Tellington TTouch Training Canada
Bodywork for your horse is awesome. What’s even MORE awesome is when you address the postural habits and tension patterns that create the acute need for body work in the first place! If you find that your horse is in constant need of body work to address discomfort and tension, it is probably time to …
For over 3 decades, Robyn Hood edited a quarterly publication “TTEAM Connections”. This information rich newsletter was full of articles, case studies and interesting stories about all aspects of the Tellington TTouch Method and complementary topics. Here is a “Q&A” that was published in one of the last issues. This topic is common one when …
By Jenn Merritt CPDT-KA, is a Tellington TTouch Companion Animal Practitioner and owner of Blue Dog Creature Coaching in Efland, NC Excessive barking is one of the most common behavioral complaints that I hear from clients about their dogs. Barking to excess takes many forms, from simple attention-seeking barking to alert barking, to compulsive barking …
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction, one of Newton’s three laws of motion. Who knew that 10th grade physics class would be applicable to training and handling animals? When an animal is “resistant” whether it’s; pulling on the leash, leaning on the reins, barging forward, or any number of behaviors that …
A Stroke of Genius: TTouch Techniques for Instant Softness with Horses & Dogs Read More »
By Robyn Hood – first published in TTeam Connections Newsletter For years we have seen the drastic affects that can be brought on by body wraps in our beloved animals. Body wraps, in practically any combination you can dream of, help to; enhance body awareness, increase proprioception and passively release tension patterns in the body, …
By Debby Potts – Tellington TTouch Instructor (Article first published in the TTEAM Connections Newsletter) In most of my workshops I ask how many people have trouble cutting their dogs’ toenails. Usually a lot of hands go up. It can be something that people dread, both because of how many dogs hate having their toenails …
Get in TTouch with Your Puppy
By Adam Rogers DVM & TTouch Practitioner 1 First published in the TTEAM Connections Newsletter Everybody loves puppies! With their playful ways and cute appearance you can’t help but want to wrap them in cotton wool with many of the maternal feelings we have for our own children. However in all too short a length …
Get in TTouch with Your Puppy
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Saving Kitty Lives
The benefits of fostering can’t be overstated. Moving moderately sick animals out of the shelter makes room for animals who need more intensive care. Fearful or shy cats aren’t likely to get adopted, and stay in the shelter longer.
A brain faced with a real or imagined threat minimizes its capabilities. This means it shuts down activity in the rational “higher” regions, and functions from its “lower” regions (mammalian/emotional-cognitive brain; reptilian/sensory motor brain) in order to re-establish homeostasis (balance). This is called “shut down” — a bio-neurological phenomenon designed for survival. Under the influence of stress we find rote, knee-jerk reactions
For more than four decades, riding with a neck ring or just a rope around the neck – often with nothing on the horse’s head – has been one of the foundation exercises of the Tellington TTouch Method. In 1975, Linda introduced the concept of bridle-less riding to Europe at Equitana in Germany. Three riders …
Re-discovering the Joy of Riding – Liberty Lariat Neck Ring Read More »