The question was how to do this. The obvious answer was to draw on my background as a horse trainer and TT.E.A.M. Practitioner. It treats horses as partners who are capable of learning without the use of pain and endless repetition. TT.E.A.M. can dramatically improve a horse's soundness and riding performance through the use of body work and special riding and in-hand techniques. TT.E.A.M. TTouches help release tension and fear in the horse's body, while stylized leading positions give the horse a new awareness of his or her balance.
TT.E.A.M. training enriches the relationships that develop between people and animals.
When I was invited to do school programs, I decided to take this optimistic and humane view of the world into the classrooms. Linda Tellington-Jones was already involved in school programs through her organization, Animal Ambassadors International. She was very supportive in helping me to develop a program. What evolved was a program centered around the characters in my books. The children used them to find their own animal guides and to write stories of their own.