Horses in your care will benefit further by your participation in the Advanced 5-Day Course. You will become more adept at The Masterson Method® techniques that will help relieve your horse’s stress and build stronger human-horse relationships. For those interested in becoming a Masterson Method Certified Practitioner (MMCP), it is the next required step. Read more about the certification process here.
The Advanced 5-Day Course in equine bodywork is an advanced, practical course that is open to anyone with experience handling horses and a basic knowledge of equine anatomy, who is interested in improving relationship, communication and performance in horses. It is also the primary course for the Certification Program.
It consists of five days of practical training. Your group will be visiting a different barn each day within the vicinity of the primary city. This way you will have a variety of horses to work on. Carpooling is recommended and can be arranged on the first day.
This course is spent almost entirely working on horses. You will learn where to look, what to look for, and how to release and clear issues that most affect performance. During this course you will perfect your understanding of the principles of release of tension in the horse, your ability to recognize and use responses of the horse to your touch to get that release, and your ability to enable the horse to participate in the process of releasing tension.
You will also learn evaluation techniques that will help you identify bio-mechanical patterns in the horse associated with possible primary Issues, and resulting secondary Issues.
Course size is limited to ensure one-on-one instruction.
We are accredited by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork Organization (NCBTMB) for Continuing Education Credits.
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January 24-28, 2022 Watsonville, CA with Sandy Vreeburg
February 28-March 4, 2022 Wickenburg, AZ with Coralie Hughes
March 28-April 1, 2022 Tucson, AZ with Vanessa Helvey
May 16-20, 2022 Louisburg, NC with Sandy Vreeburg
June 20-24, 2022 Watsonville, CA with Sandy Vreeburg
June 20-24, 2022 Springville, NY with Samantha Walker
August 15-19, 2022 Coatesville, IN with Coralie Hughes
September 12-16, 2022 Manchester, NH with Samantha Walker
October 3-7, 2022 Coatesville, IN with Coralie Hughes
October 3-7, 2022 Watsonville, CA with Sandy Vreeburg
April 4-8, 2022 Calgary, AB with Lori Hoppe
September 5-9, 2022 Sherbrooke, QC with Lori Hoppe
September 19-23, 2022 Cobourg, ON with Lori Hoppe
March 21-25, 2022 Egestorf, DE taught in German with Walter Saxe
March 28-April 1, 2022 Horley, UK with Vicky Devlin
April 13-17, 2022 Schalkhaar, NL with Vicky Devlin
April 25-29, 2022 Cheshire, UK with Vicky Devlin
June 13-17, 2022 Aßlar/Dillenburg, DE taught in German with Walter Saxe
July 18-22, 2022 Hertfordshire, UK with Vicky Devlin
August 29-September 2, 2022 Aßlar/Dillenburg, DE taught in German with Walter Saxe
October 24-28, 2022 Egestorf, DE taught in German with Walter Saxe
February 27-March 3, 2022 Waikato, NZ with Nadine Vollmerg
Advanced 5-Day course schedule for each day is 9am – 5pm. Please plan on arriving 15 minutes before the course begins.
You must have taken the Weekend Seminar-Workshop before attending the Advanced 5-Day Course.
We encourage you to space out the time between the Weekend Seminar-Workshop and the Advanced 5-Day Course. This will enable you to go home and “soak in” what you have learned. That said, we understand that life gets in the way so you are welcome to come to a weekend and stay for the Advanced 5-day if both courses are contiguous.
It is a prerequisite to complete the Beyond Horse Massage Online Home Study Course prior to attending the Advanced 5-Day. Jim has found that those who have completed the course prior to the Advanced 5-Day come better prepared.
The Advanced 5-Day Course also requires a certain level of physical fitness. You must be in good physical shape to meet the demands of these five days. You will be working with horses every day and often on your feet for the whole day. To give you an idea of the physical requirements needed to successfully complete the course, what would be required would be roughly equivalent to one of the following:
You must have enough experience with horses that you are able to safely and comfortably perform the techniques taught in the course. In addition to working safely, you should be able to:
Time Breakdown: Approximately 15 to 20% will be spent on lecture, including:
Approximately 80 to 85% will be spent in hands-on demonstration and practice of Advanced Masterson Method Techniques on multiple horses with a range of issues.
Required:
Suggested:
There are numerous books on equine massage and bodywork. Any background reading on position release, myofascial release, neuromuscular, craniosacral, acupressure, bio-dynamics and muscles and movement will help. Below are some suggestions:
Books are available on our online store:
National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork Organization (NCBTMB) for Continuing Education Credits (CEC): Weekend Seminar-Workshop, 14 CEC; Home Study Course, 12 CE; Advanced 5-Day, 32 CEC; Field Work Course, 50 CEC; Certification Completion Course, 32 CEC.
National Board of Certification For Animal Acupressure and Massage Approved for 14 hours CE credit, for the Weekend Seminar-Workshop
