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 Beyond Horse Massage: The Masterson Method™ has the uncanny ability to
make horses blink, yawn, and stretch. These and other responses are welcome
signs that horses are releasing mental, emotional, and physical tension that
can cause stiffness, pain, and reduced performance in both Olympic level horses
and backyard equine companions. We are
excited to announce that Jim Masterson will be demonstrating the Beyond Horse
Massage: The Masterson Method™ during the Minnesota Horse Expo!
Beyond Horse Massage: The Masterson Method™ is a
unique, interactive method of equine bodywork. Learn to connect with your
horses on a whole new level, and communicate with them through accurate
interpretation of their responses. In
contrast to most traditional modalities, Beyond Horse Massage: The Masterson
Method™ enables the horse to actively participate in the process of releasing
tension. It’s a unique method that you perform with the horse, in contrast to methods done to the horse.
Jim developed a system in which the horse
participates in the bodywork process by demonstrating to the practitioner where
tension has accumulated, precisely how much pressure is needed to release it,
and when it has been successfully released. The result is an effective method of bodywork
that anyone can learn to use to improve performance, while at the same time
opening up new levels of communication and trust with the horse.
Jim
Masterson,
Equine Massage Therapist for the 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012 USET Endurance
Teams and for equine clientele competing in FEI World Cup, Pan American and
World Games competitions, teaches a unique method of equine bodywork to
therapists and horse owners, in which the practitioner recognizes and follows
the responses of the horse to touch to release tension in key junctions of the
body that most affect performance. When
he first became interested in equine massage in 1997, Jim recognized that the
horse exhibits certain neurological responses to touch as it releases tension
in the body. Using those responses to guide his work, he developed a system in
which the horse participates in the process by showing the practitioner where
tension has accumulated, precisely how much pressure is needed to release it,
and when it has been released. The
result is an effective method of bodywork that anyone can learn to use, to
improve performance while at the same time opening new levels of communication
and trust with the horse.
Jim has
been a presenter to large crowds of enthusiastic horse owners at Equitana Asia
Pacific, Equine Affaire, Horse Expo Pomona, Western State Horse Expo and other
expos around the country. Jim has worked on 500 to 600 horses a year on the
U.S. Hunter-Jumper Show circuit, including top equine competitors in events
such as the USEF and Maclay Medal series, and FEI Grand Prix, Nation’s Cup, Pan
American and World Cup jumping events. He continues to help members of
the USET Singles Driving Team (he helped them prior to the 2010 Championships
in Italy) and members of the USET Jumping team.
In 2004, Real Bodyworks of California released
an instructional DVD, Equine Massage for Performance Horses: The Masterson
Method™. In 2011, Trafalgar Square Books
was pleased to announce the publication of Beyond Horse Massage book and DVD by
Jim Masterson.
 Three-Time Olympic Coach, Speaker, Clinician, and
US Dressage Team Alternate, Jane Savoie says that, “Without a doubt, Jim
Masterson’s work is AMAZING! It is gentle, effective, and strengthens the bonds
and communication between you and your horse. His method directly complements
what I do while training. For me, it’s the perfect combination of both
‘physical therapy’ from the ground and from the saddle.”
Need more information? Call us at (641) 472-3461,
email seminars@mastersonmethod.com, or visit us online at www.mastersonmethod.com/gift
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Friday AgStar Arena 11:00am to Noon
Find and Release Hidden Tension in Your Horse
Simple and easy-to-use techniques which audience members
will learn, using visual responses of the horse to touch, to find and release
tension in its body. The horse will
guide your work once you know what to look for!
Hands-on, useful, and will make your horse more comfortable, willing and
happy.
Friday AgStar Arena 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Communication - Learn to Read the Horse’s Response to Your Touch
This presentation demonstrates a simple aspect of the
horse's communication that once shown, fascinates most horse owners and
handlers and therapists. Learning to read these direct responses to touch opens
a new world of communication that is helpful not only in handling, training and
understanding your horse, but improves performance at the highest levels. This
presentation involves active participation of audience members.
Saturday AgStar Arena 10:00 to 11:00am
Performance - Key Junctions in the Horse
that Most Affect Performance and Movement
This
presentation will appeal to anyone involved in competition. It is practical
knowledge that has been used on thousands of performance horses in a wide range
of disciplines and competition, from barrel racing to International USEF and
FEI competitions. The key junctions that most affect performance, and simple
moves you can do to free up restrictions will be demonstrated on the horse.
This presentation utilizes Integrated Equine Performance Bodywork.
Saturday
Ramberg Building 1:00pm-2:00pm
Questions and Answers with Jim Masterson on the Masterson Method and
Dressage
Saturday
AgStar Arena 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Head-shy Horses - How to Help
Through Touch
Head-shyness is a barrier
to happiness for both the horse and owner. There is most often a physical
reason behind head-shyness that goes along with what we usually see as a
behavioral problem. This is a practical presentation using a head-shy horse, or
two, and demonstrates how this condition can be helped in a relatively short
period by the owner.
Sunday
AgStar Arena 11:00am to 12:00pm
Changing Behavior - Using
Touch to By-pass the Survival Response in the Horse
Horses are survival
animals. In our daily activity and interaction with the horse his behavior
often is a response to a perceived threat. Whether in massage, or handling and
training, by-passing this survival response is an important key to getting the
horse to accept, yield, and interact with us in an enjoyable way. This
presentation will demonstrate how to recognize when the survival response kicks
in, and will use audience members to demonstrate how to by-pass the response,
and get your horse to willingly yield to your touch.
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