TTEAM CENTRE
Tilley Farm is the Centre for TTEAM and TTouch in the UK. The
Practitioner Training Courses are held at Tilley Farm throughout the year. Accommodation
is arranged with local Bed and Breakfast establishments that are situated within easy
reach of the farm. Please click here for details.
HOW TO BECOME A TTEAM PRACTITIONER
This Certification program is designed for
people who want to share the benefits of TTEAM with their own horses as well as for people
who want to work with horses on a full or part-time basis. There are hundreds of
professional TTEAM Practitioners all over the world.
Some work full-time with private clients, many
do TTEAM part-time in addition to their other jobs, and some incorporate what they have
learned into their work with horses. Several rehabilitation and rescue centres in the UK
incorporate TTEAM into the work they do with the horses in their care.
The certification programme to become a TTEAM
Practitioner takes at least two years and requires a considerable investment of time and
effort. The programme consists of four sessions, each lasting on average five days.
DURING THE TTEAM PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAMME, YOU WILL:
Experience ways of working with horses that
are unique and rewarding including starting young horses, and improving behaviour both in
hand and under saddle.
Acquire easy-to-use skills to deal with
common behaviour and health-related problems.
Use techniques to increase performance and
reduce stress in riding and competition horses.
Work with shelter animals to reduce stress
and help them adapt more easily to new environments.
Learn how to help horses recover more
quickly from surgery and injury.
PART 1 - FOUR TRAININGS -
Qualification as an Equine Practitioner
In the first series you will learn more about
the Tellington TTouch philosophy and techniques. You may visit a local horse shelter to
work with horses in rescue as well as working with your own horse should you choose to
bring one to the training and/or some of the equine residents at Tilley Farm.
You will learn how to:
Identify behaviour, health and temperament
problems and learn creative solutions.
Work with horses to alleviate common issues
such as difficulty in hand and under saddle.
Learn to use the balance rein, neck ring,
driving lines, body wraps, and other TTouch training tools.
Use ground exercises, and obstacles to help
improve co-ordination and self control.
Implement new approaches to stress-free
grooming.
The first four sessions will give you a firm
foundation in the work. To enhance your education in this program, you will be asked to
work with horses between trainings and to keep a journal of your work.
ON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF YOUR FIRST
FOUR TRAININGS AND YOUR CASE STUDIES, YOU WILL HAVE EARNED YOUR CERTIFICATE AS A
PRACTITIONER.
YOU ARE THEN QUALIFIED TO:
Charge for work with individual horses.
Give short presentations, up to one hour,
introducing TTEAM to clubs and organizations.
PART 2 - ADDITIONAL TRAININGS -
(Optional)
The second part consists of two further
clinics for those who wish to advance to Practitioner Level 1 building on the skills and
tools you have learned.
YOU ARE THEN QUALIFIED TO:
Work privately with animals on a one-to-one
basis.
Give one-day hands-on workshops.
Give a series of hands-on trainings to
groups, i.e. one session per week, afternoon or evening, for 6-8 weeks.
COST
Each Practitioner Training Clinic costs
£475.00 per session. This does not include accommodation or meals.
ON-GOING TRAINING AND THE PRACTITIONER
GUILD
In order to advance to the higher levels of
Practitioner (levels 2 and 3), graduates must assist at a number of week-long trainings
and workshops. Details will be available on graduation from the two-year program.
When you have achieved the status of
Practitioner you have the option of applying for full membership of the Guild. The Guild
maintains a directory of Practitioners in the UK. When people ask the TTEAM-TTouch office
for a Practitioner near them, referrals are made from the Guild list.
INSTRUCTORS OF THE TWO-YEAR TTOUCH
PROGRAM
You will be taught by our team of professional
instructors, each of whom have had a minimum 13 years experience with The Tellington
TTouch. Linda Tellington-Jones, Robyn Hood, Debra Potts, and Edie Jane Eaton are the main
trainers. There will also be qualified Practitioners assisting at your trainings so that
you can benefit from their experience and have plenty of individual attention as you hone
your skills. Occasionally people from related fields such as allopathic and holistic
veterinary medicine, acupuncture, homeopathy, naturopathy, saddle fitters and equine
dental technicians will be invited to address the group.
MEDIA COVERAGE
Interest in this unique method continues to
grow. Since the Practitioner Training Programme started in 1996, numerous articles have
appeared in a variety of national and local publications including YOUR HORSE, HORSE,
DAILY MAIL, SUNDAY OBSERVER, and WESTERN DAILY PRESS.
TTouch has been featured in several TV
programmes including 'Pet Rescue', 'Celebrity Dog School', 'Talking to Animals',
'Horsetails', 'Animal Rescue Live' and 'The One Show'.
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