Equine Massage for
Performance Horses:
The Masterson Method™
Jim Masterson, Equine Massage Therapist for the United States Equestrian Team (Endurance) at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games in Aachen, Germany, and the 2008 FEI World Endurance Championships in Terrenganu, Malaysia, teaches a unique method of bodywork that recognizes and follows the visual responses of the horse to touch, to find and release accumulated muscle and structural stress in key junctions of the horse's body that most affect performance.
This method, which creates an interaction in which the horse participates in the process of release, is used by Jim on U.S. and International equine competitors in Grand Prix, Nation's Cup, Pan American and World Cup events.
The Masterson Method™ focuses on the connective tissues of key junctions of the body that most affect performance. With this method you learn to recognize 8 neurological responses of the horse to your touch, and how to use those responses to release accumulated stress that restricts movement and causes muscle and structural imbalance in the horse. Jim shows you how to give a complete treatment that covers the key junctions of the body most commonly pulled out of alignment in performance horses.
This is a method that anyone can learn, and has been used by both horse owners, and professional bodyworkers the world over.
Improve your horse’s performance by using your horse’s responses to guide your work! Learn how to use this unique method in a clear, 75 minute, step-by-step, hands-on DVD that teaches you the 8 responses to look for as well as over 24 specific techniques, and 30 tips for successful treatment that will allow you to release muscle and structural stress in the key areas of your horse that most affect his ability to move and do his best.
Using the steps:
1. SEARCH • 2. RESPONSE • 3. STAY • 4. RELEASE
the horse shows us where tension is stored, how much is being released, and best of all, he participates in the process!
By listening to your horse, you will not just be performing random techniques, but you will be able to give your horse exactly what he needs.
In this step by step guide, each technique is clearly filmed and explained in detail. Jim shows a complete treatment that covers the key junctions that most affect performance; the poll, neck, shoulders and back. This treatment can be easily learned by anyone who wants to improve both performance, and their relationship with their horse!