Beyond Horse Massage Weekend Course

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A Masterson Method® Weekend Course is the next practical step after reading and/or viewing the Beyond Horse Massage Book or video.

In this hands-on course, you’ll learn how to recognize and use the visual responses of the horse to your touch to find and release accumulated stress in key junctions of the body that most affect performance. Horses will be provided at the course, however you’ll be able to apply all that you’ve learned to your own horse afterwards! These techniques have been successfully taught to thousands of owners, therapists, and trainers worldwide, enabling them to open new levels of communication and relationship with their horses.

We do require you to purchase and review the Beyond Horse Massage book and/or the DVD or streaming video before attending the course.

The Masterson Method is accredited by various national and international organizations including the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork Organization (NCBTMB) for Continuing Education Credits.

Weekend Course Dates

Courses are added to our schedule throughout the year. If you find a course that works for you and has openings, we recommend registering as soon as possible. Our courses fill quickly. If a course is FULL, email to be added to a course waitlist.

North America

USA

West

November 23-24, 2024 San Miguel, CA with Amy Alford

December 7-8, 2024 Tucson, AZ with Vanessa Helvey

January 25-26, 2025 Watsonville, CA with Sandy Vreeburg

February 8-9, 2025 Tucson, AZ with Vanessa Helvey

March 29-30, 2025 Solvang, CA with Amelia Nalli

April 12-13, 2025 Tucson, AZ with Vanessa Helvey

April 27-28, 2025 Koloa, HI with Amy Alford

May 3-4, 2025 Waikoloa, HI with Amy Alford

May 3-4, 2025 Sedalia, CO with Kim Hollstein 

May 31-June 1, 2025 Penn Valley, CA with Sandy Vreeburg

June 21-22, 2025 Victor, ID with Amelia Nalli

 

Southwest

February 22-23, 2025 Bryan, TX with Kelly Jefferson 

 

Midwest

April 12-13, 2025 Byron, MN with Lise Lunde

April 19-20, 2025 Milo, IA with Martha Becker

May 24-25, 2025 Pequot Lakes, MN with Lise Lunde

June 7-8, 2025 Milo, IA with Martha Becker

October 11-12, 2025 Milo, IA with Martha Becker

 

Northeast

April 12-13, 2025 Circleville, NY with Jackie Kimmel

 

Southeast 

November 30-Dec 1, 2024 Cleveland, TN with Kathy Tow

February 15-16, 2025 Vero Beach, FL with Alice Long

March 22-23, 2025 Leesburg, VA with Suzanne Liscouski

May 17-18, 2025 Leesburg, VA with Suzanne Liscouski

May 17-18, 2025 Ooltewah, TN with Kathy Tow

Canada

British Columbia

March 29-30, 2025 Rosedale, BC with Lori Hoppe 

 

Alberta

June 21-22, 2025 Calgary, AB with Lori Hoppe 

 

Saskatchewan

June 7-8, 2025 Aberdeen, SK with Lori Hoppe 

 

Ontario

Coming soon

 

Quebec

April 19-20, 2025 Grand-Remous, QC with Jacinthe Proteau

April 26-27, 2025 Sainte-Clotilde-de-Beauce, QC with Sylvie Vallières

May 10-11, 2025 Rouyn-Noranda, QC with Jacinthe Proteau

August 23-24, 2025 Lac-Brome, QC with Sylvie Vallières

August 31-Sep 1, 2025 St-Honoré-de-Chicoutimi, QC with Sylvie Vallières

Europe & UK

Austria

March 22-23, 2025 Oberhausen, AT with Hans-Michael Schöbinger

 

Czech Republic

March 8-9, 2025 Svoboda nad Úpou, CZ with Ivana Zajíčková 

September 20-21, 2025 Bošilec, CZ with Ivana Zajíčková

 

Denmark

Coming soon

 

France

Coming soon

 

Germany

November 30-December 1, 2024 Willingen, DE with Silvia Hamm

March 22-23, 2025 Egestorf, DE with Walter Saxe

Netherlands

February 8-9, 2025 Ommen, NL with Masja Fick

 

Poland

April 12-13, 2025 Rzęszyce, PL with Beata Filonowicz

June 14-15, 2025 Rzęszyce, PL with Beata Filonowicz

 

Slovakia

May 17-18, 2025 Ratnovce, SK with Ivana Zajíčková

 

United Kingdom

November 23-24, 2024 Horley, Surrey, UK with Vicky Devlin

March 29-30, 2025 Horley, Surrey, UK with Vicky Devlin

April 26-27, 2025 Shillington, Bedfordshire, UK with Vicky Devlin

Australia

Australia

March 1-2, 2025 Mount George, SA, AU with Gypsy Merritt

March 29-30, 2025 Elimbah, QLD, AU with Emma Young 

April 26-27, 2025 Tynong, VIC, AU with Gypsy Merritt

May 24-25, 2025 Glenreagh, NSW, AU with Emma Young 

July 5-6, 2025 North Arm, QLD, AU with Emma Young 

July 19-20, 2025 Bees Creek, NT, AU with Emma Young 

August 30-31, 2025 Baddaginnie, VIC, AU with Gypsy Merritt

September 27-28, 2025 Arthurs Creek, VIC, AU with Gypsy Merritt

September 27-28, 2025 North Arm, QLD, AU with Emma Young 

New Zealand

(nothing scheduled at this time, please check back or sign up here for our monthly e-newsletter for new course updates)

Africa

South Africa

(nothing scheduled at this time, please check back or sign up here for our monthly e-newsletter for new course updates)

Asia

Japan

April 5-6, 2025 Chiba, JP with Tomoko Sembongi

Israel

(nothing scheduled at this time, please check back or sign up here for our monthly e-newsletter for new course updates)

Day 1 — Course begins at 9am

Course begins at 9am with a discussion of the principles of The Masterson Method®. 

  • The horse’s survival-bracing response.
  • How to use different levels of touch, and the horse’s responses to by-pass the bracing response.
  • Use of movement and positioning to allow a muscle or junction to release tension.
  • Key junctions of the body that most affect performance.
  • How the subtle and sometimes not-so-subtle process of release works.

Techniques:

  • The first technique, the Bladder Meridian Technique, is demonstrated and explained.
  • Students practice on horses, with individual hands-on help from the Instructor(s).
  • Students and Instructor(s) re-group to ask and answer questions, and review and discuss the results of the technique.
  • Techniques to release tension in the poll, neck, and neck/shoulders/withers junction are demonstrated, practiced, and discussed/reviewed during the first day, with a break for lunch and short morning and afternoon breaks.

Day 2 — Course continues at 9am

We follow the same learning format as on Day 1;

  • Hands-on instruction.
  • Review and discussion to learn basic techniques to release tension in the back, sacro-iliac and sacro-lumbar junction.

After lunch, a fresh group of horses are brought in. Students have the opportunity to practice all the techniques that were learned over the weekend, on fresh horses, with hands-on help from the Instructor(s). This way, the student will review and practice a full bodywork session on a horse prior to going home.

Byron, MN: October 19-20, 2019

Weekend Course Prerequisites

1st Prerequisite – Reading and viewing the Beyond Horse Massage Book and Video (can be added when purchasing your registration)

2nd Prerequisite – This is a hands-on course. Students must be prepared to pick up all four of the horse’s feet and be comfortable in a stall with an unknown horse.  For safety reasons students must have a good grasp of basic horsemanship. Note that students will not be working on their own horse during this seminar, even if their horse lives at the host barn. However, you’ll be able to apply all that you’ve learned to your own horse afterwards!

Note About Our Trademark

Only those who have demonstrated proficiency and completed the Masterson Method Certification Program may use The Masterson Method® name and logo. Use of The Masterson Method name and logo by others to promote any professional services is an infringement on trademark rights. If you have any questions, please Contact Us.

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Accreditation

We are accredited and approved for continuing education through the following organizations: