JOIN-UP INTERNATIONAL INC

Our equine-assisted retreats include Horse Sense & Healing for Veterans with PTSD/PTSI, Fired-Up for active-duty fire service personnel, Partner-Up for active-duty law enforcement officers, and Lead-Up for at-risk youth.

Monty Roberts grew up on a working horse farm as a firsthand witness to traditional, often violent methods of horse training and breaking the spirit with an abusive hand. Rejecting that, he went on to win nine world championships in the show ring. Today, Monty’s goal is to share his message that “violence is never the answer”.

While tracking wild mustangs in Nevada as a boy, Monty observed a nonverbal communication system between the horses, a silent language he would later call Equus. Monty incorporates Equus into his nonviolent training approach called Join-Up®.

The result of Join-Up is a willing partnership in which the horse’s performance can flourish to its full potential, rather than exist within the boundaries of obedience. Join-Up is incredibly effective at helping people rediscover themselves through the eyes of the horse, enabling them to deal more effectively with PTSI, emotional trauma, anti-social behavior and withdrawal, anger, depression, hypervigilance, and other behavioral wellness issues.

Our programs utilize a combination of the healing power of inter-species communication with horses, and the effective application of Motivational Interviewing (a client-centered counseling approach that mirrors the Join-Up philosophy) to provide participants insight into their life choices, habits, patterns, and other behaviors, allowing intrinsic healing to occur.