By Walter Saxe If someone had predicted ten years ago where my Masterson Method® journey would lead me in 2024, I would have thought they were crazy. Now I am facing the best experience one can imagine as a horse therapist. In two weeks, I will be taking care of the horses of the Polish…
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…
By Charlie Frost Last winter, I lost my 11-year-old dog Harry to cancer. Harry was my first dog, and from the moment he arrived in my family’s life, we adored him. Harry was a Hungarian Vizsla, or ‘Velcro Vizsla’ as they’re aptly nicknamed due to the way they ‘attach’ themselves to their owners, and Harry…
by Alice Long This is a beautiful story of a herd that was changed through the wonderful work of students who attended The Masterson Method Equine Specialist (MMES) course and a little horse named “Flash” who was not trusting of humans at all, except for his “boy” that apparently had a special place in this…
by Gretchen Deane For this month’s Blog Post, we invited Gretchen Deane, MMCP and Certified Neuromuscular Horse Dentist, to share her thoughts on equine dentistry and bodywork. Did you know that floating practices affect the horse’s whole body and that tension and movement patterns in the horse’s body also affect the teeth? Yes, anytime we…
Horses are magnificent creatures that possess a unique energy and spirit that captures our hearts. However, their lives can sometimes take a turn for the worse, and they can end up in situations of neglect or abuse. But there are heart-warming stories of rescued horses who have gone on to lead happy and fulfilling lives…
Horses are amazing animals with a great capacity to adapt to different environments and situations. However, sometimes horse owners may encounter a behavior problem known as cribbing. Horse cribbing, also known as crib-biting or wind-sucking, is a behavioral issue that affects some horses where they grasp onto a solid object such as a stall door or…
It’s officially winter time and depending on where you live, you might have to deal with either mildly uncomfortable cold weather or a diabolically freezing nightmare. Horse people are very aware of the downsides of cold weather: lack of daylight hours equals less time to ride or for horse’s turnout, friskier horses, ice in water…
by Alice Long The Masterson Method® Integrated Equine Performance Bodywork offers various courses that range from two to five days. To add to that, numerous Masterson Method® Certified Practitioners (MMCP) also offer Interactive Demonstrations for anyone who is interested in learning a little more about this method of bodywork, as well as a few key…
by Sonia Bascuñana Everyone who has chosen to share their life path with that of horses will agree that it is a never-ending learning process. Every day there is a chance to learn something from horses and often at the same time from ourselves. I consider myself very lucky for having had the opportunity to…