Hello All,
Here’s the news:
Can’t talk right now. Working feverishly on the new dog book. Deadline is June. Now I know why they call it a deadline O:
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Talk to you next month.
Jim
PS - Oh yeah… did have time to take Annabelle and Jeremiah up to the Cider House, for a cider… and to make a commercial. Take a look here…
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“Annabelle and Jeremiah go professional”
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“Hanging out afterwards”
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“Trying to get it right”
(new social media platform: Why the Long Facebook page)
PPS - And while on our FB page I saw this clip from Certified Practitioner Tiffany Downs, being VERY soft with a horse. Nice to watch.
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PPPS – And while I’m at it, on the international front Instructor Beata Filonowicz is going on with her Weekend Seminar in Poland in the midst of the refugee problem there. She gives us an update below on how the Polish are pulling together to accommodate their neighbors in Ukraine who are having to leave their homes.
See below.
On the rest of the international front we have courses scheduled in the UK, Netherlands, New Zealand, Canada, Quebec (in French), Germany and South Dakota (I couldn't resist!).
If you’re in the UK and are interested in the Weekend and Advanced 5 Day Course, we have them coming up together in Cheshire April 23-29.
PPPPS Masterson Method in Japan
Asako Miyajima is our MMCP in Japan. She recently presented at a horse expo there: The 5th Horse Messe.
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Beyond Horse Massage is currently being translated in Japanese and should be out in Japan soon.
Covid has held up our plans to introduce Seminars in Japan but in the meantime Asako is working on horses, doing demos and doing her best to get things going until we can get there. Thank you Asako.
She can be reached at エクイネ テェラプィ パルトネル (or, equine-therapy.jp : )
Well, like I said… don’t have time to talk right now… got to work on this book.
Natalie has more for you below…
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As Jim mentioned above, Beata Filonowicz is not only going ahead with upcoming courses, she is actively helping those in need... |
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Everybody in Poland is trying to help people from Ukraine but it is hard to keep calm in this situation. Every day we have at least 100,000 women with children crossing our border and most of them are staying in private homes. So far, no need to organize refugee camps. I have so many Ukrainian friends and cannot imagine what they feel watching their beloved country turning into ashes…
Lots of my friends are sharing their apartments with refugees or travel regularly to the border to pick up those who have no means of transportation. Others help as volunteers. Everything else has become non important.
I asked for a place for a mother with a daughter (18 years old) who are coming to Poland with their horse from the group, Help for Ukraine. The mother is a professional dressage trainer and is looking for work in a stable. Within 2 hours I had 400 likes, 560 shares, and 300 offers, some from the most prominent stables in the country. Amazing!!!
An update on March 14: 1,100 shares, 838 likes and 366 comments plus several private messages with offers which were sent directly to me. Among people who offered a place to stay and work is the daughter of late film director Andrzej Wajda. She has a stable near Warsaw where they train mostly Spanish horses for shows and classical dressage.
If you want to help those in Ukraine and surrounding countries, here are some ways to provide support:
POLSKA AKCJA HUMANITARNA
POLSKA MISJA MEDYCZNA (medical help)
or through facebook
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St. Patrick's Day is almost here,
celebrate a new style with this sale!
10% off - United States only
Green and Grey Beanies, White Coffee Mugs
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Don't miss this sale,
March 15th-25th!
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Get yours while supplies last!
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Looking for more? Find it in the store! |
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Beyond Horse Massage Book and Ebook |
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News from the Office - the BHM Book is out of stock! That's right - between Covid and shipping issues, we're out of the book - but just for now. We're hoping to have another shipment in the office, ready to send, in May. Feel free to pre-order on the website.
In the meantime, did you know that BHM is available as an ebook? Here's a link if you want to check it out at Kobo.com.
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Icelandics love The Masterson Method® |
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Icelandics in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
Susan sent a question in to Masterson Equine Services and ended up in a great email conversation with Natalie in the office.
She sent this photo - Natalie's caption is:
"The Butt Stops Here!"
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Early Morning Breakfast Conversation... |
...between Susan and Egló-Litha, her 15 year old 'Pagan' mare of joy and mischievous trouble!
Susan: Litha! I know your mum was not around to teach you table manners, such as NO feet ON the table, BUT do you see any of your buddies with their feet on the table?
Litha: Golly, no, they are all over there pretending to be good, but you should see what THEY do when YOU are not here!
Susan: I believe you, however, it is YOU that I am looking at with YOUR feet on the table. Please take them off, breakfast will wait.
Litha: If you insist, okay, watch how clever I am.
Susan: Yup, I already know...what is it? Two or perhaps three vet bills for how clever you are? Love you though.
Thank you Susan!
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Here at Masterson Equine Services, we share a lot of information about how to do The Masterson Method® because we want you and your horses to benefit. However, when it comes to providing a service to other horses as an equine bodyworker, only those who complete our Certification Program are permitted to use our name and logo to promote their services.
For your information, here is our trademark use policy:
Only Masterson Method Certified Practitioners may use the Masterson Method® name and logo in their bodywork business; any use of our name and logo by others promoting their services is an infringement on Masterson Method trademark rights.
Thank you for adhering to this policy, and feel free to Contact Us if you have any questions.
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UK artist, Howard Robinson, gave us permission to share his art with our community. This is from a greeting card by Leanin' Tree. Thank you, Howard! |
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Thank You Morning Sun Ranch |
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The Masterson Method® Team has created a certificate to honor barns who consistently host MM courses and are committed to equine welfare and education.
The Masterson Method® would like to recognize Morning Sun Ranch and Ginae Kindscher Horsemanship for their enthusiastic support in hosting workshops and courses. Read more on The Masterson Method® Facebook page. |
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Sandy Vreeburg, Genea and Gina Kindscher |
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Newly Certified Practitioners |
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Need help for your horse? Find a Masterson Method Certified Practitioner (MMCP) near you. Our Certified Practitioners are dedicated equine professionals who have acquired highly attuned skills in partnering with the horse to release tension and increase range of motion, thereby restoring healthy posture and performance. Add an MMCP to your horse’s wellness team by visiting the Find a Practitioner page on our website for the closest practitioner to you.
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Maria Eastman, MMCP
Hyattville, Wyoming
Maria Eastman hails from the small town of Hyattville in northern Wyoming. She and her husband live on the Oxbow Ranch where they grow hay, winter mother cows, and work with horses. Maria’s interest in equine rehabilitation and in equine behavior led her to study the Masterson Method® since it provides techniques for the improvement of equine health and performance and also offers a unique opportunity to hear what the horse has to say.
Maria has been around horses since age 5, and has ridden and competed in many disciplines: hunter-jumper, western equitation, dressage, reining, roping, and cutting. She’s managed Thoroughbred racing barns, polo teams, and has re-trained and re-directed many of these hardworking horses to new careers after retirement from competition. She and her husband Skip have followed the “Californio” tradition of horsemanship for many years, and count Tom and Bill Dorrance, Ray Hunt, and Bryan Neubert as their finest teachers (besides the horses, of course!). When hay farming and cows don’t call, they both enjoy starting colts, and helping horse and owners work through problems. Maria is the Executive Director of Rainhorse Equine Assisted Services, a small non-profit offering equine-assisted counseling and education with the help of rescued, rehabilitated horses. She is eager to bring the important work of Jim Masterson to horse and humans in her beloved Wyoming.
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Saskia Struik, MMCP
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Horses were part of Saskia’s life from early on and she feels very fortunate to have grown-up alongside the graceful Lipizzaner horses at her childhood-home. After completing her Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education in The Netherlands, she married and became a mother to three wonderful children. Her husband’s job took the growing family across the globe, finally settling in Canada in 2009.
Horses soon found their way back into Saskia’s life there, with the arrival of two beautiful Andalusian geldings. Seeking ways to improve the well being and performance of her own horses, Saskia came across The Masterson Method®. She quickly understood the great impact this beautiful work can have and now offers The Masterson Method® Integrated Equine Performance Bodywork in Calgary and surrounding areas.
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Wendy Oude Middendorp, MMCP
Markelo, Overijssel, Netherlands
Wendy had a love for horses from an early age. At the age of 8 she received her first dressage lessons and not much later she started competing. Unfortunately, owning a horse was not an option at that time. Wendy's first horse walked in her life when she was 40-- “Shadow”, a Haflinger and former Dutch Champion in Western Sport. Her passion grew and so did her need for knowledge to give Shadow as comfortable a life as possible, after his sports career. It changed her way of life into a “forever learning equine student”.
During her equine sports masseur training, she started looking for other options for treating sensitive horses. She found a DVD about the Masterson Method®. A few years later, Jim came to the Netherlands for a weekend seminar; she loved the opportunity and signed up. At the seminar, she was captivated by the simplicity of the techniques and the relaxation that comes with the horses. Wendy is interested in anatomy and physiology and started with the Masterson Method® to get inspired and deepen her understanding of rider and equine biomechanics and their connection to bodywork.
Wendy likes to pass on her horse knowledge and to learn from others and combines this with her other love: traveling. That is why she regularly travels to the US for clinics, conferences, and seminars. Her toolbox of knowledge is never full enough but, she use her instruments such as: aromatherapy, animal communicator, photonic red light therapy, EFT, balance pad training, medical Taping, sports massage and of course the Masterson Method®.
For her, the contact between human and horse is the key to improving the well-being of the combination of both. She therefore guides rider and horse in their search for a top performance that suits them, whether it concerns international combinations in jumping and other disciplines. Horses big or small horses, she loves to help out.
Wendy lives in the Netherlands in a small town called Markelo together with three horses: Shadow (Haflinger), Candy (Rocky Mountain Horse) and Gucci (Morgan Horse).
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Michelle Slaughter, MMCP
Longmont, Colorado
Like so many of us, Michelle first discovered horses as a child when her parents moved to the edge of a new subdivision and their house backed up to the original farm site, with horses just across the fence. She was hooked, and the owner of the farm told her she couldn’t feed the horses over the fence, but she’d teach her how to care for them if she came to do chores on the farm. That led to lessons, and a fun riding career in every discipline up through college, where she earned a minor in Equine Science along with her Computer Science and Business Administration majors.
Horses had to take a back seat for a time while she worked in the high tech industry, but she was able to start riding again in 2002, which led to becoming a certified Equine Sports Massage therapist in 2004 when wanting to help her hunter/jumper come back from an injury. Ten years later, while again searching for ways to help give back to the wonderful dressage horses in her life, she discovered The Masterson Method® and again was hooked. Her corporate career took over again for a while, but she knew what her second career would be, and after 2020 she made that dream come true, by retiring from high tech and working non-stop to become a Certified Practitioner.
She has already become part of the care team for many happy clients including dressage, hunter/jumper, reining and endurance riders of all levels. During her certification fieldwork and now as a Certified Practitioner, Michelle continues to be amazed at how the horses change, both mentally and physically, when you show you are listening to all the subtle body cues and communication they are sending your way. The improvement in their performance and mobility is rewarding in itself, but the improvement in their demeanor and relationships with their owners is “the icing on the cake”.
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Interested in taking a course? Here are a few testimonials that might convince you!
It was amazing. My mind was blown with information, the method, and the results. The instructor was so knowledgeable, yet down to earth. (Weekend Seminar)
Horses give us everything we want from them in one way or another. As an equine specialist, it is our responsibility to demonstrate and to communicate the importance of giving back to the horse who only wants to please us. Learning the language and giving the gift of touch to release any stagnation the horse is carrying is the least we can do for these incredible healers. It is our responsibility.
(Equine Specialist Course)
It is like a life-changing experience that increased my bond with horses!
(Light to the Core Seminar-Workshop)
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Weekend Seminar-Workshop Schedule |
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* If the course you had your heart set on is sold out, please email jo@mastersonmethod.com to be added to the waiting list.
Reminder: there will likely be a course price increase on certain courses this year.
More information will be provided soon.
Worried about COVID19? Read our COVID precautions and info here:
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USA Seminars
Canada Seminars
(taught in French)
(taught in French)
(taught in French)
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European Seminars
(taught in Dutch)
(taught in German)
(taught in German)
(taught in Polish)
(taught in German)
(taught in Dutch)
(taught in Dutch)
(taught in German)
(taught in Dutch)
(taught in German)
(taught in German)
(taught in Dutch)
Australia & New Zealand Seminars
South Africa
(Check back for upcoming Weekend Seminars)
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Advanced 5-Day Course Schedule |
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USA Advanced Courses
European Advanced Courses
June 6-10 Rzeszyce, PL taught in Polish with Beata Filonowicz
with Walter Saxe
October 24-28 Egestorf, DE taught in German with Walter Saxe
Canada Advanced Courses
Australia & New Zealand
(Check back for upcoming courses)
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Certification Completion Course Schedule |
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USA Courses
Canada Courses
(Check back for upcoming courses)
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European Courses
(taught in German)
(taught in German)
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Masterson Method Light to the Core Schedule |
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USA Courses
(Check back for upcoming courses)
Canada Courses
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European Courses
(Check back for upcoming courses)
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Masterson Method Equine Specialist Schedule |
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Masterson Method Collaborative Clinics |
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USA Collaborative Clinics
Considering the Horse: Mind & Body with Jim Masterson and Mark Rashid
Your Horse's Brain: A User's Manual with Dr. Stephen Peters, Mark Rashid and Jim Masterson
Considering the Horse: Mind & Body with Dianne Adel, Jim Masterson and Mark Rashid
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Masterson Method Expos and Demos |
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USA and European Expos & Demos
Taught in Swiss German and German
Taught in Swiss German and German
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"Absorbine’s relationship with The Masterson Method® is a natural fit. Jim’s breakthrough but simple concepts are all focused on helping the horse to relieve tension, feel more comfortable and improve their relationships with owners and handlers.”
~ Amy Cairy, Director of Marketing,
W. F. Young, manufacturers of Absorbine products
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