Linda Tellington-Jones

Horse Training Clinics at Bitterroot Ranch

Linda Tellington-Jones has come personally to conduct clinics at the Bitterroot for the last 18 years. She feels our young Arabian horses and the beautiful location are ideal for her purposes.

The Tellington Touch Equine Awareness Method (TTEAM) is a way of training , healing and overcoming common resistances in horses.

TTEAM offers a training approach that encourages optimal performance and health and presents solutions to common behavioral and physical problems. TTEAM horses demonstrate marked improvement in athletic skills and increased willingness and ability to perform. Not only does the horse benefit, but also a deeper rapport grows between horse and rider because of increased understanding and more effective communication.

In this hands-on training participants will learn the three phases of TTEAM: the Tellington-Touch, Learning Exercises from the ground, and an introduction to the TTEAM applications to riding. The Bitterroot Ranch setting offers a unique experience to work with untrained ranch bred Arabs who will be integrated into the ranch's exceptional string of saddle horses.

This approach to training emphasizes the development of trust and partnership between horse and rider. During this week, participants will have the opportunity to school young horses who are quiet but have had very little handling. Learn the TTEAM techniques to teach horses how to lead through all of the exercises which comprise "Playground for Higher Learning" with plastic, labyrinth, pick-up-sticks, and trotting poles. Teach them to pick up their feet and stand quietly for grooming and saddling. The techniques teach a gentle, safe way to train young horses. The horses, in turn, learn to accept a rider without bucking or fear. These fundamental skills can be applied to horses of all ages. Over the past 18 years this annual event has attracted horse people of all levels, from experienced competitors to new-comers to the horse world. Each participant will work with horses appropriate, interesting, and safe for their individual level of experience.

The horses at the Bitterroot as well as the people who have attended the clinics have profited enormously. All our young horses are trained using the techniques of Linda Tellington-Jones.

Itinerary:
This clinic is not necessarily geared to the professional horse person, but rather to the many horse owners and horse lovers who want to increase their communication skills with these animals. It is an effective, non-confrontational technique, particularly useful when starting a young horse. This year’s clinic will be taught by Linda’s colleague Robyn Hood.

SUNDAY: Arrive at the Bitterroot Ranch in the afternoon.

MONDAY: Meet the 4 year-old Arabs who will be your partners for the week. Since being halter broken as weanlings, they have had very little handling other than worming and farrier visits. Groom the horses and discover where they do and do not like to be touched. Learn the techniques used in the world-renowned TTouch program, while practicing your newfound skills on the young horses. In bringing them to a greater awareness of their bodies, you become profoundly conscious of the effects your body language and movement have on the horses. Included in today's session are: lowering the head, working the mouth, exploring the body, tail work and leg exercises.

TUESDAY: Today you will practice leading positions and introduce the horses to the wand and lead chain. Exercises over poles on the ground and through a labyrinth encourage the horses to focus.

WEDNESDAY: Learn about ground driving, first from the chest and then with a second line attached to the halter. Work with plastic, persuading the horses to walk on it and under it, while learning to trust their handlers.

THURSDAY: Preparations for saddling include belly lifts and a body wrap. The saddle pad, surcingle, breast collar and girth are introduced and the horses continue ground driving.

FRIDAY: The horses are saddled and walk between people standing above them (on hay bales) at the horse's eye level. When they are comfortable, the horses are stopped between the bales where TTouches are done.

SATURDAY: Continue ground driving and work between the bales. If the horse is ready, it will be quietly backed and take the first steps with a rider.

SUNDAY: Departure after breakfast.

A mid-week trail ride gives participants a chance to relax and enjoy the magnificent lands encompassing the Bitterroot. Many of the trail horses are graduates of previous years' clinics.

"This was a remarkable experience. I gained a deep appreciation for the work done by Linda Tellington Jones and an even deeper appreciation for the transformational effect it had on both the horses and me. We ended the week as a "true team." I can't wait to get to work on my own young mare." --Ginna Frantz

For a personal account of the TTEAM clinic at the Bitterroot, read an article by a former clinic participant.

For information on our next (19th annual) BITTERROOT TTEAM TRAINING, June 8-15, 2008 contact Roz: bitterrootranch@wyoming.com

ANNA TWINNEY CLINICS

Anna Twinney is on the cutting-edge of equine communication and respected throughout the world as a Natural Horsemanship Clinician, Animal Communicator and Energy Healer. Anna has been privileged to observe brumbies in their natural habitat in Victoria, Australia and also assisted at the wild horse sanctuary ‘Return to Freedom’ for many years playing a significant role in gentling mustangs. She brings a wealth of knowledge to her own clinics - drawing on a life-time of equine experience, and nearly a decade of coaching in excess of 3,000 international students, including those with learning difficulties and physical challenges.

Qualified as one of the first 6 instructors throughout the world, Anna was the only person ever to be entrusted with the title of Head Instructor at the MRILC. Anna was a member of the Development team, MRIA Board of Directors and the originator of several Monty Robert's courses. Anna has also worked in collaboration with other leading clinicians on natural horsemanship on animal communication. Beyond her own equine training and experience, Anna has explored a plethora of "alternative" healing modalities over the years, including becoming a certified Reiki Master, Karuna Reiki Master and Intuitive Healer. She has studied Equine Herbal Natural Remedies and Aromatherapy, is a certified Reconnective Healing® Level III practitioner and graduated as a certified animal communicator in California.

Anna's work has been featured on TV, including a segment on Martha Stewart's Living "The Horse Whisperer" and the BBC fly on the wall documentary "Living in the Sun". From 2008 Reach Out to Horses® episodes are scheduled to be released on air throughout the world. In addition, Anna has written articles for a variety of national and international equine-related magazines.

Today Anna is proud to travel the world and spread her knowledge, she hopes to create a Learning Center close to home in the upcoming years. Her interest in the "Language of Equus" has led her to focus increasingly on the power of animal communication to strengthen and deepen our relationships with all species.

REACH OUT TO HORSES CLINIC

Anna is offering a 5-day clinic to be held at Bitterroot Ranch. They are designed to give you the unique opportunity to learn and experiment with the methods and concepts of the “Language of Equus”. Through this hands-on approach, you will gain insight and understanding into the mind of the horse, thus helping you create a trust based partnership with your 4-legged friend. This clinic is open to all those interested and the information is particularly invaluable to prospective horse owners, horse lovers, riders, trainers and managers.

During the week through demonstrations, lectures and exercises you will experience how all contact with your horses, your intentions your body language form a communication system. You will learn how to gain trust with your horse while training; read, assess & attune to a horse; establish a clear communication; identify & understand how horses talk through body language; build a partnership for competition and increase the willingness of your horse by developing your relationship. You will then use this same language for solving behavioral issues such as pulling back, crossing water and other obstacles by the end of the week. You will also become a certified practitioner of Reiki, the Japanese form of energy healing, which alleviates pain and reduces stress in both horses and humans.

ITINERARY
SUNDAY: Arrive at the Bitterroot Ranch in the afternoon.

MONDAY: Nature of the horse and herd dynamics lecture.

Reach Out to Horses® video “The Horse Whisperer” Hazing through obstacle course for all participants – exercise includes all types of body language, energy projection and visualization techniques to include driving the horse at liberty and allowing them to connect to the person. 

TUESDAY: Lecture on Body Language and Round Pen procedures; Human Exercise in the Round Pen; Practical Exercise:   Reach Out to Horses® 

WEDNESDAY: Reiki Level I: Reiki assists movement by working with life force energies. This natural healing is taught in hospitals and clinics across the country and around the world and compliments a total health plan which may involve traditional and alternative programs. It is a holistic, non-invasive technique that heals on all levels of the body, mind and spirit.  Energy healing often enhances other modalities of healing, alleviates pain and has been proven to reduce stress in both humans and animals.

THURSDAY: Reiki Level II: Distance healing; A distance session is virtually the same as the above but can be done in the comfort of your home without physical contact as the work is done on subtle, causal, energetic levels.  Reiki with horses: Connect with the vibration and co-creative essence of the horses that will benefit from a healing session.  Horses are able to communicate their acceptance and need for hands-on healing and will benefit from either personal visits or long-distance healing. Afternoon trail ride gives participants a chance to relax and enjoy the magnificent lands encompassing the Bitterroot.

FRIDAY: Problem Solving exercises; halter-work demo & in-hand obstacle course. Create a tool box of methods and concepts to successfully solve behavioral problems.  Learn methods based on trust and designed to have your horse want to work with you rather than feel forced too.

SATURDAY:  Sign up for the picnic trail ride or relax on the grounds and practice your new Reiki skills.

SUNDAY: Departure after breakfast.

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