Each year we host a variety of clinics around Canada as well as courses worldwide. If you are interested in organizing a workshop in your community, please get in TTouch!
We host annual workshops at The Icelandic Horse Farm, Robyn’s home turf and headquarters for Tellington TTouch Training Canada. Our herd of, primarily Icelandic horses – with a few “impostors”, are excellent, friendly teachers who love to meet new admirers. The farm boasts 360 degree views, a lovely climate, and a comfortable, casual, setting.
We are excited to announce this year’s line up of horse and dog (Companion animal) trainings.
If you are interested in learning from the comfort of home we have launched our Tellington TTouch TTouch Learning Platform.
2023 Trainings
Tellington TTouch for Dogs
Date: June 23 – 25th, 2023
Instructor: Robyn Hood, Senior Tellington TTouch Instructor
Location: Vernon, BC (The Icelandic Horse Farm)
Enjoy the positive, fun filled learning environment that looks at dog training in an all encompassing, whole, way. This workshop can serve as an introduction to the Tellington TTouch Method for Dogs (and other Companion Animals) and build and refine the skills of more experienced students.
Professionals dog trainers and casual dog lovers alike will benefit from the variety of practical techniques and unique approaches learned in this class! Develop and build on the fundamentals of Tellington TTouch Bodywork, Groundwork, and Observation skills. These skills address the most common issues confronting dog owners, trainers, and other professionals; in a forward thinking, positive manner.
This is an ideal method to help enhance positive dog training modalities. Bring your own dog or work with one at the course. There will also be the opportunity to work with other species, such as horses, in a safe, confidence building way. Part of the ongoing TTouch Practitioner Training, suitable for new and returning students.
Included in this course is our Online Course – “Tellington TTouch for Dogs – An Introduction”.
Homemade snacks and refreshments are included. (TBD according to current Covid Regulations)
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Tellington TTouch for Horses
Date: July 7 – 9, 2023
Instructors: Robyn Hood, Senior Tellington TTouch Instructor & Mandy Pretty Tellington TTouch Instructor
Location: Vernon, BC (The Icelandic Horse Farm)
Discover how the Tellington TTouch Method will improve performance, well-being, and behavior while enhancing the relationship with your horse on the ground and in the saddle.
This intensive hands-on course will give the tools of observation, bodywork, groundwork, and an introduction to riding concepts that will help you understand and communicate with every horse you work with.
In addition to Tellington TTouch principles we will be exploring the use of Wendy Murdoch’s “Surefoot Equine Stability Program” with a variety of Surefoot Pads and touch on Peggy Cummings’ Connected Riding concepts for body-awareness exercises that can be taken into everyday life, in and out of the saddle.
Enjoy the positive, fun filled learning environment that helps you understand and connect with horses in an all encompassing, whole, way.
This workshop can serve as an introduction to the Tellington TTouch Method for Horses or as a way to build and refine the skills of more experienced students.
Extra days can be tailored to individual interests and learning needs upon request.
Can count to credit for Tellington TTouch Practitioner credits, suitable for new and returning students
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Tellington TTouch for Dogs
Date: July 16th, 2023
Instructor: Maryse Perreault (Tellington TTouch Instructor)
Location: Frankville, ON (AMMEC)
Enjoy the positive, fun filled learning environment that looks at dog training in an all encompassing, whole, way. This workshop is a great introduction to the Tellington TTouch Method for Dogs (and other Companion Animals).
Professionals dog trainers and casual dog lovers alike will benefit from the variety of practical techniques and unique approaches learned in this class! Develop and build on the fundamentals of Tellington TTouch Bodywork, Groundwork, and Observation skills. These skills address the most common issues confronting dog owners, trainers, and other professionals; in a forward thinking, positive manner.
This is an ideal method to help enhance positive dog training modalities. Bring your own dog or work with one at the course.
Tellington TTouch for Dogs
Date: October 7 – 9th, 2023
Instructor: Maryse Perreault (Tellington TTouch Instructor)
Location: Frankville, ON (AMMEC)
Enjoy the positive, fun filled learning environment that looks at dog training in an all encompassing, whole, way. This workshop can serve as an introduction to the Tellington TTouch Method for Dogs (and other Companion Animals) and build and refine the skills of more experienced students.
Professionals dog trainers and casual dog lovers alike will benefit from the variety of practical techniques and unique approaches learned in this class! Develop and build on the fundamentals of Tellington TTouch Bodywork, Groundwork, and Observation skills. These skills address the most common issues confronting dog owners, trainers, and other professionals; in a forward thinking, positive manner.
This is an ideal method to help enhance positive dog training modalities. Bring your own dog or work with one at the course. There will also be the opportunity to work with other species, such as horses, in a safe, confidence building way. Part of the ongoing TTouch Practitioner Training, suitable for new and returning students.
7SUREFOOT® Equine Stability System Introduction
Date: TBD
Instructors: Robyn Hood, Senior Tellington TTouch Instructor/4Hoof Professional & Mandy Pretty, 4Hoof Professional & Tellington TTouch Instructor
Location: Vernon, BC (The Icelandic Horse Farm)
The SUREFOOT Equine Stability Pads are a unique, innovative way for the horse to be his own teacher. Developed by Wendy Murdoch, this revolutionary way of improving your horse’s balance, confidence, movement and performance shows that the horse is always present and ready to learn if we can only find ways to access his intelligence. This approach allows the horse to experience his own habitual patterns of movement and provides the horse with an opportunity to explore and learn new ways of standing on his feet and utilizing the ground for greater ease, comfort and confidence.
With SUREFOOT, using a variety of stability and balance pads, horses discover how they are habitually standing. The pad gives under the horse’s weight bringing his attention to where he is placing his feet and providing new information to the balancing part of his nervous system. With this awareness the horse explores, shifts and alters his habitual patterns of standing and moving by himself, ultimately choosing a more secure and effective way to stand and move. The horse retrains himself to stand better without human interference.
These exercises are a great way to enhance your relationship with your horse, increase the efficacy of current body work routines, and improve balance, proprioception and performance.
Learn the techniques on one of the farm’s cooperative, gentle, horses.
Can count towards SUREFOOT Practitioner “1Hoof” Certification.
$325.00 plus gst, includes homemade snacks & refreshments.