Certified Instructors
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. If your country is not represented here, we hope to train someone soon for your area – maybe you!
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.
| CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS |
Location (click name to see Instructor biography) |
| Adrien Maby |
France |
| Amanda Everatt |
Maine, USA |
| Ann Lindbergh |
Sweden |
| Anna Kerckhoff de Sacchi |
Germany |
| Barry Thomas |
United Kingdom / Wales |
| Caroline Jennings |
Ireland |
| Caron Whaley |
Dubai |
| Christiane Moeller |
Italy |
| Courtney Dunn |
Flag Is Up Farms, California, USA |
| Denise Heinlein |
Germany |
| Denise Sandmann |
Michigan, USA |
| Gabriel Coglianese |
Italy |
| Hannah Campbell |
Georgia, USA |
| Heidrun Weiss |
Switzerland |
| Ian Vandenberghe |
United Kingdom |
| Jenny Ahlroth |
Finland |
| Jo Birkbeck |
United Kingdom |
| Jo Bond |
France |
| Johan Hofmans |
France |
| Kasia Tomaszewicz |
California, USA |
| Kata Pataky |
Hungary |
| Katrin Junker |
Germany |
| Kelly Marks |
United Kingdom |
| Kirsty Carling |
New Zealand |
| Kirsty Jenkins |
California, USA |
| Laira Gold |
United Kingdom |
| Laura Roberts |
Germany |
| Lucy Simpson |
United Kingdom / Scotland |
| Luuk Teunissen |
Germany / The Netherlands |
| Lynn Mitchell |
Australia |
| Maya Horsey |
Flag Is Up Farms, California, USA |
| Maj-Britt Carter |
Denmark |
| Maria Dixon |
Denmark |
| Michelle Cure |
England |
| Michelle Hahn |
Argentina |
| Nina Gockeln |
Germany |
| Petra Moser |
Switzerland |
| Rob Horne |
Australia |
| Sally King |
New Zealand |
| Sophie Cox |
Australia |
| Stephanie Madaus |
Germany |
| Susanne Suberg |
Germany |
| Thomas Witt |
Germany |
| Tom Durocher |
Alberta, Canada |
| Xira Bartz |
Germany |
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Adrien Maby
France |
Adrien is from Saint-Malo in Brittany, France where at the age of three he discovered horses and has loved them ever since! He started competing in Show Jumping at the age of eight, and was a member of the French team from the age of 18 to 23. It was around that time he discovered he preferred working to help improve the connection between the horse and the human. For this reason he tries to encompass Monty’s methods in all areas of working with horses. Adrien gained his certification in the spring of 2008 and is now teaching Monty’s concepts in France. In the future, Adrien is looking forward to focusing on courses for young children in riding centers. He believes that through children’s influence we can make a positive difference in the lives of horses.
Cellphone: +33 (0)6 77 76 52 89
Office phone: +33 (0)4 68 33 86 53
Web site: www.am-equineconcept.com
Email: contact@am-equineconcept.com |
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Amanda Everatt
Maine, USA |
Amanda has always had a passion for horses. At age 5 she took riding lessons from a local stable in Palermo Maine. Her love for horses continued, and in 1998 at age 13 after reading his first book “The Man Who Listens To Horses” she wrote a letter to Monty Roberts. It was in that letter she expressed her commitment to one day travel to his farm in California and learn his methods of horsemanship. Amanda returned to Maine in July of 2011 as the first Monty Roberts Certified Instructor in New England. She will be working to help horses and people build better relationships based on communication. It is with that goal in mind that she will be teaching Monty Roberts courses, working with remedial horses, and setting up therapeutic clinics for children and veterans.
Phone: +1 207 441 6239
Email: amandaeveratt@gmail.com
Website: www.amandaeveratt.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 Equusand 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.
Phone: +46 410 28196
Email: hastpedagog@gmail.com
Web site: www.hästpedagogen.se |
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Anna Kerckhoff de Sacchi
Germany |
Anna was born in Hamburg, Germany and was certified as an instructor in 2004. She lived and studied at Monty’s Flag Is Up Farms in California from 2002 to 2005. Anna was trained extensively in the methods of Join-Up® and herself taught courses up to the Advanced level at the “Monty Roberts International Learning Center”. She traveled with Monty to his demonstrations on tour in the United States, Spain and Germany and herself demonstrated Join-Up® in front of audiences. From 2005 to 2009 she lived in Portugal where she ran her own academy and training facility, together with husband Claudio, a veterinarian. She regularly teaches courses in Portugal, Spain, Brazil and Germany. In 2010 she returned to Germany, together with Claudio and their two sons. Anna’s main goal is to share the knowledge she received so generously and to help horses and people develop mutual understanding and an enhanced relationship.
Phone: +49 (0)176 5322 8803
Email: anna@theworkwithhorses.com
Web site: www.theworkwithhorses.com |
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Barry Thomas
Wales |
From an early age animals, especially horses have always been an integral part of Barry’s life. Whilst working with the family business providing nutrients for farm animals and horses, he became interested in finding out more about the connection between horses and humans where he discovered the Monty Roberts method of training horses. From 2007-2010 he then spent time working with the Monty Roberts instructors and with Monty himself in California. Barry has built up his own business training horses, especially starter and remedial horses. In 2010 he gained his Certified Instructors status. He offers many different courses and hopes, through ‘The Language of Equus’ and its gentle training methods, to help humans and horses to benefit from a mutual understanding.
Email: barry.thomas2002@gmail.com |
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Caroline Jennings
Ireland |
Caroline Jennings has just returned to Ireland with her Instructors Certificate. Caroline spent the summer months at Flag Is Up Farms working alongside and training with the MRILC team, teaching a variety of different students both horse and human. Caroline has had a passion for horses, riding and helping out on yards from an early age. During this time she attended Monty’s demonstrations in Ireland and dreamed of working with horses in this way. Choosing horses as her career path, Caroline went to the UK in 2001 where she studied a 4yr BSc degree in Equine and Human Sport Science at Warwickshire College. It was during this time that Caroline traveled to Dorset to study in Monty’s methods with Maya Horsey. After graduating from her degree with honors in 2005, Caroline returned to Ireland and worked on a variety of yards and studs successfully using these methods to start young horses, as well as continuing her training with Maya both in the UK and USA. Now qualified, Caroline is excited about introducing Monty’s methods to the people and horses of Ireland.
Phone: +353 87 9855790
Email: EquusTraining@gmail.com
Website: www.equus.ie |
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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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Christiane Moeller
Italy |
Christiane, originally from the Black Forest, Germany, dedicated her life to horses from an early age. She started riding when she was 8 years old and spent lots of time at the riding school helping others just to be able to get her hands on the horses and ponies. When she finished school she qualified and worked as a Veterinary Technician in a horse clinic. From 2006 to 2009 she worked with Instructors and horse trainers who were using the Monty’s methods in Germany, England, Holland and America as well as working with and learning from Monty himself. Since 2008 Christiane has been part of the main team when Monty is touring through Germany and played a part in the demos doing Join-Up®s or training the nonloaders. In August 2009 she became a Certified Instructor and is looking forward to spreading Monty’s principles, with her partner Gabriel Coglianese, in Italy, Germany and potentially other locations.
Phone: +49 174 755 1808
Email: info@laquus.com
Website: www.laquus.com |
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Courtney Dunn
Flag Is Up Farms, California, USA |
Courtney received her instructor certification in 2011. She comes from North Carolina where she was manager at Horseworks LLC, specializing in halter training foals, inspection handling, starting/breaking, problem/spooky horses and gentling. She has been riding and competing hunter/jumpers from a young age and had a good start in pony club and foxhunting. In the summer of 2011, Courtney moved cross country to work at Flag Is Up Farms where she focuses on teaching and managing Monty’s Willing Partners Program.
Phone: +1 805 688 3483
Email: courtney@join-up.org
Web site: www.join-up.org |
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Denise Heinlein
Germany |
Denise discovered her passion for horses at a very early age and started to ride when she was 5 years old. She got her own horse when she was 13 and still owns him now. After completing a school for foreign languages and interpretation, she went traveling and spent time learning from different western trainers in Canada, Austria and Germany. Since 2006 Denise has followed Monty’s methods and been working and learning with Monty himself and different Certified Instructors at the MRILC and in Germany, Portugal, Netherlands and England. From 2008 to 2009 Denise worked with Annemarie van der Toorn in the Netherlands riding starters and remedial horses. Denise was involved at the horse event in Holland in 2008 and has been a member of Monty’s German Tour team since 2008 where she is involved in the horse selection and at the shows doing Join-Up® presentations. In November of 2009 Denise realized her goal of becoming an Instructor of Monty’s methods and is looking forward to spreading the concepts of Monty’s non violent approach and helping to make the world a better place for horses.
Email: info@interequus.de
Website – www.interequus.de |
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 Denise Sandmann
Michigan USA |
Denise has spent all her life around horses, her father and grandfather bred and trained quarter horses, so horses are in her blood! Prior to her Instructors certification in March of 2010 Denise was a 4H leader and riding instructor to a group of keen and enthusiastic children in Michigan, her home state. Denise has made the move to California and is a valuable asset to the resident instructors team at the MRILC and she is greatly enjoying passing on Monty’s concepts of non violent methods to the students who travel here form all around the world.
Phone: +1 574 261 5009
Email: menecie@hotmail.com
Website: TO COME |
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Gabriel Coglianese
Italy |
Gabriel is half Swiss, half Italian and for the past 12 years has lived in Tuscany, Italy. He started riding when he was 14 and soon became successful in showjumping in Italy. He also competed in dressage and eventing. Gabriel is an instructor for pony games, riding and driving. Between 2006 and 2009 he worked with Monty, as well as several Monty Roberts Certified Instructors and horse trainers who were using Monty’s methods, in Germany, England, Holland and America. He also rode for Annemarie van der Toorn on various demos in Holland, Belgium and Italy and for Monty on the Germany Tour ´08 and ´09 and on Flag Is Up Farms during Monty´s Special Training in 2009. In August 2009 he became the first Italian Instructor. Together with his partner Christiane Moeller he is very much looking forward to start working in Italy.
Phone: +39 346 707 5878
Email: info@laquus.com
Website: www.laquus.com |
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Hannah Campbell
Georgia, USA |
Hannah Campbell is a Monty Roberts Certified Instructor in Georgia. Hannah owns and operates 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: +1 770 844 0435 or +1 770 843 4878
Email: hannah@wildewoodfarm.com
Web site: www.wildewoodfarm.com |
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Heidrun Weiss
Switzerland |
Heidrun enjoyed a humanistic education and discovered at a very early age her special passion for music and horses. As a graduated sound-engineer she produced advertising and was co-partner of a leading Swiss recording studio. She worked with customers and their business clients as a technical and creative coach optimizing their products.Fascinated in Monty’s methods Heidrun worked with horse trainers in Europe and America to improve her skills in training horses as well as in human resource management. By the intensive work with Monty itself and his instructors she learned the language of Equus and laid the cornerstone of her new horse profession. She is excited to give her knowledge to others. Heidrun believes in the positive behavior of humans and horses and wants with Monty’s methods to leave the world a better place for horses and for people too. Her main goal is that we work with horses and humans on an equal footing partnership based on non-violent communication systems. As a first instructor of Switzerland Heidrun runs her own business nearby Zurich. She teaches Monty’s methods, works with horses and gives corporate and individual personal trainings.
Email: info@sensehorse.com
Web site: www.sensehorse.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: +44 1993 868 914
Email: ian@hartsopfarm.co.uk
Web site: www.intelligenthorsemanship.co.uk |
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Jenny Ahlroth
Finland |
After serving passengers in high altitudes for 9 years Jenny decided to make a complete change in her career. Horses that for several years had been a wonderful hobby started to become the main thing in life. The passion to work with remedial horses and youngsters in a non violent way took her to Flag Is Up Farms in October 2009. After this an extended 2 years adventure in Romania took place working at a ranch with a huge variety of horses. Now after reaching her goal to become a certified instructor, Finland is calling again. The plans for the future is to introduce Monty´s concepts in Finland and help changing the world to become a better place for both horses and people.
Phone: +35 840 738 3167
Email: jahlroth@hotmail.com |
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Jo Birkbeck
United Kingdom |
Jo’s lifelong love of horses has taken her across continents, learning from and teaching a huge variety of horses and riders. From Shetlands to Shires, beginners to competitors, she enjoys working with them all. Her firm but fair, non-violent approach creates a relationship of mutual trust and respect. Jo offers an extensive equestrian service which is applicable for all stages of interaction throughout the life of the horse. She is a BHS Intermediate Instructor, Monty Roberts Certified Instructor, and Pony Club Instructor C examiner. Jo found Monty’s methods eye opening and fascinating, gaining a real insight into the workings of the horses brain and learning styles. She is currently studying under the experienced eye of Sylvia Loch; dressage expert, founder of the Classical Riding Club. Jo is based between Kendal and Lancaster and will travel to areas within Lancashire, Cumbria and Yorkshire.
Phone: +44 07899 028 375
Email: jobirkbeck@hotmail.co.uk
Website: www.jobirkbeck.co.uk |
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Jo Bond
France |
Jo has been around horses and ridden for pleasure all of her life. At Oxford University she rode for the squad doing combined dressage and show jumping competitions.Jo pursued a career in Finance in London for 10 years before moving to South West France. She then brought a 3yo grey Arab Stallion who proved to be quite a handful, so she enrolled on some of the Intelligent Horsemanship courses in the UK. These techniques completely transformed the relationship she had with her horse – so she became determined to undertake all the training to become an Instructor. Jo continued her studies at the MRILC with Maya Horsey and completed her Instructor Internship early 2010. During this time Jo also became interested in Endurance riding and is now competing at International level under the GB banner. Jo is also a recommended associate for Intelligent Horsemanship. Jo offers Join-Up®, Long Lining and Introductory courses as well as training for Endurance riding and other horses at her home in France.
Phone: +33 563 945 869
Email: jo@bondwithyourhorse.com
Website: www.bondwithyourhorse.com |
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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 Learning Center and also work towards independent teaching.
Phone: +1 805 975 5443
Email: kasia@equineexploration.com
Website: www.equineexploration.com |
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Kata Pataky
Hungary |
Kata was a professional swimmer for 18 years. During this time she developed a strong sense of self discipline, persistence and muscle control. Having begun riding at the age of 6 she also led trail riding groups in Hungary in her spare time. In 1996 she read Monty’s first book and she decided to study his method in depth. Beginning her studies with Kelly Marks and Ian Vandenberghe in England 2007, she continued her education with further exams at Flag is Up Farms, USA. During her learning period she went to Denmark to practice and study from the Danish instructor Maj-Britt Carter. After an intensive 3 year learning and working period, she became a certified instructor in August 2010. In Hungary she now runs a wide variety of courses featuring Monty’s concepts, The Join-Up® clinic, Long-lining clinic, Horsemanship 101, Introductory course (with intro exam), company coaching and also she gives lectures at Universities based on the theory of Monty’s method. Her goal is to show the non-violent way of horse training to as many people as possible.
E-mail: kata@patakykata.hu
Website: www.katapataky.com |
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Katrin Junker
Germany |
Katrin had been pursuing a fairly common horsey career for 15 years until Summer 2004, when her Aunt happened to fall in love with an Arab mare labelled as a ‘Black Devil’ by the previous owner. When confronted with this project, Katrin read Monty’s book ‘From My Hands to Yours’ for the first time. Several years later, her creative, organizational and interpersonal skills have made her become a steady component of Monty’s European operation. She is continuously supporting his road crew in German-speaking countries and she enjoys being involved in the realization of marketing activities for Intelligent Horsemanship in the UK. Katrin is fluent in English and German.
Email: Katrinstructor@aol.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 the Ladies European Championship in 1995. She made a competition comeback in 2009 when winning the Royal Windsor Pro/Am TREC championship on her horse, American Pie. 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 endeavors 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 Australia, 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, Perfect Partners – How to the be the Owner Your Horse Would Choose for Himself and Perfect Confidence – Overcoming Fear, Gaining confidence and Achieving Success with Horses.
Phone: +44 1488 71300
Email: info@ihhq.net
Web site: www.intelligenthorsemanship.co.uk |
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Kirsty Carling
New Zealand |
Kirsty began her Monty Roberts accreditation courses after many years of teaching and training horses on a part time and mostly voluntary basis. She is a trained teacher, which led her into the Professional Development arena. Kirsty also worked in the sports sector promoting the importance of physical activity to children’s growth and development.Currently residing in New Zealand; Kirsty connected with Sally King and Leigh Willis, her mentors. She works with a wide variety of clients and horses and thoroughly enjoys teaching. Kirsty reaches out to and promotes the concepts of non-violence to children in particular. By opening children’s eyes to “another way” she hopes to influence the next generation of horse men and women.
Phone: +64 21 268 1414
Email: kirstycarling@gmail.com
Website: Coming soon! |
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Kirsty Jenkins
California, USA |
Kirsty 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. She became a Certified Instructor in February 2007, and worked at the MRILC for the following three years. She still lives in California and has links to the MRILC. Her current interest is learning more about riding and training reiners and reined cow horses.
Email: kirstyjenkins2001@yahoo.co.uk
Website: www.join-up.org |
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Laira Gold
United Kingdom |
With a background at one of the major US Investment Banks, Laira sparked an interest in Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP). Exploring the connections between NLP, Equine Guided Psychotherapy and Monty’s methods was the catalyst that led to her traveling to the USA to study Monty’s methods in depth. From 2007 to 2010, she spent time working with Monty Roberts Instructors across Europe as well as learning from Monty himself. In 2010 she gained her Certified Instructor status. A qualified Neuro-Linguistics Contemporary Psychotherapist, Laira has worked with a variety of challenging clients including teenagers in a range of settings, adults at a busy G.P. surgery and primary school children. Laira offers a variety of courses featuring Monty’s principles, such as Join-Up® and Long Lining clinics, Horsemanship 101, the Introductory course aswell as the Introductory Exams. Alongside these courses, Laira also offers personal development courses for Mental Health professionals wishing to enhance their effectiveness with clients.
E-mail : laira@lairagold.com
Website: www.lairagold.com
Phone : +44 780 153 8088 |
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Laura Roberts
Germany |
Laura discovered her passion for horses as she grew up, spending as much time as possible around these animals. With her own horse she felt a strong connection and interest in learning more about horses, also besides riding. After school she started her education, studying at the Academy of Equinology for one year, working with different Trainers and Instructors around the Globe. She gained experience in disciplines like; Dressage and show jumping, Thoroughbred racing and working with Quarters and Paints riding reining. With this wide knowledge about horses and the horse industry she started her own business InterEquus, in cooperation with Denise Heinlein and Petra Moser in Bavaria, Germany where she offers lots of different courses and horse training, especially for starters and remedial horses.
Email: info@interequus.de
Website: www.interequus.de |
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Lucy Simpson
Scotland |
Lucy’s love for horses began at a very early age, she started riding and successfully competing in show jumping at 4 years old and has not stopped since.Upon leaving school Lucy has worked in the equine industry as an international groom and as a rider for many different show jumping yards including two Olympic riders. At the age of eighteen she completed her BHS apprenticeship at the Royal Dick School of Veterinary Studies. Over the last few years Lucy has developed a passion and aptitude for dressage through her mentor Sylvia Loch.Lucy began her training with Monty Roberts in 2007 after receiving a scholarship from the legendary show jumper John Whitaker. In 2010 Lucy spent three months at flag is up farms teaching and riding and gained her instructorship. She has now returned back to Scotland and will be running courses in Monty’s concepts as well as training show jumping and dressage horses out of Ladykirk House Stables.
Email: Info@ladykirkequitation.com
Website: www.ladykirkequitation.com
Tel: +44 (0)1890 860796
Mob: +44 (0)7772572461 |
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Luuk Teunissen
Germany/The Netherlands |
Luuk became a certified instructor in 2011. He grew up with horses in the Netherlands in a family that has been around horses for generations. At the age of 8 he started riding and has gained experience in many disciplines ever since. In 2011 Luuk also graduated from the University of Applied Science in Den Bosch in the Netherlands where he studied animal welfare, horse behavior and training principles. He wrote several scientific articles that were published in Holland.
Between 2007 and 2011 Luuk worked for several Monty Roberts instructors around Europe to learn more about Monty’s concepts. He also got the chance to train with Monty himself. He gained experience staying in England for 6 months, where he was taught by Dan Wilson, who is a specialist in the training of horses with behavior problems of all kinds. Dan Wilson has also been Monty’s rider in tours for over ten years. Luuk has worked on demonstrations and tours for Monty in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Holland.
Together with his partner Susanne Suberg Luuk now works in Holland and Germany offering horse training, events and Monty Roberts courses.
Email: Info@luukteunissen.com
Website: www.luukteunissen.com
Tel: +31 (0)6-55 848 339 |
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Lynn Mitchell
Australia |
Lynn has been studying Monty Roberts Methods of Horse Training since 2005. She began her education in New Zealand studying with Leigh Wills as there were no Monty Roberts Instructors in Australia at that time. She completed her 3 month internship at Flag Is Up in March 2010 and was awarded her instructors certificate.Since gaining her instructors license, Lynn has started ‘School of Equus’, a learning facility at her 43 acre property in rural Victoria. School of Equus offers Join-Up®, longlining and trailer loading clinics as well as the Monty Roberts Introductory Certification Course. School of Equus will also be providing communication and leadership courses for the corporate sector. As a black belt in ‘Shukokai’ a traditional style of Japanese karate, Lynn has gained insight into aspects such as; focus, discipline and stillness. This, together with her 11 year career at Qantas Airways as a qualified workplace trainer has prepared her well for realising her dream of sharing Monty’s goal, “to leave the world a better place than I found it, for horses and for people, too.”
Phone: +61 433 239 617
Email: lynn@schoolofequus.com.au
Web: www.schoolofequus.com.au |
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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 behavior 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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Maria Dixen
Denmark |
Maria is from Denmark and started riding at an early age. All her spare time was spent at the riding school, and since 14 years of age, she helped out at a riding camp every summer.After finishing school, Maria has worked at stud farms and riding schools in Denmark and the U.S, and as the rider for the other Danish instructor, Maj-Britt Carter. Maria began studying to become an instructor in Monty’s methods in 2006, and became certified in 2008.She is currently working together with Maj-Britt Carter at Maj-Britt’s facility in Viborg, Denmark.
Email: mcdixen@hotmail.com |
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Maya Horsey
Flag Is Up Farms, California, USA |
Maya has an extensive and varied background with horses; her main focus having been racing and hunting. Maya began her training with Monty in 1998 and was an original MRILC development team member and in 2000 was one of the first six to qualify as a Certified Instructor. Until 2006 she ran her own business in England training starters, remedial horses, racehorses and hunters.Since January 2007 when she joined the MRILC at Flag Is Up Farm as Head Instructor, Maya has been managing Monty’s school and teaching all classes along with the other resident Instructors at the farm and is also involved in the day to day management of the training barn and working with the horses on the farm.
Phone: +1 805 688 3483
Email: maya@join-up.org
Websites: www.mayahorsey.com
www.join-up.org |
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Michelle Cure
United Kingdom |
A background, growing up in England, 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 International Learning Center. Now back in England, and with a passion for improving horse welfare worldwide, Michelle dedicates herself to passing on Monty’s message in the education of other students.
Email: michellecure@live.co.uk |
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Michelle Hahn
New Zealand |
Michelle Hahn has been a certified instructor since November 2000. Michelle has recently moved to the South Island of New Zealand where she will be helping people with their horses and offering clinics. 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: equusargentina@yahoo.com |
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Nina Gockeln
Switzerland |
Nina was born in a family closely connected to horses. Her grandfather was an instructor for cavalry horses, her parents are into horses as well. Unsurprisingly she started riding when she was very young – even before starting to walk. Ever since her life has revolved around horses and the decision was made quite early to turn interest into profession.Monty’s concepts led her from Germany to France, Portugal and finally to the MRILC in California, where she graduated as an Instructor in 2011. Additionally she started studying human resource management in 2009, hoping to transfer the insights from both studies into each other. Today you can find Nina in Dortmund, Germany, where she is running a horse instruction business, focused on loading and transport. For further information please visit her
Website.Web site: www.horse-n-balance.de
Email: ninja1@gmx.de |
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Petra Moser
Switzerland |
Originally from Basel Switzerland, Petra grew up with horses and has been riding for almost all her life. Fascinated by Monty´s non-violent way to work with horses, she started studying these concepts in 2005. She has been working with different Monty Roberts Instructors and horse trainers in Switzerland, Germany, Portugal, England and the USA. In 2009 Petra was a member of the German tour team and part of the core staff during Monty´s science trials in England. In 2009 and 2010 she spent several weeks working at a horse rescue centre and completing her Internship at Flag is Up Farms in California. After having become an Instructor in May 2010 Petra is now working with horses and teaching classes in Switzerland and Germany in cooperation with Denise Heinlein and Laura Roberts.
Website: www.interequus.de
Email: info@interequus.de |
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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 Sydney’s prominent racehorse trainers & has himself held a thoroughbred trainers license 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
New Zealand |
Sally King has been working with Monty and his team since 1998. She teaches clinics and works with mares and foals in New Zealand. 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: +64 215 EQUUS
Email: sallymunro@hotmail.com |
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Stephanie Madaus
Germany |
Stephanie grew up with horses and was successful in showjumping. At the age of 18 she decided not to become a professional show jumper and started a career in editing movies for TV stations in Germany, but her love of horses eventually proved to be her calling. In 2006 Stephanie returned to working with horses and began studying Monty’s methods at Flag Is Up Farms. Stephanie soon became part of Monty’s video team. For several years she divided her time between creating Monty’s educational videos and studying Monty’s horse training methods at the Monty Roberts International Learning Center. During this time she also traveled worldwide assisting Monty in his demonstrations and learning from other Monty Roberts certified instructors. Stephanie earned her instructor status in 2011 and is now working on her own business for horses and youth close to Berlin.
Phone: +49 1520 929 7971
Email: steph@fun4horses.de
Website: www.fun4horses.de |
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Thomas Witt
Germany |
Thomas Witt, originally from Detmold, Germany, became a certified Instructor in 2006, having already enjoyed an extensive career with horses from eight years of age. After studying at Gestut Fahrhof 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 then went on to teach at the Monty Roberts International Learning Center for three years and has recently moved back to Germany where he continues to work with horses and share Monty’s concepts.
Email: thommy.witt@yahoo.de |
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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
Website: www.whispering-pines-horsetraining.com |
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Xira Bartz
Germany |
Xira has had a passion for horses from an early age. She participated in the riding program at her primary school. Over the last 4 years Xira has intensively trained under several other Monty Roberts Instructors and worked for different rescue farms and riding schools in the USA, New Zealand, Guatemala, France and the Netherlands. She was also part of the Monty Roberts team for the German tour 2008 and for the very first demonstration in Central America, in Guatemala in 2009. Over the last year Xira has been working for Olympic event rider Phyllis Dawson in Virginia where she competed in eventing and helped starting the youngsters. She became an Monty Roberts Instructor in March 2010. Now, back in Germany, Xira will start to teach clinics and is excited to help spread Monty’s concepts all over the world.
Phone: +49 (0)17686694860
Email: xira_bartz@yahoo.de |
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Sophie Cox