Beyond Horse Massage

A Breakthrough Interactive Method for Alleviating Soreness, Strain, and Tension

Jim Masterson

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Would you like to enable your horse to perform and feel better, to overcome old limitations and restrictions and reach its full potential?

 

In this book, Jim Masterson, Equine Massage Therapist for the 2006 and 2008 and 2010 USET Endurance Teams, and for equine clientele competing in FEI World Cup, Pan American and World Games competitions, teaches a unique method of equine bodywork, in which the practitioner recognizes and follows the responses of the horse to touch to release tension in key junctions of the body that most affect performance.

This practical book:

  • Contains step-by-step instructions, photographs and illustrations
  • Is ideally suited to accompany you to the barn, where you will practice the Masterson Method techniques on horses.
  • Includes chapters with tips & techniques, anatomical explanations and examples from Jim's practice help deepen your understanding.
  • Has a "quick reference" section that will point you to exercises that are specifically suited to your particular discipline—dressage, endurance, eventing, show jumping, barrel racing, or others in the vast realm of horse sports.
By using these techniques, and knowing the responses to look for, you are able to:

  • Achieve a release of accumulated stress in deep-seated key junctions of the horse's body that affects mobility, comfort, attitude, training and performance.
  • Restore muscular and structural balance, and natural alignment.
  • Enable your horse to perform optimally and respond to your training without stiffness and pain.
  • Achieve new levels of communication and trust with your horse that spill over into other areas of interaction. 
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Additional Information

Author: Jim Masterson

Format: Hardcover concealed spiral

Page Count: 216

Illustrations: 206 color photographs, 30 diagrams

ISBN: 9781570764721

By Jim Masterson

Jim Masterson, Equine Massage Therapist for the US Endurance Team in 2006, 2008, and 2010, and for equine clientele competing in FEI World Cup, Pan American, and World Games competitions, teaches a unique method of bodywork to therapists, horse owners, and now, dog owners, in which the practitioner recognizes and follows the responses of the animal to touch to release tension in key junctions of the body that most affect health, performance, and the ability to connect. When he first became interested in equine massage in 1997, Jim recognized that the horse exhibits certain neurological responses to touch as it releases tension in the body. Using those responses to guide his work, he developed a system in which the horse participates in the process by showing the practitioner where tension has accumulated, precisely how much pressure is needed to release it, and when it has been released. The result is an effective method of bodywork that anyone can learn to use, to improve performance while at the same time opening new levels of communication and trust. In the past few years, Jim has worked with small animal veterinarians to bring his method to the canine world.

Jim has been a presenter at equine events and conventions around the world. Since 2006, over 4,000 horse owners have attended Masterson Method Weekend Seminar-Workshops, and he has trained over 330 Masterson Method Certified Practitioners in 20 countries. His book and video, Beyond Horse Massage, have sold over 50,000 copies and been translated into six languages. His goal is to help his method do for dogs what it has done for horses around the globe. Jim and his team of instructors continue to travel the world teaching horse owners, trainers, and therapists The Masterson Method (mastersonmethod.com).

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Natural Horse Says:

"Unique, interactive bodywork that is done with the horse, not to the horse, and horses love it.... Highly recommended."

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"The Masterson Method works!"