions as a rider/trainer specializing in gentle training solutions for horses of all ages, breeds and backgrounds.

Phone: (805) 688-8180
Email: fleewatut1@yahoo.com

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Kelly Marks United Kingdom

Daughter of a racehorse trainer, Kelly Mark's life has been filled with horses. She won BSJA Championships (show jumping) as a child rider and continued on to great success as a Lady Jockey retiring after she won a Ladies European Championship in 1995.

Kelly conducted the first authorized courses using Monty's concepts, beginning in Oxfordshire, England in 1996. She is the founder of 'Intelligent Horsemanship', an organization dedicated to bringing the best horsemanship ideas together from around the world. Kelly tries to find the least stressful and most harmonious methods to create successful working relationships between horse and human.

Kelly gives demonstrations sharing Join-Up methods to help 'horses with problems', often traveling within the UK, as well as to South Africa, Singapore, Sweden, Denmark and France. She and her team run educational courses from Witney, in West Oxfordshire, England. Kelly is the author of "Perfect Manners - How You Should Behave so Your Horse Does Too".

Phone: 011 44 1488 71300
Email: kelly@montyroberts.co.uk
Web site: www.montyroberts.co.uk

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Kirsty Jenkins is originally from Edinburgh, Scotland. Despite growing up in a non-horsey family, she discovered a passion for horses at a young age. Her early years were spent helping out at the local riding school and riding a variety of misunderstood horses. On leaving school she completed a two year course in Horse Management before spending three years working on a Thoroughbred stud in Ireland. In 2005 she fulfilled a long held dream to come to California and learn Monty's methods. After an intensive learning period she became a certified instructor in February 2007. She is staying on at the MREA, and is looking forward to being part of a great team who are helping to reach Monty's goal to make the world a better place for horses and people.

Phone: 001 805 688 3483
Email:kirsty@join-up.org
Website: www.montyroberts.com

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Koelle Simpson Arizona, USA

Koelle Simpson is originally from Tampa, Florida. She became a NARHA certified instructor in 1998. Koelle has known Monty since 1998 and began working for the MRILC in 2001. She has enjoyed speaking engagements with Monty for corporations and correctional institutions. Koelle has joined Monty on multiple touring events and feels this helped her gain a broader perspective of Monty's work.  In addition, she has expanded her education to include Life Coaching and is completing an apprenticeship with best-selling author and Oprah columnist, Dr. Martha Beck. Now working in Phoenix, AZ, Koelle enjoys being a part of a talented team of instructors who will ensure the survival of Monty's work for years to come.

Website: www.giftofequus.com

Email: koelle@giftofequus.com

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Leigh Wills New Zealand

Leigh Wills was the first student to be given instructor status, a member of the MRILC Development Team, course designer and examiner. Leigh's equestrian background includes two wins at One Day National eventing titles, attaining A and H Pony Club Certificates, and an Invitation Rider at the 1984 Eventing International in New Zealand. She also received a scholarship to the National Equestrian Centre and was the Equestrian Teacher for two years at Nga Tawa, a private girls school in New Zealand. Leigh and her husband Steve are based in the Waikato, and Leigh holds Join-Up Clinics and the Introductory course in New Zealand in conjunction with Sally King.

Phone: 011 64 27 437 8870
Email: equuseducation@xtra.co.nz
Website: www.equuseducation.com

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Maj-Britt Carter Denmark

Maj-Britt Carter was raised on a riding school and stud farm in Denmark, eventually attending courses in riding and horse management. She trained and qualified as a Veterinary Nurse in England. Discovering Monty's methods in 1991, she renewed her desire to work with horses and eventually began her training in 1997.Since then she founded Hippo-Logic Training, specializing in starters and loaders.

Maj-Britt lectures college classes and private courses in Horse Management and Equine behaviour and conducts riding clinics. As a Certified Monty Roberts Instructor, she offers Join-Up, Follow-Up and Introductory courses.

Email: majbritt@hippo-logisk.com
Website: www.hippo-logisk.com

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In January 2007, Maya Horsey joined the staff at the MREA as Head Instructor. She was an original development team member and one of the first six instructors to qualify in 2000. Over the last six years Maya has been running her own stable in England, where she was teaching people and training all levels of horses. Maya is looking forward to concentrating on students and horses here in California with other resident instructors at the Farm.

Phone: 001 805 688 3483
Email: maya@join-up.org
Website: www.mayahorsey.com / www.join-up.org

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Orginally from England, Michelle currently lives and works at Flag Is Up Farm. A background of horsing around from an early age led to the belief that there was a 'better way' and eventually she found it - studying under Kelly Marks and Ian Vandenberghe before working with Maya Horsey. Michelle traveled to and from the USA until late 2005 when she moved to help run the Monty Roberts Equestrian Academy. With a passion for improving horse welfare worldwide, Michelle dedicates herself to passing on Monty's message in the education of other students (one of her greatest educators came along for the ride too...her pony Boots!).

Phone: 001 805 688 3483
Email: michelle@join-up.org
Website: www.montyroberts.com

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Michelle Hahn Argentina

Michelle Hahn has been a certified instructor since November 2000. Michelle works with remedial horses and offers the Join-Up and Follow-Up classes in Argentina. Michelle is working to spread Monty's concepts throughout South America. She also offers conferences about Monty's concepts of "trust-based" relationships on a human-to-human level. She is fluent in Spanish, Portuguese and English.

Email: hahn_michelle@hotmail.com

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Rob Horne Australia

Rob has run a horse training & riding instruction business for the past 40 years. During this time he has started and trained thousands of horses for saddle, harness, the showring and racetrack. He has competed and judged all over Australia in both english and western events. Rob is known for his ability to help problem horses - some being sent to him as a last resort. He has worked with young & remedial horses for many of Sydneys prominent racehorse trainers & has himself held a thoroughbred trainers licence for over 30 years.

Rob is also involved in working with corporate groups, showing them how horses can teach them so much about the workplace, themselves & the importance of earning the trust & respect of co workers. He has also conducted Join-Up clinics since May 2000.

Email: rhorne@exemail.com.au

Website: www.robhorne.net.au

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Sally King Flag Is Up Farms & New Zealand

Sally King has been working with Monty and his team since 1998. She works in a variety of roles within the Join-Up® organization, and currently splits her time between Flag Is Up Farms and New Zealand. When at home Sally teaches clinics and courses with Leigh Wills. Sally's focus lies in maximizing the potential communication between horses and people, and she enjoys being part of a team that is continuously seeking new and exciting ways to spread this message.

Phone: (0064) 215 EQUUS
Email: sallymunro@hotmail.com

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Tom Durocher Alberta, Canada

A farrier and horse trainer for 20 years, Tom’s dream has always been to realize his full potential for success as horse trainer. In 2001 he made a commitment to that success by enrolling to study Monty’s concepts at the Monty Roberts Equestrian Academy. In June 2005, he became our first Certified Instructor in Canada. He says that the admiration that he has for the MREA is overwhelming and has made him look at all aspects of life in a totally different way.

Today Tom uses Monty’s concepts with horses and people too. He strongly believes that no matter what we do, violence is not the answer. Tom lives on the Fishing Lake Metis Settlement in Alberta Canada. When he is not training horses he works with the youth in and around the community.

Tom is grateful to Monty and his team for all their hard work and belief that “violence is never the answer.”

Phone: (780) 943-3272
Email: tinydurocher@yahoo.com

Caron Whaley Dubai

Caron started riding at 4 years of age and spent 15 years competing with her own horses. During the next decade she lived in the UK, Asia, and Australia and evolved from being a Civil Engineer through to a Corporate Training Facilitator with Australia’s largest private corporate training organization. A desire to create improved corporate training programs and an unwavering passion for horses resulted in her training to become a Monty Roberts’ Certified Instructor.  Now living with her husband in Dubai, Caron is becoming involved in the thriving Thoroughbred industry there. In addition, she intends to run Monty Roberts’ courses, for horse enthusiasts, in the region. She will also continue the work started in Australia of using horses for experiential-based workshops.

Phone: +971 4321 1287
Email: info@caronwhaley.com

Website: www.caronwhaley.com

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Thomas Witt, originally from Detmold, Germany, became a certified Instrctor in 2006, having already enjoyed an extensive career with horses from eight years of age. After studying at Gestut Farhof in Germany and graduating in 2004 with a 'German degree in Horse Breeding and Husbandry'  Thommy spent two months at Flag Is Up Farms learning Monty's concepts. He then returned to Europe to work for Newsells Park Stud, one of the largest Thoroughbred breeding farms in England. There he used the Join-Up methods to help start the youngsters. Thommy returned to Flag Is Up Farm in January 2006 to complete his training and become certified as a Monty Roberts Instructor. He is currently part of the Join-Up Team, working and teaching at the Monty Roberts Equestrian Academy.

Phone: 001 805 688 3483
Email: thommy@join-up.org
Website: www.montyroberts.com

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