Just fyi, Ann is heading to London this month - not sure when she's leaving.
>________________________________ > From: Carol <jchwe...@gmail.com> >To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com >Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2013 9:50 AM >Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: To Ann...horses, Monty Roberts, Buck Brannaman > > > >Hey Ann... > >I'm bumping this subject again in case you missed my opening post. In process >of searching to see if you had responded to the OP, I came across where you >mention Monty Roberts in another discussion. >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/message/325048 > >I too enjoyed Monty's book, but I wonder now regarding some of the content and >his accusation toward his family. But the "joining up" approach intrigued me. > >I never had *official* training with horses. They kind of just grew under >me...I was sitting on a horse's back by the time I was at least 3 years old. >Ponies and horses were my friends as a child. I have very fond memories of >that time...it was magical in its own way and I am fortunate to have had such >wonderful childhood friends. :) >*************** > >Most of my OP (with a clarification regarding "Buck"): > >Ann, > >I read in some other posts that you are a horse lover. > >I grew up with horses from as far back as I can remember until I was 12 years >old when I got interested in guys. Should have stuck with horses. > >Some years back I read Monty Roberts autobiographical book "The Man Who >Listens to Horses." I saw a documentary of him demonstrating joining up. > >I later read that his family took issue (a big issue) with Roberts' claim of >alleged abuse by his father. The family also stated that Roberts had lied >about other claims. (I can't recall it all now.) > >Last year I saw [the film] "Buck" and learned for the first time about Buck >Brannaman. He apparently was abused by his father; the community knew about it >at the time. It made me wonder if Roberts had taken part of Brannaman's story >and adapted it and capitalized on it. > >Are you familiar with/have knowledge about these two horseman? If so, what are >you thoughts ... if you have time and want to share any? > >Thanks! >************ >************ > >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Carol" wrote: >> >> Dang it...Had typed a post and it went the way of the black hole. So now >> comes a much shorter post. Ha. >> >> Ann, >> >> I read in some other posts that you are a horse lover. >> >> I grew up with horses from as far back as I can remember until I was 12 >> years old when I got interested in guys. Should have stuck with horses. >> >> Some years back I read Monty Roberts autobiographical book "The Man Who >> Listens to Horses." I saw a documentary of him demonstrating joining up. >> >> I later read that his family took issue (a big issue) with Roberts' claim of >> alleged abuse by his father. The family also stated that Roberts had lied >> about other claims. (I can't recall it all now.) >> >> Last year I saw Buck and learned for the first time about Buck Brannaman. He >> apparently was abused by his father; the community knew about it at the >> time. It made me wonder if Roberts had taken part of Brannaman's story and >> adapted it and capitalized on it. >> >> Are you familiar with/have knowledge about these two horseman? If so, what >> are you thoughts ... if you have time and want to share any? >> >> Thanks! >> ************ >> > > > > >
