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💩🐴 IT’S WORM COUNT TIME AT TEAL! 🐴💩

It might not be the most glamorous part of horse care… but it’s definitely an important one! 😂

Our students have been getting hands-on with collecting poo samples from the horses ready for their regular faecal worm egg counts — another great example of how we turn everyday horse care into practical, meaningful learning.

And the results are back! 🎉

🐴 Smokey — 0 epg
🐴 Ben — 125 epg
🐴 Sam — 25 epg
🐴 Jigsaw — 100 epg

All four are below the laboratory’s treatment threshold of 250 epg, so no worming treatment is needed for redworm/strongyles based on these results. 💚

🌱 Prevention is part of our everyday routine too!

Our paddocks and grazing areas are poo-picked daily, helping to reduce pasture contamination and the risk of parasite burdens. Our students are involved in this too, learning that good horse care isn’t just about the big jobs — it’s the everyday management that makes a difference.

By combining daily poo picking, regular worm egg counts and targeted treatment when needed, we can make informed decisions about parasite control and avoid giving wormers unnecessarily. 🐴🌿

And for our students, even collecting poo has a learning outcome! 😂💩

It creates opportunities to learn about horse health, parasite management, responsible horse ownership, hygiene, record keeping, pasture management and preventative care — all alongside the practical skills involved in caring for a herd.

The lab recommends repeating their worm counts every two months, so no doubt our students will be absolutely delighted to hear that the poo collecting will return! 😂💩

At TEAL, learning doesn’t always happen sitting behind a desk — sometimes it happens with a poo scoop in your hand! 😂🐴💚

Hands-on learning • Real-life skills • Real horse care

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WHERE WILL TEAL TEACH™ GO NEXT? 📍🐴

This is the part we’re REALLY excited about…

TEAL TEACH™ started with an idea:

What if the education we’ve developed at TEAL could reach young people far beyond our own gates?

Imagine a growing network of Licensed TEAL TEACH™ Coaches.

Different independent settings.

Different communities.

Different horses.

Different young people.

But connected through shared values around:

🐴 Equine welfare

💜 Positive relationships

📚 Quality education

🤝 Partnership

🌱 Professional development

⭐ Quality assurance and standards

Every new setting has the potential to create opportunities for more young people.

So we’re looking forward to eventually seeing those TEAL TEACH™ pins appearing on the map. 📍

Where will the next one be?

Maybe closer to you than you think… 👀

🐴💜 TRAIN • TEACH • TRANSFORM™

💚✨ A little reminder from TEAL… ✨💚

Not everyone will see your magic.
Not everyone will understand the way you think, learn, communicate or experience the world.

And that’s okay.

One of the most important things we want our young people to discover is that being different doesn’t mean being less. 💚

Sometimes it simply takes the right environment, the right people and a different approach to learning for someone to realise just how capable they really are.

At TEAL, we celebrate individuality. We look for strengths, build confidence and encourage every young person to recognise their own achievements — however big or small.

So if someone doesn’t think you’re magical, exceptional and fantastic…

They’re wrong. Because you ARE. 😉💚🐴

😂📚 EDUCATION SUPPORT TAKEN TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL… 🐶💻

Gizmo appears to have decided that if he sits very still, looks suitably serious and positions himself directly in front of the laptop, he can blend in perfectly with the students. 😂

Laptop? ✅
Desk? ✅
Concentrating face? ✅
Actually doing any work? …questionable. 🤔😂

At TEAL, our animals are a huge part of the environment we create. Sometimes they offer comfort, sometimes companionship, sometimes a welcome little break when things feel overwhelming…

…and sometimes they just sit on you and pretend they’re enrolled. 🤣🐾

We’re not entirely sure what course Gizmo has signed up for, but he looks VERY confident he’s passing! 🎓😂

💚🐴 TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK! 🐴💚

Just look at that beautiful bed the boys have made for the horses! 👏😍 Perfectly swept, levelled and ready for some very appreciative ponies!

There’s so much learning in everyday yard jobs like this — teamwork, communication, responsibility, problem-solving and taking pride in a job well done.

At TEAL, practical learning is a huge part of what we do. It’s not simply about completing a task; it’s about working together, building confidence and seeing the results of your hard work. 💪

And of course, Ripple appears to have taken on the very important role of quality control supervisor… 😂🐶 He looks pretty satisfied with their efforts!

Brilliant work boys — job well done! ⭐️👏

🐴💚 KEEPING OUR HORSES FEELING THEIR BEST 💚🐴

Our horses recently had their regular check-up with Alvaro back vet, whose sessions combine acupuncture, chiropractic techniques and bodywork to help keep the herd comfortable and moving well.

If you look closely at the photos, you can even spot the tiny acupuncture needles in Sam’s leg! 👀📍

Our lovely Sam has unfortunately injured the sesamoid area behind his fetlock and has been a little lame, so for now he’s taking life easy on paddock rest while we give him time to recover. ❤️‍🩹

But being off work certainly doesn’t mean being left out!

Sam is still very much part of life at TEAL — enjoying plenty of attention, grooming sessions, cuddles and helping our students learn everything from the points of the horse and grooming to handling, observation and equine wellbeing. 🐴

It’s also an important lesson for our young people: horse care isn’t only about what we can do with our horses. Sometimes good horsemanship means recognising when something isn’t right, adapting their routine and putting their welfare first.

And we don’t think Sam is complaining too much about all the extra fuss! 😂💚

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MEET THE COURSES 📚🐴

So what could your learners actually study through TEAL TEACH™?

Our Accredited Equine Education pathway includes courses developed from our own experience of delivering equine education with young people.

🐴 Basic Horse Care & Stable Management

🐴 Grooms Course

🐴 Positive Equine Relationships, Behaviour & Training

🐴 Advanced Equine Groundwork & Training

These aren’t simply worksheets about horses.

They bring together knowledge, practical learning and real experiences within the equine environment.

Learners can explore horse care, welfare, behaviour, communication, training, groundwork and positive relationships while developing wider skills along the way.

And throughout our approach, horses remain partners within the learning experience.

We want learners to understand not only what we do with horses…

…but why, how the horse communicates and how we can work together positively.

📚🐴 Real education. Practical learning. Positive partnerships.

TEAL TEACH™ Accredited Equine Education.

🌅🐴 GOOD MORNING FROM TEAL CIC! 💜

What a beautiful start to the day here at TEAL! That pink sky over the fields certainly makes the early mornings worth it. 🌸☀️

The horses are waiting, the yard is waking up and we’re ready for another busy day of learning, growing, building confidence and making memories.

Sometimes it’s worth stopping for a moment and appreciating just how lucky we are to have this beautiful countryside as our classroom. 🌿🐴

Here’s to a great day from everyone — two-legged and four-legged — at TEAL CIC!

Enjoy & Achieve 💜

🌟🏆 WE’RE FINALISTS!! — KENT BUSINESS AWARDS 2026! 🏆🌟

We are absolutely thrilled to share that TEAL CIC has been named a FINALIST in the Kent Business Awards 2026! 🎉💚

What started 11 years ago from a very personal reason — wanting to create something different for a young person who needed a different approach — has grown into the TEAL we have today. 🐴🌿

Run by two sisters, supported by an incredible team, some very special horses and animals, and of course the amazing young people and families who put their trust in us. 💚

Over the years TEAL has grown, evolved and achieved things we could never have imagined when we first started. From alternative education and Equine Assisted Learning to developing our own accredited equine education programmes and now building TEAL TEACH™ for the future.

Being recognised as a finalist amongst businesses from across Kent is something we are incredibly proud of. 🥹

But behind every award, nomination and finalist badge are the moments that matter most — a young person gaining confidence, completing a qualification, making a friend, returning to education, moving on to college or employment, or simply beginning to believe in themselves again.

That will always be our biggest achievement. 💚

A huge thank you to everyone who has supported TEAL over the last 11 years — this one belongs to all of you too! 🥂🐴

Now we just have to keep everything crossed for the awards! 🤞🏆✨

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WHAT DO YOU ACTUALLY GET? 👀📦

This is where TEAL TEACH™ is a little different…

We don’t want you to complete your training, go home and think:

“Brilliant… now how do I actually set all of this up?”

Because we’ve been there too!

That’s why becoming a Licensed TEAL TEACH™ Coach includes much more than the training itself.

🎓 Professional TEAL TEACH™ training

💼 Business-in-a-Box business support pack

📋 Client forms, risk assessments & essential paperwork

🏛️ Guidance and resources around relevant UK Local Authority licensing requirements

🐴 Our comprehensive EAL Activities Guide Book

📚 Copies of our Accredited Equine Education course books

🤝 Ongoing support from Team TEAL

🏅 Your Licensed TEAL TEACH™ Coach pathway

We’ve included many of the things we wished we’d had when we started.

Because good training shouldn’t just teach you what to do.

It should help you feel confident about what happens next.

💜 TRAIN • TEACH • TRANSFORM™

📲 Registrations of interest are open.