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 these 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

April 20-21, 2024 Sedalia, CO with Kim Hollstein

May 4-5, 2024 Fort Collins, CO with Anne Bailey

May 18-19, 2024 Royal Oaks (Watsonville area), CA with Amy Alford

May 18-19, 2024 Kiowa, CO with Anne Bailey

May 25-26, 2024 Kamas, UT with Julie Steorts

June 8-9, 2024 Brush Prairie, WA with Beckie Haynes

June 22-23, 2024 Fort Collins, CO with Anne Bailey

August 17-18, 2024 Portola Valley, CA with Sandy Vreeburg

Aug 31-Sep 1, 2024 Kalispell, MT with Laura Faber-Morris

September 14-15, 2024 Ceres, CA with Amy Alford

November 2-3, 2024 Sedalia, CO with Kim Hollstein

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

June 21-22, 2025 Victor, ID

 

Southwest

July 20-21, 2024 Bryan, TX with Kelly Jefferson

September 21-22, 2024 Wichita Falls, TX with Andrea Newman

October 19-20, 2024 Salado, TX with Kelly Jefferson

 

Midwest

May 4-5, 2024 Coatesville, IN with Coralie Hughes

May 18-19, 2024 Hudsonville, MI with Fran Cilella

May 18-19, 2024 Milo, IA with Martha Becker

June 1-2, 2024 Dexter, MI with Fran Cilella

June 1-2, 2024 Pequot Lakes, MN with Lise Lunde

June 8-9, 2024 Woodstock, IL with Becky Tenges

June 22-23, 2024 Mount Union, IA with Yvonne Ohlensehlen

June 29-30, 2024 Milo, IA with Martha Becker

August 17-18, 2024 Zeeland, MI with Fran Cilella

August 17-18, 2024 Danville, IN with Coralie Hughes

October 19-20, 2024 Knoxville, IA with Martha Becker

 

Northeast

April 20-21, 2024 West Fulton, NY

May 18-19, 2024 St. Inigoes, MD with Alice Long

June 8-9, 2024 Greenfield, MA with Suzanne Liscouski

June 22-23, 2024 Litchfield, ME

July 13-14, 2024 Chichester, NH with Khrystynna Hunsinger

September 28-29, 2024 Ransomville, NY

October 19-20, 2024 Freeville, NY

 

Southeast

May 4-5, 2024 Soddy-Daisy, TN with Kathy Tow

June 1-2, 2024 Cleveland, NC with Khrystynna Hunsinger

June 29-30, 2024 Leesburg, VA with Suzanne Liscouski

September 21-22, 2024 Perryville, AR with Lori Thompson

September 28-29, 2024 Leesburg, VA with Suzanne Liscouski

Canada

British Columbia

May 25-26, 2024 Kelowna, BC with Lori Hoppe

September 7-8, 2024 Chilliwack, BC with Lori Hoppe

 

Alberta

June 15-16, 2024 Calgary, AB with Lori Hoppe

June 21-22, 2024 Calgary, AB with Lori Hoppe 

October 5-6, 2024 Calgary, AB with Lori Hoppe 

 

Ontario

April 27-28, 2024 East Garafraxa, ON with Leslie Kennedy

May 4-5, 2024 Arnprior, ON with Sylvie Vallières

June 1-2, 2024 Puslinch, ON with Leslie Kennedy

September 16-17, 2024 Mono, ON with Leslie Kennedy 

September 22-23, 2024 Fenwick, ON with Leslie Kennedy 

 

Quebec

April 27-28, 2024 La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau, QC with Jacinthe Proteau

May 18-19, 2024 Lac Brome, QC with Sylvie Vallières

Europe

Austria

June 8-9, 2024 Graz, AT with Mitra Trop

(in German with English translation available)

August 17-18, 2024 Klosterneuburg-Weidling, AT with Vicky Devlin

(in English with German translation available)

 

Czech Republic

May 18-19, 2024 Pardubický kraj, CZ with Ivana Zajíčková 

October 19-20, 2024 Řícmanice, CZ with Ivana Zajíčková 

 

Denmark

June 22-23, 2024 Kjellerup, DK with Lucie Klaassen (in English)

 

France

April 27-28, 2024 Einvaux, FR with Caroline Bernard

September 21-22, 2024 Orcemont, FR with Caroline Bernard 

 

Germany

May 11-12, 2024 Egestorf, DE with Walter Saxe 

July 6-7, 2024 Aßlar-Oberlemp, DE with Silvia Hamm 

August 31-Sep 1, 2024 Tübingen-Pfrondorf, DE with Silvia Hamm

September 21-22, 2024 Egestorf, DE with Walter Saxe

Netherlands

May 27-28, 2024 Ruinerwold, NL with Chaja Kolthoff-Voest 

June 1-2, 2024 Uddel, NL with Masja Fick 

July 6-7, 2024 Bedum, NL with Masja Fick 

September 19-20, 2024 Ruinerwold, NL with Chaja Kolthoff-Voest

September 21-22, 2024 Ouwerkerk, NL with Masja Fick

 

Poland

September 25-26, 2024 Raciechowice, PL with Beata Filonowicz

 

Slovakia

June 15-16, 2024 Ratnovce, SK with Ivana Zajíčková (in Czech)

 

Switzerland

June 29-30, 2024 Erlenbach im Simmental, CH with Silvia Hamm (in German)

 

United Kingdom

July 20-21, 2024 Cheshire, UK with Vicky Devlin

September 14-15, 2024 Hertfordshire, UK with Vicky Devlin

Australia

Australia

June 22-23, 2024 North Arm, QLD, AU with Emma Young

August 10-11, 2024 Glenreagh, NSW, AU with Emma Young

August 24-25, 2024 Fish Creek, VIC, AU with Gypsy Merritt

September 14-15, 2024 North Arm, QLD, AU with Emma Young

October 12-13, 2024 Baddaginnie, VIC, AU with Vicky Devlin

New Zealand

May 25-26, 2024 Christchurch, NZ with Nadine Vollmerg

July 13-14, 2024 Tauranga, NZ with Nadine Vollmerg

Africa

South Africa

June 8-9, 2024 Midrand, Gauteng, ZA with Alex Davies

Asia

Japan

May 18-19, 2024 Chiba, JP with Tomoko Sembongi

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.

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: