If you’ve been exploring The Masterson Method® through videos, the Beyond Horse Massage book, or by practicing with your own horse, you’ve likely seen how powerful this form of equine bodywork can be. It helps horses release tension, improve movement, and deepen trust — but it also changes us. This work teaches patience, awareness, and…
By Charlie Frost This month’s blog is written by Charlie Frost, Marketing Consultant, and an advanced Masterson Method student soon to become certified as a practitioner. Most horse owners have heard of kissing spines, also known as impinging or overriding dorsal spinous processes. It’s a condition where the spinous processes of the vertebrae touch or…
By Tina Peratino This month’s blog is written by Tina Peratino, Masterson Method Equine Specialist. In Ocala, Florida, veterans and horses are finding new ways to heal—together. Through the Masterson Method’s gentle Bladder Meridian technique, veterans at the Marion Therapeutic Riding Association discovered how stillness, presence, and trust can release tension and foster calm in…
by Mimi Duffy and Zoe Avent This month’s blog is co-written by Masterson Method Certified Practitioner Mimi Duffy, and her student Zoe Avent. Read how they used The Masterson Method to help both Zoe and her loaned (brand-new to her) horse overcome obstacles (literally and figuratively) thousands of miles away from home at the 2024…
by Crissi McDonald This month, as we release the new 3-part video series ‘Perspectives on Softness and Connection’, with acclaimed horseman Mark Rashid and our very own Jim, we’re sharing ‘Uncovering Softness’, an article by Crissi McDonald, MMCP. Crissi is a clinician, author, photographer, and indie publisher, and she also happens to be married to…
by Sandy Vreeburg We invited Sandy Vreeburg, Instructor Lead & Trainer in North America, to write this month’s blog post, and are excited to share her wisdom! Soften, yield, and observe the subtlest responses of the horse. These practices are the foundation of The Masterson Method®. There are layers and layers of subtleties built within…
by Vicky Devlin We thought Jim’s birthday month would be the perfect time to highlight his useful mottos, or ‘Jim-isms’ that we use when teaching this work. These are just some of the tenets or principles that help us learn the subtleties of this powerful work. Here is a summary of our favorites, by Vicky…
by Megan Dushin Have you heard of SRSR? It’s the acronym we use in The Masterson Method for “Search for a Response, Stay for a Release.” It’s one of the most basic practices we employ and what makes The Masterson Method so unique. Responses and releases can typically be seen (or heard, or even smelled…
by Megan Dushin As a student of The Masterson Method, you will likely learn in your first Masterson book, video, and/or course about symmetry and asymmetry in the horse, and how we consider the horse’s “predominant diagonal” in order to start the side that is likely to be easiest. Megan starting with Bladder Meridian Technique…
In this 45 min. video Jim is working with Buster, a western drill team Quarter Horse, who has (EPM) Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis, a neurologic disease in horses. Below this video is a recording where Jim does a play-by-play (technique-by-technique) of his session and answers questions from the audience. In the video below, Jim does a…