I am a retired hospital pharmacist and have served in the healthcare industry for 42 years. I have been blessed to own, show and study horses for more than forty years. I currently own two geldings, Budd and Skamp, with which I trail ride.
I purchased the “Beyond Horse Massage’ book and DVD 12 years ago. I dabbled with it and worked with many horses over the years and after attending the Weekend Course, I was hooked. (My major study for my Doctorate in Pharmacy was Adverse Drug Reactions. If a drug can do good, it can also do harm and I saw many hospitalizations that were mainly caused by the effects of drugs.) When I saw what the Masterson Method® could do regarding the release of tension and soreness (without drugs), I was totally amazed as horses do not know “placebo”.
After my 5-Day Course, I realized, that although I was not looking for a new profession, a new profession had found me. I absolutely love meeting horses (and their owners) and helping them release tension and pain while working WITH them, staying below any brace, in order to keep their trust that I am not trying to hurt them. I live in Indiana and spend part of the winter in Florida.
Cathy Hancook, PharmD, MMCP