TTeam work - Clouded leopard touch

[Bebe]

Hi

Has anyone here ever used TTeam work on their horse? I've had the book for a while now and have done some of the leading exercises and the leg work but now have time to do some of the body touches.

I'm having a problem doing the Clouded Leopard touch. The book states to move the hand around in a circle one and a quarter times, only I can't get my wrist to do that! If I start with my fingers at 6pm and move in a clockwise circle the farthest I can get is 3pm (3/4 of a circle) and that's painful.

Is there a trick to doing this? Can I just do as much of a circle as I can manage?

Thanks
Amanda

[intouch]

I don't think you're meant to twist your hand round in a circle! Just put your fingers in place and make little circles on the horses skin without lifting the fingers, or changing the direction of the hand. At least thats what I understand from my book.

[Dressage_Luvr]

him

thats right, your not suppoed to turn your wrist around,

you just do circles with your fingers, i did a little day program at the barn about it, and we learned the stuff.

good luck

[Bebe]

That makes much more sense! It's the bit that says about having your thumb on the skin that threw me, I thought the whole hand was supposed to turn around the thumb.

Good job I practiced it (the wrong way) on my hubby and not my horse!

Thanks
Amanda

[Yann]

Did it work on him then?:D

[Bebe]

It just annoyed him! Although he was on the computer at the time and it was putting him off.

It's easier on people though, no fur!

[Showjumper]

I live for TTEAM.

Clouded Leopard TTouch is easy once you get the hang of it.

The idea is to place your hand in a claw shape on the horse, and to rotate your fingers one and a quarter circles, pushing the skin round - they're useless if you just let your hands slide off the hair.