Monty Roberts died on 1 August at Flag Is Up Farms in Solvang, California, at the age of 91. Patricia was with him when he died.
Dr. Andreas Jacobs and Simon Stokes wrote that they learned of the death of their friend Monty Roberts, who died at his beloved Flag Is Up Farms in Solvang, California, beside his wife Patricia. Jacobs and Stokes closed their obituary with the line: "Lieber Monty – wir werden Dich als außergewöhnlichen Horseman, als inspirierenden Lehrer und vor allem als treuen Freund in dankbarer Erinnerung behalten."
Join-Up®-Methode
Roberts was known as a horse trainer and horse whisperer, and the source says he developed the Join-Up®-Methode. It says that method changed the way people handle horses and influenced generations of riders, trainers, and horse people.
He was born on 14 May 1935 in Salinas, California, and the source places him among the important figures in the international horse world. It also says he was closely associated with Königin Elisabeth II.
Gestüt Fährhof
Walther Jacobs brought Roberts to Germany because the stallion Lomitas had problems with the starting gate. Roberts won the trust of Lomitas with patience and empathy, and the horse returned to the racetrack, won races again, and later became an internationally important breeding stallion.
Roberts also worked for more than 30 years at Gestüt Fährhof with Simon Stokes, preparing yearlings from the pasture to the racing stable. Among the horses he helped prepare there were Silvano, Sabiango and Quijano, and that work helped build the record that made his death news across the horse world.
Patricia and Monty Roberts
The obituary gives the clearest immediate detail for readers following the news: Roberts died with Patricia at his side on the evening of 1 August at Flag Is Up Farms in Solvang, California. For anyone tracking his legacy, the unanswered issue now is the cause of his death.
