Hi' Y'all from Texas
Wow 104 degrees yesterday, really hot. We are once again in our little cottage outside San Marcos, preparing on Tuesday to start the 2008 Instructor Clinic. This will be the second one we have run, this time we limited the numbers to 10 to allow us to spend more time individually with each one. The past twelve months have taught not only us but the rookiealso instructors that becoming a professional instructor is not just a matter of shouting to the world "I passed I am an ET Instructor" to be successful. It takes hard work, cooperation with ETF and the NCC as well as team playing, and goal achievement. The succesful ET Instructorand must have a high degree of credibility in the horse world to have horse owners put their trust in their hands.
This year we have rookies from Denmark, Italy and New Zealand joing a strong UK team and three from the USA. Ivqanqa as usual is sitting up researching and fine tunning evrything for them and then handing it over to me to translate it from her unique brand of Chenglish into my brand of Scots. Luckily Raian Kaiser turned up this evening so she will have the awesome pleasure of proof reading for both of us.
If we survive the next week, the heat, the rookie instructors and the Texas Bar B Q's we'll let you know how it turned out and introduce yoiu to the new members of the ET Instructor team. ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Educating Horses to help Humans? or just plain CURIOUS
Let's look at the C words:
A horse can be courageous, crafty, cunning, clever, cowardly,contrary, cautious, cranky, conniving, caring, cheeky, comical, challenging, cagey, calamitous,calm, capable, captivating, centered, childish, changeable, collected, conformed, cold-backed, colicky, compact, committed, confrontational, confused, and one of the most important for Equine Touch students and practitioners CURIOUS !
It is this trait of curiosity which is so important to us as we practice the discipline. This curiosity is part of the prey animal protection protocol. The purpose behind the ET branding is to address this curiosity and to answer the question that the horse asks of us as the predator invader of its space. Ask any credible trainer, the horse asks a question of us and it depends upon our ability to answer it as to how the horse will respond to us. If we answer incorrectly then we know we have a problem. When we enter the horses space the first question is asked. If we answer it correctly before we even put our hands on the horse we have placed yourself in the first win position.
If the horse allows you then to complete the branding, and you should watch his eyes and head as you are asked the next question, on answering it correctly you now place yourself in the win win position.
Now the next question is yours ' Will you work with me?', 'The answer is always another question 'Why, what's in it for me?' If you answer that one correctly you are in the WIN, WIN, WIN situation which is the ideal state to do ET.
UK AND EUROPE COMING BACK TO LIFE WITH SUMMER ON THE WAY 
Following the sun , this is a scene that we find very hard to envisage. Boy does that look cold, though it is nice to see a correct technique being executed. Good hook with the hoof and a perfect tripod with the student's feet placement in realtion to the horses other hind foot. Lovely to see, and a pretty big horse to boot. This is what it is all about good students good instructors and the work totally recognizable.
The Northern winter is always a nightmare, while we complain about the weather being 30 above, our northernmost instructor Maria Bucht informs us that it is 30 below at her place. No wonder the Vikings kept sailing south. Did you know the maoris were described many years ago as "The Vikings of the Sunrise" by the renowned Maori/Irish ethnologist Peter Buck (Te Rangi Hiroa).
With the winter over classes will be resuming once again under the direction of the UK NCC and the National and Regional Instructors. Check out the two UK web sites for information and of course below you will find our Level 3 & 4 clinics for June this year.
We are receiving great stories from Ireland about racing winners and hope to have some of them in this or the next E Letter. Which reminds me to change the subject slightly, we need stories from all over. Send a story, send a pictire and help us make this E Letter something for everyone everywhere.
Please note we will be holding L3/L4 at Hartsop Farm this June. See you there
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JOCK AND IVANA'S UK TOUR - JUNE 2008 Sat 21st to Tuesday 24th.
This is Jock and Ivana's only clinic this JUNE in the UK. Book now through the UK NCC theetcentre@aol.com
The Clinics will be held at Hartsop Farm, Whitney, Oxon, which many of you know through your connection with Monty Roberts and Kelly Marks and Intelligent Horsemanship. For details re accomodation, food etc please contact the UK NCC they have all the information. As it is envisaged that this solo clinic will be in heavy demand and the numbers are strictly limited we advise all level 2 and level 3 students to book now as it will be a first confirmed first served situation. At the time of writing Level 3 is full and Level 4 has only one place left on it.
In September they return to hold another Level 3 and Level 4 seminar at the ILPH headquarters at Snetterton Norfolk. This will be the founders last clinics in the UK until June next year. Do not miss out contact the NCC and book your placs now.
Watch out also for the two day clinics at Homeway Farm near Glastonbury for dogs and humans. Contact the NCC or Lyn at HomewayFarm@aol.com
| June 18, 19 | Glastonbury | Advanced VHT - Jock | Contact Lyn Palmer; HomewayFarm@aol.com |
| June 18, 19 | Glastonbury | Canine Touch | Contact Lyn Palmer; HomewayFarm@aol.com |
| June 21, 22, 23,24 | Hartsop Farm | Level 3 - Ivana | Contact NCC UK |
| June 21, 22, 23 | Hartsop Farm | Level 4 - Jock | Contact NCC UK |
| Sept 11, 12,13,14 | ILPH Norfolk - Snetterton | Level3 - Ivana | Contact NCC UK |
| Sept 11, 12, 33 | ILPH Norfolk - Snetterton | Level 4 - Jock | Contact NCC UK |
JOCK AND IVANA TO ATTEND THE IETA AND ETF CONFERENCE IN THE UK We are proud to announce that the dates have been confirmed as Saturday and Sunday 14th and 15th of June. Jock and Ivana have taken time out of their schedul to attend and be guest speakers and demonstrators at this first truly national gathering, where Instructors, students, practitioners, members of IETA and non members alike are invited to attend for the ongoing benifit of the horse. With regulation accreditation and the explosion of Equine Touch throughout the world this is a conference that should not be missed and it is hoped that we shall also see practitioners form Europe dropping in to let us know not only what is happening in their part of the world but where they would like to see IETA and the Equine Touch go to in the future. WATCH THIS SPACE. |
JOCK AND IVANA'S USA TOUR FALL 2008
These are Jock and Ivana's only clinics this fall in the USA. Book now through the
venue or host, or if you cannot make contact then e mail ETF direct at equinetouchinc@aol.com
Remember the early bird concessions for level 1 and 2 are still in place and for those of you who are repeating any level within 12 months and are members of IETA there is a reduction in Jock and Ivana's class fees.
| September 17, 18, 19 | Minnesota - Dassel | VHT - Equine Touch for Humans - Jock | Contact: Colette Bolster: colette@kcbequine.com |
| September 20, 21, 22, 23 | Minnesota - Dassel | Level 3 - Practitioners - Ivana | Contact: Colette Bolster: colette@kcbequine.com |
| September 20, 21, 22 | Minnesota - Dassel | Level 4 - Equine Touch and Beyond - Jock | Contact: Colette Bolster: colette@kcbequine.com |
| September 26, 27, 28 | Canada BC: Chase | Level 1 - Jock | Contact: Chris Addison : Chris@ForTheHorse.com |
| September 26, 27, 28, 29 | Canada BC: Chase | Level 3 - Ivana | Contact: Chris Addison : Chris@ForTheHorse.com |
| October 2, 3, 4, 5 | CO -Loveland | Level 3 - Ivana | Contact: Raian Kaiser : raiank@yahoo.com |
| October 3, 4, 5 | CO - Loveland | Level 4 - Equine Touch and Beyond - Jock | Contact: Raian Kaiser: raiank@yahoo.com |
| Ocober 10, 11, 12 | San Marcos TX | Level 1 - Ivana | Contact:The Whole Horse Clinic, Ph: 512 396 2234. Email:luanngroves@yahoo.com or equinetouchinc@aol.com |
| October 10, 11, 12 | San Marcos TX | Level 4 - Jock | Contact:The Whole Horse Clinic, Ph: 512 396 2234. Email:luanngroves@yahoo.com or equinetouchinc@aol.com |
| October 17, 18, 19, 20 | San Marcos TX | Level 3 - Ivana | Contact:The Whole Horse Clinic, Ph: 512 396 2234. Email:luanngroves@yahoo.com or equinetouchinc@aol.com |
| October 17, 18, 19 | Fort Worth area Zaal Ranch | Level 1 - Jock | Contact: Jennifer Williams: Email: jnwilliams@myself.com |
| October 24, 25, 26 | San Marcos TX | VHT: Equine Touch for Humans - Jock | Contact:The Whole Horse Clinic, Ph: 512 396 2234. Email:luanngroves@yahoo.com or equinetouchinc@aol.com |
| October 30, 31, and November 1, 2 | Texas | TBC | Contact: |
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