The Masterson Method
®
Monthly eNewsletter - January 2019
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Hello All,
At Home
Off to a new start this year, and I get to enjoy it at home for a change. The weather has been predictably fickle this year but did throw a couple of mild spells our way that allowed for Annabelle, Jeremiah and me to get out in the buggy, and for them to take me into town for breakfast; me at Everybody’s Café, and them at their hay net tied to the tree at the Amoco station across the street. They’re staying fat and happy this winter, but were happier still to get out. Same goes for me, on all counts.
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Annabelle and Jeremiah having breakfast out.
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Back home (Notice the vehicle my wife drives, and what I get around in 🤔).
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And one more photo taking advantage of the short days and drawn-out sunsets.
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What our place would look like if it were in the last scene of “Gone With the Wind”.
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Back to Work
All of this at home time doesn’t mean it’s been all vacation this winter. Starting the New Year off with new courses, new horses and improving stuff; being at home is wearing me out!
In the
December newsletter
I talked about a few of the things that happened in 2018. A big one was the completion of the new Advanced 5-Day Course Manual. I thanked a lot of people for their help in making 2018 a successful year, but forgot to thank Gari Thompson who, apart from helping horses as a long-time MMCP, has helped us over the years as a graphic artist with the lay outs of our training manuals. Her creativity and attention to detail is matched only by her patience and perseverance! It’s taken me three years of back and forth, start and stop, decision-indecision, and not once has she complained or shown one sign of frustration… at least above her breath. Thank you Gari!
Here at ole’ MM we’ve spent a lot of time over the years creating programs, programs within programs, and continually improving the programs we’ve got. What can come out of just a few minds brainstorming, putting things out, trying to catch up to them, making them better, and brainstorming some more, is a substantial curriculum that takes a student from the Weekend Seminar, to an Advanced 5-Day Course, to a solid Field Work and Certification program; all run by a dedicated Education Team of Instructors, Coaches and Mentors around the country and the globe.
We’ll be carrying on renewing and improving with an Education Team Conference in Tucson in February where we’ll be tying all of this even tighter together.
Continuing Education Program
- another project that’s been about three years in the making; involving multiple contributors; that’s (finally!) coming together.
This program will be supported in part by educational programs developed by our own MMCPs and Instructors. You can see a sample of some of these courses below.
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Becky Tenges’ Equine Bodyworks Academy International, online and workshop courses in
Tack Fit Revealed – Anatomy and Biomechanics of Fit for Comfort, Wellness and Performance
.
And a next-level course,
Tack Fit: A Study in Applied Anatomy and Biomechanics of Fit; Learning a Process for Assessing Fit and Applied Workshops in Assessing Tack Fit
.
Learn more here
.
We’ve also been collaborating with Jochen Schleese and his
Saddle Fit 4 Life
education program and will be partnering with other experts in fields that support the well-being of the horse as a partner in life and in performance. Stay tuned!
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A Couple of International MM
Instructors
Speaking of performance, three of our international Instructors are active in keeping port horses fit, fluid, happy and at the top of their potential in FEI Eventing and Show Jumping competitions.
Walter Saxe
, our Instructor in Germany competes in eventing himself, and works regularly with FEI Junior Rider Alina Dibowski. Alina is
one of Germany's most successful junior riders in terms of versatility, taking team bronze and seventh in singles at the European Junior Championships in 2018.
Walter and I will be presenting at
Equitana in Germany
in March, and Walter will be featured in the well-known German equestrian magazine, ST. Georg, including 16 pages about Masterson Method and its effect on sport-horses, and an interview with Alina Dibowski. We’ll have the article in our next newsletter (so brush up on your German : ), but here’s a sneak look.
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In South Africa, our Instructors
Rob
and
Chantal Holder
are very involved with Show Jumping and the World Cup series of competitions, as well as other disciplines. They also run our courses out of the Masterson Method Academy at the beautiful Steyn City Equestrian Center near Johannesburg and in their “spare time” work with The Society for Animals in Distress in South Africa. We’ll be hearing more about Rob and Chantal in our next newsletter.
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Steyn City Equestrian Center
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Rob with South African Lippizaners
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Update on MMES
Megan Dushin is our Field Work Administrator, and is part of our MMES Team. She’ll be presenting our MM Equine Specialist Program at two upcoming symposiums:
Healing Our Horses: The Masterson Method and Other Bodywork Techniques (with Linda Frease, Hippotherapy Clinical Specialist)
at the
American Hippotherapy Association
2019 Biennial Conference in Lexington, KY in March, and
Partnering with Horses: The Masterson Method as Interactive Bodywork
a
t the 3rd International Symposium for Equine Welfare and Wellness
in Scranton, PA in April.
MMCP Educational Conference in the UK
A reminder, for across-the-pond MMCPs; we’ll be having our Educational Conference for European and UK MMCPs on June 3 and 4 at the Unicorn Equestrian Trust facility in Gloucester, England. We’ll have all of the presenter and registration information for you soon. Keep those dates free!
A Couple of Interesting Articles
Leaving you with a couple of interesting articles to keep you company until next month. One is by Maja Fick, one of our Certification students in Holland, on activating the horse’s nervous system’s ability to release tension. If it comes up in Dutch you’ll have to hit the “translate this page” button, unless you speak Dutch.
The other is an interview of trainer Manuel Trigo on combining bodywork with classical dressage to create the lightest horse possible.
Both interesting and informative articles. Hope you enjoy them, and the rest of what’s going on, below.
And to keep things even lighter, I’ll leave you with Ferdinand the Bull (as I called him) at the Mayfield Barefoot Rehabilitation Center in Yarck, Australia where we held our courses in November, deciding to take a break from his rough schedule while we were working on horses there.
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Until next month, like me,
Enjoy your horses!
Jim
… and Happy New Year!
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Beyond Horse Massage Weekend Seminar
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Have you checked the Course Calendar for an early bird special near you?
When we post a new USA Beyond Horse Massage Weekend Seminar, for the first 30 days after it is posted, you can receive a $50 discount when registering for the seminar. :)
See our early bird specials
here!
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Love Both Horse Expos AND The Masterson Method Techniques?
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We’ve got Jim’s expos for the first half of 2019 scheduled, and would love for you join us as a booth attendant!
If you are already a Certified Practitioner, this is a great way to boost your business in the local area, as well as…
- Assist Jim at demos if needed.
- Answer questions about The Masterson Method techniques.
- Encourage visitors to sign up for the Masterson newsletter, purchase books/dvds, and host and/or attend courses.
- Process sales of merchandise via our iPad.
- Hand out free course schedules, samples, and other giveaway items.
- Restock books/dvds on display tables.
- Unpack and set up booth day before expo.
- Repack and disassemble booth after expo.
- Have fun and make lifelong horsie friends!
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Beyond Horse Massage Wall Chart
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Interested in learning The Masterson Method?
The Wall Chart is a great reminder of the Masterson techniques, while you're in the barn, getting hands on practice! Be sure to add it to your collection while it's 25% off!
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At Checkout
Enter Coupon Code:
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Sale ends Jan. 31, 2019
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Masterson Method Equine Specialist
Program News
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We are excited to be filling our calendar for 2019! Interested in attending a training and becoming certified as a Masterson Method Equine Specialist? Learn more on our webpage,
Certification Training & Fieldwork
. See course listings below.
New Required Reading
We really value prepared students. That’s why we’re requiring all students attending the new 3-day format of Equine Specialist trainings to have read the same book that’s required for the Weekend Seminar, the
Beyond Horse Massage
Book
. We’re excited for you to get a complete picture of the principles and basic techniques of this method so that you can fully absorb the hands-on training!
Interested in Hosting a MMES Training?
We are always looking for equine-assisted activity or therapy (EAAT) facilities to host the 3-day Masterson Method Equine Specialist training. There are many benefits to hosting, including one free seat at the training! Learn more about how to
Host a Training
.
Presentations
We will be presenting at two big conferences this Spring!
2019 Biennial Conference
March 21-23, 2019 • Lexington, KY
Healing Our Horses: The Masterson Method and Other Bodywork Techniques (with Linda Frease, Hippotherapy Clinical Specialist)
3rd International Symposium for Equine Welfare and Wellness
April 25-26, 2019 • Scranton, PA
Partnering with Horses: The Masterson Method as Interactive Bodywork
About MMES
The Masterson Method Equine Specialist specializes in sharing specific light touch Masterson Method techniques with persons served in equine-assisted learning and therapy programs. By doing this bodywork on horses, participants deepen their connection with horses while also gaining self-awareness and self-regulation skills; meanwhile, therapy horses are tended to through simple bodywork and learn a new way of relating to people. It's a win/win!
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Herd Behavior and Working with Your Own Horse using The Masterson Method
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Jim Masterson talks about herd behavior and how it affects doing equine massage on your horse using The Masterson Method®
The Masterson Method® is an innovative form of equine massage that allows the horse to release deep, accumulated pain and tension in muscles and connective tissue. Through the use of light touch and gentle movement in a relaxed state, and observation of a range of the horse's responses (these visual and palpable responses tell you what the horse's body is feeling), you'll open doors to improved health and performance while enhancing communication with your horse.
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New Certified Practitioners
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Chaja Kolthoff-Voest
Ruinerwold, Netherlands
Her entire life Chaja has been surrounded by horses, and her original dream was to become a veterinarian. Somewhere life intervened and she found herself building up a business in teaching and training horses at the young age of 20. She followed numerous courses and got the opportunity to work with lots of different horses and coaches, resulting in eventually founding an equine educational centre together with her former trainer and then husband. The Freestyle Academy provides in educational courses for instructors, trainers, equine welfare, health and rehabilitation. From the angle of rehabilitation Chaja and her husband work together with a multidisciplinary team of veterinarians, physical therapists, dentists, farriers, saddle fitters and so on to maintain and improve equine welfare and training. In this perspective, Chaja followed many courses herself to extend her knowledge and skills and that’s how she came in touch with The Masterson Method. The techniques provide her with tools to keep her own horses sound and healthy, and to expand this knowledge to her students and the horses she works with. Next to teaching and training she performs in dressage competitions, currently
up to Prix St. George level.
Phone:
(31) 6 17834929
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Megan Dushin
St. Paul, Minnesota
Megan Dushin grew up on a horse farm in New York and learned much about life through living and working with horses through the US Pony Clubs. She enjoys exploring mindfulness and the body and weaves that focus into all of her work with horses, whether riding, teaching, or doing Masterson Method bodywork. Her goal as a practitioner is to listen to horses, discover and release any underlying physical issues to improve performance, and help enhance their sense of well-being. She is currently training as a Masterson Method Equine Specialist to partner with equine-assisted learning and therapy programs to teach clients how to give the gift of bodywork on therapy horses. Megan serves the Greater Twin Cities area and western Wisconsin.
Phone:
651-788-6259
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Weekend Seminar-Workshop Schedule
* if the course you had your heart set on is sold out, please email
jo@mastersonmethod.com
to be added to the waiting list, or
if you'd like to
host your own
weekend (earn your spot free OR earn the cash equivalent!) please email
tamara@mastersonmethod.com
.
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USA Seminars
Saturday, February 2 - Sunday, February 3, 2019
taught by Jim Masterson
Tucson, AZ
(Full)
Saturday, February 2 - Sunday, February 3
Horace, ND
(2 spots left)
Saturday, February 16 - Sunday, February 17
Richmond, TX
(Full)
Saturday, March 2 - Sunday, March 3
Sylmar, CA
Saturday, March 9 - Sunday, March 10
Decker, MT
Saturday, March 30 - Sunday, March 31
taught by Jim Masterson
(Full)
Nicasio, CA
Saturday, March 30 - Sunday, March 31
Boyds, MD
(Full)
Saturday, March 30 - Sunday, March 31
Wellington, FL
Saturday, March 30 - Sunday, March 31
Tryon, NC
Saturday, April 27 - Sunday, April 28
Coventry, CT
(Full)
Saturday, May 18 - Sunday, May 19
Alder, MT
Saturday, June 1 - Sunday, June 2
Sanger, CA
Saturday, June 22 - Sunday, June 23
Northfield, NH
Saturday, June 29 - Sunday, June 30
Sherwood, OR
Saturday, July 20 - Sunday, July 21
Watsonville, CA
Saturday, Aug. 10 - Sunday, Aug. 11
Gunnison, CO
Saturday, August 24 - Sunday, August 25
Augusta, ME
Saturday, Oct. 19 - Sunday, Oct. 20
Watsonville, CA
Canada Seminars
Saturday, May 4 - Sunday, May 5, 2019
Alder Flats, AB
Saturday, May 11 - Sunday, May 12
Rosedale (Chilliwack), BC
Saturday, May 11 - Sunday, May 12
Cobourg, ON
Saturday, Sept. 28 - Sunday, Sept. 29
Rosedale (Chilliwack), BC
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Europe Seminars
Saturday, February 23 - Sunday, February 24, 2019 (taught in German)
Vierhöfen, Germany
(Full)
Saturday, March 30 - Sunday, March 31 (taught in German)
Aßlar, Germany
Saturday, April 6 - Sunday, April 7
Suffolk, UK
Saturday, April 18 - Sunday, April 19 (taught in English & Dutch)
Ruinerwold, Netherlands
Saturday, May 11 - Sunday, May 12 (taught in Polish)
Wiskitki, Poland
Saturday, May 18 - Sunday, May 19
taught by Jim Masterson
Warwickshire, UK
Saturday, May 25 - Sunday, May 26
taught by Jim Masterson
Salisbury, UK
Saturday, May 25 - Sunday, May 26
(taught in Dutch)
Uddel, Netherlands
Saturday, June 8 - Sunday, June 9
(taught in Dutch)
Herselt, Belgium
Saturday, June 20 - Sunday, June 21 (taught in German)
Saturday, Oct. 3 - Sunday, Oct. 4
(taught in German)
Pfaffenhofen, Germany
Saturday, Oct. 26 - Sunday, Oct. 27
(taught in German)
Großefehn, Germany
South Africa Seminars
Saturday, March 2 - Sunday, March 3
Midrand, South Africa
Saturday, Nov. 23 - Sunday, Nov. 24
Midrand, South Africa
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Masterson Method Equine Specialist Training
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MMES Training Seminars
Friday, March 29 - Sunday, March 31
Leesburg, VA
(Full)
Friday, April 26 - Sunday, April 28
Liberty, TX
Friday, May 31 - Sunday, June 2
Greenville, NC
Friday, June 14 - Sunday, June 16
Ranchos de Taos, NM
Friday, August 30 - Sunday, September 1
Sharon, VT
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Masterson Method Collaborative Clinics
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Considering the Horse - Mind and Body
Collaborative Clinic with Mark Rashid and Jim Masterson
April 1 - 5, 2019 Blue Dot Farm,
Nicasio, CA
July 8 - 12 Happy Dog Ranch,
Littleton, CO
*Auditing is available, see link above for more information.
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Your Horse's Brain: A User's Manual with
Dr. Steve Peters, Mark Rashid and Jim Masterson
July 6 - 7, 2019 Happy Dog Ranch,
Littleton, CO
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Advanced 5-Day Course Schedule
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USA Advanced Courses
Wickenburg, AZ
with
Advanced Instructor
Coralie Hughes
Monday, February 25 - Friday, March 1, 2019
Wellington, FL with Advanced Instructor
Mary Last
Monday, April 8 - Friday, April 12, 2019
Arroyo Grande, CA
with Advanced Instructor
Sandy Vreeburg
Monday, April 29 - Friday, May 3, 2019
Cedarburg, WI with Advanced Instructor
Becky Tenges
Monday, May 27 - Friday, May 31, 2019
Coatesville, IN with Advanced Instructor
Coralie Hughes
Monday, July 22 - Friday, July 26, 2019
Watsonville, CA
with Advanced Instructor
Sandy Vreeburg
Monday, September 23 - Friday, September 27, 2019
Tucson, AZ with Advanced Instructor
Vanessa Helvey
Monday, October 28 - Friday, November 1, 2019
Europe Advanced Courses
Egestorf, Germany
with
Jim Masterson
and Instructor
Walter Saxe
Wednesday, March 13, 2019 - Sunday, March 17, 2019
(FULL)
Salisbury, UK with
Jim Masterson
Monday, May 20 - Friday, May 24, 2019
Salisbury, UK #2 with
Jim Masterson
Monday, May 27 - Friday, May 31, 2019
Canada Advanced Courses
Fraser Valley, BC with
Mark Fletcher
Monday, May 13 - Friday, May 17, 2019
Cobourg, ON with
Mark Fletcher
Monday, May 27 - Friday, May 31, 2019
Fraser Valley, BC #2 with
Mark Fletcher
Monday, September 30 - Friday, October 4, 2019
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Certification Completion Course Schedule
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Thursday, January 31 - Friday, February 1, 2019
Tucson, AZ
Tuesday, February 5 - Wednesday, February 6, 2019
Tucson, AZ
(Full)
Saturday, June 1 - Sunday, June 2, 2019
Oxfordshire, UK
Saturday, June 15 - Sunday, June 16, 2019
Iowa
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Auckland, New Zealand
Crosby, MN
Denver, CO
Essen, Germany
Backus, MN
St. Paul, MN
Rancho Murieta, CA
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Masterson Equine Services
641-472-1312
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