Lifetime horsewoman, horse teacher and TTEAM Practitioner Julie Jene' had many experiences as a teenager that made her realize that horses are capable of understanding, learning and connecting far beyond what she was taught. The training methods of the time relied on dominance and submission, force, and (for "kind and gentle" trainers) manipulation a lot of repetition. Who has not heard the phrase "show 'em who's the boss"? Julie found herself asking the question, "Then what?" What if they still didn't do what the human had in mind? Could the problem be with the human? What about other factors: the physical, emotional, or even external issues being the problem that led to "disobedience"?

A three part article in Equus Magazine in 1981 entitled "The Touch that Teaches" opened her eyes to a wonderful new perspective on horse teaching. A weekend demonstration by Linda Tellington-Jones demonstrated a way to enhance the physical and mental abilities of the horse resulting in mental focus, coordination, balance and learning in ways that made horses want to learn more. Julie saw people teaching rather than training through rote repetition. Linda demonstrated new ways of presenting information to horses through non-habitual activities, exercises and movements resulting in calm, thinking horses with a sense of responsibility, who were then able to apply lessons to new situations and problems.

Many years later the TTEAM Training/ Tellington TTouch Training has been used with horses from the backyard variety to Olympic and other high level performers and incorporated into the programs of top contenders and national teams.