Monty’s Willing Partners™ Program
Monty Roberts’ Willing Partners™ program is designed to locate, purchase and train horses for a global market requiring horses with special training. These horses are chosen for their gentle, tractable temperaments and all are trained to be calm but highly responsive for riders of all levels. Click here for contact information and directions to Monty’s farm.
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Willing Partners
On The Trail
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Willing Partners
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Willing Partners
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Registered Name: Jaz King of Blues
Barn Name: Jaz
Year Foaled: 2007
Color: Blue Roan
Breeding: by Concord Music-Silverado Jaz Music
Training Notes: Jaz is a wonderful gelding. He has had two years intensive training as a Willing Partner horse and is quiet and steady on the trail and in the arena.
Jaz King of Blues
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Registered Name: Dodge
Barn Name: Dodge
Year Foaled: 2009
Color: Bay
Breeding: AQHA
Training Notes: This is a flashy young two year old gelding that has been in training for a few months now. He is progressing and shows promise of being an lovely addition to the WP program.
Dodge
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Registered Name: MS Hancock Shadow
Barn Name: Shadow
Year Foaled: 2008
Color: Black
Breeding: by Maxs Shadow-JP Malady Hancock
Training Notes: This attractive black gelding has a great mind and is excelling in everything we ask of him. He’s wonderful. Nothing ever phases him. He’s safe, and such an easy ride. Great horse. He is proving to be a valuable asset to the Willing Partners program and will make someone a fantastic horse!
Shadow
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Registered Name: Quixote Concerto
Barn Name: Quixote
Year Foaled: 2008
Color: Chestnut
Breeding: by Celebrity Concerto-Alibis Quixote
Training Notes: This chestnut three year old gelding is advancing in his training quite rapidly. He has a wonderful disposition and everyone is very happy with him. He’s quiet and very steady already. He began WPP Training in July 2011.
Quixote Concerto
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Registered Name: Birch Creek Cadillac
Barn Name: Cadillac
Year Foaled: 2008
Color: Dun
Breeding: by Birch Creek Red Buck-Sheza Doc Plenum
Training Notes: He’s steady and solid, as well as a very good mover. He already shows to have the right qualities necessary to be an outstanding individual whether on the trail or just a pleasure horse. He began WPP Training in July 2011
Birch Creek Cadillac
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Registered Name: Mr. Sun Baron
Barn Name: Baron
Year Foaled: 2009
Color: Grey
Breeding: by Mr Sun O Poco-Fancy Blue Sapphire
Training Notes: This young gelding seems to want to do everything right. He is quiet and is a pleasure to be around. He began WPP Training in July 2011
Mr. Sun Baron – click here to see Baron’s videos
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Registered Name: Celebrity Sugar Daddy
Barn Name: Sugar Daddy
Year Foaled: 2009
Color: Grullo roan
Breeding: by Celebrity Concerto-Shadows Sugar Baby
Training Notes: This nice gelding began WPP Training in July 2011. He will be a good sized individual and seems to be quiet. He is very green at present, but shows great promise.
Celebrity Sugar Daddy – click here to see Sugar Daddy’s video
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Registered Name: Hollywood Gladiator
Barn Name: Gladiator
Year Foaled: 2009
Color: Dun
Breeding: by Nu Hollywood King-Docs Dharma
Training Notes: A very good mover as well as a great looking horse, Gladiator is progressing rapidly and has the mindset to be an outstanding addition to the WP program. He began WPP Training in July 2011
Hollywood Gladiator – click here to see Gladiator’s videos
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Registered Name: Hesa Sugar Bear
Barn Name: Sugar Bear
Year Foaled: 2009
Color: Golden buckskin paint
Breeding: by Hesa Blue Tomcat-Ton of Freckles
Training Notes: Good size and has begun his training as a Willing Partner.
Hesa Sugar Bear
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Registered Name: Hesa Rustic QT
Barn Name: Rusty
Year Foaled: 2009
Color: Red roan tobiano
Breeding: by Hesa Blue Tomcat-The Eagles Gift
Training Notes: This flashy individual is now in training.
Hesa Rustic QT – click here to see Rusty’s video
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Registered Name: King Barry Pine
Barn Name: Barry
Year Foaled: 2009
Color: Grullo
Breeding: by Nu Hollywood King-RBLStrawberry Pine
Training Notes: This is a beautiful gelding who has an outstanding conformation. He is in training and doing a phenomenal job.
King Barry Pine
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Willing Partners of the Future
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Registered Name: Casinova Redneck
Barn Name: Casinova
Year Foaled: 2011
Color: Buckskin
Breeding: by Colonel Redneck-Tiny Black Sapphire
Training Notes: This colt is at pasture, socializing and growing up
Casinova
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Registered Name: Chasen My Stetson
Barn Name: Chase
Year Foaled: 2011
Color: Grullo Tobiano
Breeding: by Stetson West-Timeless Memories by A Tru Rolex
Training Notes: This colt is at pasture, socializing and growing up
Chasen My Stetson
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Registered Name: Unnamed
Barn Name:
Year Foaled: 2011
Color: Black/Brown
Breeding: by Nu Hollywood King-Concord Chardonnay
Training Notes: This colt is at pasture, socializing and growing up
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Registered Name: Unnamed
Barn Name:
Year Foaled: 2011
Color: Silver grullo
Breeding: by Nu Hollywood King-Celebrity Princess
Training Notes: This colt is at pasture, socializing and growing up
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Registered Name: Unnamed
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Year Foaled: 2011
Color: Dun
Breeding: by Snips Silver Legacy-Sierra Cover Girl
Training Notes: This colt is at pasture, socializing and growing up
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Registered Name: Hollywood Ladies Man
Barn Name: Ladies’ Man
Year Foaled: 2010
Color: Grullo
Breeding: by Nu Hollywood King-Snippers Blue Lady
Training Notes: This youngster is at pasture, socializing and growing up
Hollywood Ladies Man
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Registered Name: Sierra King Tut
Barn Name: King Tut
Year Foaled: 2010
Color: Black
Breeding: by Nu Hollywood King-Sequins Blue Ribbon
Training Notes: This youngster is at pasture, socializing and growing up
Sierra King Tut
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Registered Name: Nu Hollywood Zane
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Year Foaled: 2010
Color: Grullo
Breeding: by Nu Hollywood King-Hollywood Fantasia
Training Notes: This youngster is at pasture, socializing and growing up
Nu Hollywood Zane
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Registered Name: Hometown Colonel
Barn Name: HC
Year Foaled: 2010
Color: Buckskin
Breeding: by Colonel Redneck-Hometown Lass
Training Notes: This youngster is at pasture, socializing and growing up
Hometown Colonel – click here to see HC’s video
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Registered Name: King Zebra Magic
Barn Name: Zebra
Year Foaled: 2010
Color: Grullo
Breeding: by Nu Hollywood King-Snips Magic Star
Training Notes: This gelding is still growing and will go into training in the late fall.
King Zebra Magic
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Registered Name: King Coyote Quixote
Barn Name: Coyote
Year Foaled: 2010
Color: Grullo
Breeding: by Nu Hollywood King-Snips Candy Quixote
Training Notes: This gelding is growing and will go into training in the late fall.
King Coyote Quixote
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Registered Name: Kings Gold Zinfandel
Barn Name: King
Year Foaled: 2010
Color: Dun
Breeding: by Nu Hollywood King-Dahlias Golden Alibi
Training Notes: This gelding is pretty and when he goes into training should make an outstanding WP horse.
Kings Gold Zinfandel
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WPP Horses That Have Left the Herd
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| RBARL Silver Shark – SOLD! |
Dox Starlight – SOLD! |
Sterling – SOLD! |
Tango – SOLD! |
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| The Nu Dude – SOLD! |
Jax Timex (SOLD) |
Birch Creek Bonanza (SOLD)
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Celebrity Aristocrat (SOLD) |
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| Cherokee Grey Hawk (SOLD) |
Bonnies Magic Lena (SOLD) |
Concord Inferno (SOLD) |
Zimfandel Goldnmusic (SOLD) |
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| Yellow River Concerto (SOLD) |
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One might ask, “How is it possible that you can list dozens of horses here and then have nothing but good things to say about them. How can they all be the outstanding individuals that you have described on this list?” Please, do not hold the opinion that I have acquired each of these wonderful individuals without having a negative here and there, in fact, I am quite proud to say that I am doing better these days and that about 40% of the horses we put into training as Willing Partners do not appear on this list. I failed them like leaves in autumn. When we started the Willing Partners Program, I was successful with about one in eight and now it’s approximately about six out of ten that make the grade. I just don’t waste your time with the failures.
It’s interesting that having given you the information about the success and failure rate, some of the horses that fail do so because they are too good. By that I mean, too talented or athletic, with too big a fire burning in their middle. One of my failures is a world class Reiner at this very moment. Others are competing in various high level events. Many of them are sold for very small prices to people who are given full information about their personalities. Issues regarding skeletal problems might well be donated to Therapeutic Riding groups if they are physically able to handle the light work required by that activity. If you choose to investigate the horses I have described here I believe you will be amazed at how wonderful they perform the tasks described.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: WILLING PARTNERS™
Why did you start your Willing Partners™ Program?
People are crying out for this. Everywhere I go people ask me where to find a horse trained for the entire family to enjoy. The aged and the young have specific needs as do the physically challenged. We had a trial horse named The Nu Dude who was incredibly successful. We worked with two other horses and sold all three to great homes.
Who is it designed for?
The world is saying ‘find us quality horses that we can count on’. This program is designed for you.
What makes your Willing Partners™ horses unique?
We plan to start streaming video of the horses in training on our website so people can watch their progress. We custom train horses for the owner’s needs. This is a very specialized effort. Riding and working with horses involves risk but I feel that this risk is minimized with the horses that I select to put through the Willing Partners™ Program.
Do I have to ride in a specific discipline?
Not at all. So far the horses have gone to people in England, Denmark and Norway, where they fulfill their owners wide-ranging needs, including competition in pleasure classes, driving, ponying racehorses on the track and therapeutic riding activities for children with disabilities.
Endorsement from a Willing Partners horse owner:
Monty and his team made great efforts to find the perfect match for our daughter Rina and are very attentive to her needs. They have great ideas and imagination for training the horse to respond to Rina’s cues. They are super friendly. We feel they have Rina´s best interest at heart and we feel they are very competent.” ~ Charlotte Stjernfelt, owner of Willing Partners™ graduate STERLING, 3-year old AQH, in training at Flag Is Up Farms
The horses listed below did not pass the temperament assessments to meet Willing Partners™ Program requirements. These horses have very positive attributes that would likely cause them to be very effective for more advanced riders, but simply do not meet the rigid requirements of Willing Partners™ horses. If you are interested in any of these horses, please email: info@montyroberts.com
Steel Buns
Quarter Horse gelding, born 2005
15.1 hands
Notes: Extremely well-trained prospect for high level reining and working cowhorse, who would easily move to all-around Western horse status. He is not fit for the Willing Partners™ Program due to his sporadic spooky attitude.
Priced at $45,000
Steel Buns
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Nice Chrome
Quarter Horse gelding, born 2003
15.2 hands
Notes: Extremely well trained. World class reined cowhorse prospect for advanced rider. As a Willing Partner, he is too potent and volatile. He doesn’t have the quiet character to be bomb proof.
Priced at $75,000
Nice Chrome
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Designated Captain (TJ) - SOLD!
Quarter Horse gelding, born 2004
15.3 hands
Notes: Highly trained, beautiful mover, world class potential as working cowhorse reiner or all around performer for an experienced rider. As a Willing Partners™ candidate, TJ simply won’t move to rid himself of his spooky condition to the extent we are looking for. While his volatility is slight, he does not meet Willing Partners rigid requirements.
Designated Captain (TJ) SOLD
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Willing Partners™ horses are trained at Flag Is Up Farms by Monty and his team of trainers. Our doors are open to visitors every day of the week between 9 am and 5 pm, no fee or reservation is required. We hope to meet you there soon. Come and watch Monty’s concepts at work! for more information, email info@montyroberts.com.
DESTINATION WINE COUNTRY INFO
Journeys; The Horses of Wine Country, article by Gigi Meyer in The New York Times
Backroads of the California Wine Country, book by Karen Misurace and Gary Crabbe |
