Demonstration of How To Do the Tellington TTouch®

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[prinsses9742]

I'v read the Heartland books and herd about the TTouch. I don't really understand how to do it. I tried it on my horses and they don't relax like i'v herd in the books and in the videos. I think i'm doing it wrong! Can someone please give me some tips?

-Alley <3

[TellingtonTTouch]

@prinsses9742

To discover a "six pressure," press twice as deep. We rarely use more than a "six pressure" on dogs and cats. On horses (and humans), we occasionally go as high as nine. Instead of pressing three times deeper than the "three pressure," we tip the first joints of the fingers so that the fingernails are pointing directly into the muscle and apply three times the pressure. (See the Bear and Tiger TTOUCH cards.)

[TellingtonTTouch]

@prinsses9742 (continued) This TTOUCH is more comfortable for the person doing the touch, and the animal or human gets a much deeper connection than simply applying pressure.

Experiment with the pressure until you click into the one that is "right" for the animal you are working on.  Small creatures call only for the lightest pressures. Larger or heavily muscled animals may be more responsive to the deeper pressures, but not always.

[TellingtonTTouch]

@prinsses9742 If there is pain or inflammation in the body, you may have to begin the touch with a two or three pressure, and then establish the right level to work at.

As you become familiar with the various TTOUCHES, you will intuitively know which to use. If your animal friend is not comfortable with one TTOUCH, choose another. With practice, you will find both you and your animal will benefit from this experience.

[TellingtonTTouch]

@prinsses9742

To do the TTouch, imagine the face of a clock on your animal’s body, half an inch to one inch in diameter. Place your lightly curved fingers at six o’clock on your imaginary clock, and push the skin around the face of the clock for one and a quarter circle. Place your thumb two to three inches from you forefinger and feel a connection between your thumb and fingers.

[TellingtonTTouch]

@prinsses9742 When possible, support the body of the animal with your other hand, placing it opposite the hand making the circle. Maintain a steady rhythm and constant pressure around the circle and a quarter, whether the TTouch is light or firm, and pay particular attention to the regularity of your breathing and the roundness of the circles.

[michaelidisFamily]

iv read heartland books and tried it on a horse but i didnt know how to start!!! lol!

[LuluIsBeautiful]

i read heartland too... i am going to try ttouch tomorrow but i think its going to be a bit dangerous... if my horse isn't in a good mood he'll bite me

[powerinknowing]

Thank you!

[ezepeze11]

I read Heartland too and always wanted to try it on my horse, but i didn't know what it was! Thanks!

[oxtotl]

@Alley~ Are you moving the skin or just moving your fingers on the skin?

Remember to take a deep breath yourself and calmly breathe out as you finish the circle...Before I took a class, I was only moving my fingers on the skin, not pushing the skin ever so lightly in a circle...big difference in the results for me.

Again, relax and breathe so you are in heart coherence....:-) Enjoy the touch with your animal friends.

[Ganpignanus]

Thanks for sharing. I will try this next time I am with the horses. I have just had a similar but not same method briefly explained to me by someone else. Which I'm also going to try.

[prinsses9742]

@TellingtonTTouch Okay, i will try it out again! Thank you for explaining!! :)

[prettypegasus100]

@michaelidisFamily ive read heartland books personally i love the books amy is a cool character im on book 10