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Always work to cause your horse to follow the path of least resistance. Then place an opening for him to pass through so that the path of least resistance becomes the direction you want him to go in.

Monty Roberts

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Monty Roberts
Age: 89
Born: 1935
Born: May 14
Biographer
Businessperson
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Horse Trainer
Non-Fiction Writer
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Salinas
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