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Hello All,
Fall Activities
Spring and fall are always the busiest seasons for us. The weather’s pretty much perfect, especially in Iowa where parts of winter can be brutal and parts of summer can be brutal. Unless you’re an endurance rider - where pain is part of the endurance experience - perfect weather is when people really want to be out with their horses, so we usually have a lot of courses scheduled in the Spring and Fall, and a lot of the Horse Expos are in the Spring and Fall. And now that I think of it, it’s while on horseback that a lot of the springing and falling takes place. But I’m getting off topic.
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I should probably wait to put this in November's newsletter,
but it’s my favorite fall photo of our pond so I’ll share it now.
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I just got back from doing a live-streaming Weekend Seminar for Callie King’s HorseClass at Honeybrook Farm in PA. | |
Bladder Meridian Technique - processing....processing... | |
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Everyone needs time to "process"! Anyone yawning? | |
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Being in the doghouse ain't so bad!!
It’s the first time we’ve done anything that big live-streaming and it went really well. Callie has an amazing facility and a very professional video crew. The feedback from people viewing at home and the participaints (oops… spelling error. This is a participaint…)
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So, where were we? Oh yeah… HorseClass. We had 11 participants on the course, and an audience of 80 or so watching and asking questions on the live stream via zoom. The responses from the participants, the audience and the horses were great.
“Before” and “After” responses from the course participants here, with more “in between” responses farther down.
Before...
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...and After!
The event was recorded, and by the November Newsletter it should be available to people who weren’t part of the live stream audience. If that’s you, tune in next month.
Mark and Jim Plus Dianne Show
I’m driving out to Arroyo Grande, California at the end of the week (yes, I know it’s a long commute) for another collaborative clinic with Mark Rashid, MMCP Dianne Adel (Structural Balancing sessions for riders) and me. Normally the Mark and Jim Show, this is the Mark and Dianne and Jim Show, with added value of seeing changes in the horse and rider after equine and human bodywork. Spots for horse/rider participants are full. There may still be room for auditors but not sure on that one. For more info,
go here: Considering the Horse: Mind and Body
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Mark, Dianne, and Jim
If it’s full, then you missed a really good clinic! We’ll be back to Arroyo Grande next Fall, and we’ll be doing the Mark and Jim Show, along with Dr. Stephen Peters’ Your Horse’s Brain Clinic at Happy Dog Ranch in Littleton, CO next July. You’ll see dates for this on the Course Calendar on our website soon. Stay tuned!
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Jim, Steve and Mark
Equine Affaire MA
Also coming up, I’ll be at the Equine Affaire in Springfield, MA November 9-12. I’ll be doing demos on Friday and Saturday but will be at our booth all weekend. It’s getting lonely out here in Iowa so be sure to stop by and visit!
Firsts!
We have some interesting Firsts to announce this month:
- First time podcast interview with Josh and Victoria of My Horse Journey
- First Masterson Method Demo given in Mexico
- First Masterson Method Weekend Seminar hosted at a Community College for Native American students in North Dakota
- First Masterson Method Weekend Seminar in Spain
- First Masterson Method Activity Day for the blind, hosted by the Deer Creek Lake Lion’s Club
- First Masterson Method Equine Specialist Seminar for Equine Assisted Services in the UK in New Forest, Feb. 10 – 12, 2024 (although we’re cheating a little here as this isn’t the first announcement for this course : )
Natalie will share photos and inspiring stories behind these events below. Also, if you’re out west we have another Masterson Method Weekend Seminar in Kalispell, MT on November 4 – 5. Yahoo! (Sorry, nobody says that anymore. Couldn’t help myself.)
And finally,
Patrick King and Jim Masterson Podcast Stand-off
I was chatting on the phone this week with Daniel Dauphin of Dauphin Horsemanship, the Adult Onset Horsemanship podcast series, and The Bit Video: Understanding How and Why Bits Function, all of which I recommend. Daniel and I met at the Best Horse Practices Summit in Lexington year before last, and I have a podcast with him in his series.
Well, while on the phone with him he mentioned that his interview with me was at the top of his list of most-listened to podcasts, which made my head swell a little. Then he said that his interview with Patrick King was a close second and that I was coming close to being “de-throned”. After my head shrunk back down to normal – maybe even a little farther down – I thought, “I’m gonna get that guy.”
So, I’m mounting a campaign to open the gap between that Patrick King guy (who I also recommend BTW) and me by asking all of you, and your friends and relatives, to listen to my podcast with Daniel (and NOT Patrick’s) and get the numbers back up so I can show that Patrick King guy (who once bought me a beer BTW) just who’s the Dauphin Podcast King. I mean Leader.
For some reason I can’t seem to find the link to Patrick’s interview, but here’s the link to mine, which was undoubtedly much more fun than Patrick’s:
Ep. 23 Jim Masterson, The Masterson Method
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Let me know if you enjoyed it, and I’ll let you know how the Mark, Dianne and Jim Show in California went in next month’s newsletter.
Until then,
Like me, enjoy your horses!
Jim
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Bladder Meridian Technique Challenge Results | |
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Jim’s goal is that all horses (and now dogs) have the opportunity to receive the Bladder Meridian Technique. We celebrated Jim’s birthday for 10 days in September by encouraging you all to submit your photos and counts of this technique.
Here are the results:
382 Horses and Dogs,
7 Cats and 1 Goat!
No - not a goat!
Congratulations to everyone who provided the
Bladder Meridian Technique to animals around the globe!
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Human giving Horse Bladder Meridian Technique... | |
...Horse giving Dog Bladder Meridian Technique! | |
Opportunity to Join the MES Herd! | |
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We're growing! And because we are "bursting at the seams", we are on the hunt for a seasoned professional to manage our company-wide marketing program.
Ideally a Masterson Method Certified Practitioner (MMCP) or Fieldwork student, this person will create marketing campaigns for equine and canine courses, special events and products, as well as our brand.
Interested? If so, please read the full job description at this link, Marketing & Communications Expert, and send in your application today!
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New Podcast for Your Listening Pleasure | |
Victoria and Josh Williams are the hosts of The Herd is Calling Podcast and creators of My Horse Journey. Their mission is to inspire and empower people to understand and attune with horses in transformational ways. They help coaches, therapists, volunteers, and equine assisted service providers facilitate healing experiences with horses through their community and certification programs. Learn more at www.myhorsejourney.com | |
Masterson Method Equine Specialist (MMES) Program News | |
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MMES crosses the pond...
Looking for an International MMES course? Well we've got one scheduled in February in the UK! Don't miss out on this great opportunity to help the horses that help us.
February 10-12, 2024 New Forest, UK
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New MMES Map
The Masterson Method Equine Specialists now have their own special map! You can find the map on the MMES page or click on the new MMES Map to find a certified Masterson Method Equine Specialist in your area who might work with your equine-assisted services program.
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Upcoming PATH Int'l Presentation
Lise Lunde, MMCP, MMES, and Katie Fallon, MMES, will present at PATH Int'l Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina. Their presentation, "Ways to Use Equine Bodywork in Your Program to Benefit Horses and Humans", will be given October 27th. Check out the PATH Int'l Conference Page for more info.
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About the Masterson Method Equine Specialist Program
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!
Questions? Visit the Masterson Method Equine Specialist Page or contact the Program Coordinator at mmes@mastersonmethod.com.
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A Special Way to Give Back | |
HorseClass Charity Event
Please take a minute to look at this very special charity event to support orphans working with horses in Zimbabwe. (click the photo for more information)
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First Demo in Mexico
An impromptu event - Masterson Method® Demo for the Wranglers & Guests @ Rancho Las Cascades in Mexico with MMCP Leslie Brooks.
Some people never go on "vacation". (Thank Goodness!)
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First Weekend Seminar
Dr. Jessica White Plume and NHSD Community College are bringing the first Masterson Method® Weekend Seminar to the indigenous people of North Dakota, the Lakota Nation.
NHSD is the only community college in the Nation that offers Equine Studies. The students are able to study and honor the special cultural relationship with horses and their tribal people. Check out this link about their Equine Studies Program.
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Warwick Schiller interviews
Dr. Jessica White Plume
This podcast is a really beautiful listen. All of Warwick’s podcasts are awesome, they are
not just about horses - it’s so much more.
We think you will love them all!
The Journey On Podcast on Apple Podcasts
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First Weekend Seminar in Spain
Instructor Lucie Klaassen, MMCP, assisted by MMCPs Sonia Bascuñana Borras and Claudia Gaede, took Spain by storm in our first Weekend Seminar! Congratulations to Instructor, Assistants, Students and Horses!
Eso es, justo ahí!
That's the Spot!
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Qué estás haciendo?
What are you doing?
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CREO que este es mi cuaderno...
I THINK this is my notebook...
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We celebrate the First Annual Deep Creek Lake Lion’s Club Blind Camper Masterson Activity Day - now that's a mouthful! Thanks to Mary Kay Burkhart, MMCP and MMES, for helping making this Dream of a Day come true.
As we hoped, the “1st Annual” Deep Creek Lake Lion’s Club Blind Camper Masterson Activity Day was an absolute rousing and inspiring success! The group included four visually impaired youngsters, their local high school volunteer coaches, and their parents and siblings.
After a long week of tent-site camping and lake activities, it was a timely and peaceful day for them. My amazing team of assistants included several retired teachers and former horse enthusiasts, who spent an evening prior to the event learning the Bladder Meridian and rehearsing our strategy for an MMES style production. I was as amazed with their skillful, empathic performance and perseverance throughout the 4 hour visit, as I was with how little explanation the Camper’s, siblings and parents needed before eagerly participating with incredibly sensitive, perceptive, and joyful means! I couldn’t have been more proud of them, and my horses, who received and connected with everyone so seamlessly and patiently. I was deeply moved, uplifted, and reminded again of the magical, natural, phenomenal healing effects that horses have on and with groups of people.
The group(s) worked side by side, all participants requested multiple turns to practice, and as you will see in the photos their smiles tell it all--they were delighted!! I was told that this was the first activity one of the girls took interest in (her name tag is Nautilie)--her mother was so taken and happy she intends to find a therapeutic horse center near their home.
The Program Directors were likewise pleased and impressed, and expressed their gratitude to all. I was truly honored and grateful to have had the opportunity to host such a lovely group of youngsters, their dedicated family members, and all the wonderful DCL Lion’s volunteers.
Many sincere thanks for your (continued) support and encouragement,
Mary Kay Burkart, MMCP, MMES
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You Can't Keep a Good Dog Down! | |
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Here's Popper running with the rest of the pack! Or is that leading the pack astray?
I think she has been reading the Beyond Dog Massage Book!
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Continuing Education for MMCPs | |
Jim is dedicated to providing and encouraging continuing education for our certified practitioners. MMCPs received an email this past weekend announcing the next MMCP Gathering (aka the Jimboree) January 26-28, 2024 in Phoenix, AZ. With clinicians like Daniel Dauphin, Jillian Kreinbring, and Walter Saxe, MMCP, it’s sure to be another great success! If you have not yet received the email with information on this event, contact Megan at megan@mastersonmethod.com | |
Additional Horseclass Photos | |
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Some horse stuff...and some tech stuff...
...and some of Jim's tech stuff!
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More Bladder Meridian Technique Photos
from Near and Far!
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We hope you enjoy this photo gallery of Bladder Meridian Technique photos submitted between September 16-26, 2023. Happy Birthday Jim! | |
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Thank you for helping us meet Jim’s goal. You are welcome to post your photos and counts any time of year. Use #mastersonmethod when posting to your social media pages. Keep up the good work!
Here's a mosaic photo made up of all the photos submitted - ain't technology grand?!
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Newly Certified Practitioners | |
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 Masterson Method Website to find the closest practitioner to you.
You will find New Practitioners listed here as well as a few who are updating their information. Let us know if you need help finding an MMCP in your area.
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Lisa Kirkwood, MMCP
Sheridan, Wyoming
I run an equine business called Balanced Equine Sports and, as the name implies, I work with rider balance and the biomechanics of both horse and rider. The piece I was missing is more balance for the horse, that’s where Masterson Method® bodywork came in.
I have always had a soft approach to working with horses in riding, teaching and training. Masterson Method was a perfect compliment to help me communicate with horses in training and to help them perform, so I started my journey to my MM certification. The bodywork enables a communication pathway in training horses and also helps physical and mental balance. I am so excited that I can offer this amazing method to not only my horses but those of my clients!
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Tamara Preatoni, MMCP
Vienna, Austria
Tamara has been spending most of her free time with horses since she was 12 years old, first mainly for pleasure and later in dressage competitions up to M class. Since 2019 she is a certified riding instructor.
In 2017 Tamara decided to take a 2-month-break from her full-time Marketing job and travelled to Australia, where she did volunteer farm work. That’s the first time she came across Jim Masterson, who held a weekend course exactly at the farm she was working on. As fate would have it, there was some flooding in the area preventing a few participants from coming and so she could spontaneously join the course with Jim. It didn’t take the whole weekend to convince her that the Masterson Method® is something special and a fascinating way of communication between a horse and a human. What made her continue to become an MMCP was the softness of this bodywork and the fact, that this method is a way to work WITH the horse, not ON the horse, which can incredibly increase the well-being of and the relationship with a horse.
Tamara lives in the south of Vienna together with her husband and two little daughters.
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Phone: +43 664 918 29 22
Email: tamara.preatoni@yahoo.com
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Allison Jane Buckley, MMCP
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Allison grew up in Hong Kong and Kenya before moving to the UAE in 1996 to work. It was during holidays back to the UK and Derbyshire, when her aunt used to take her out riding, that her love of all things equine really began. With a soft spot for Arabian horses, Allison has had some incredible mentors, both equine and human, throughout her journey in a variety of equestrian disciplines.
A competitive endurance rider for 16 years, Allison was fortunate to work with and compete some incredible horses at CEI 1, 2 and 3* levels in the UAE, Germany, France, UK and Australia. It was during this time that she first came across Jim Masterson and his bodywork methods. Feeling the difference equine bodywork made to the horses she competed, she knew that one day she wanted to learn how to make that difference and improve the movement and well-being of the horses she was around.
Since being broken in to race at 3 years old, Allison’s own Arabian mare had regular equine bodywork. She believes this is what has made the difference throughout her mare’s competitive career and why, now at 25 years old, she still loves work and the occasional competition.
It was by chance that Allison found MMCP Claire Beech to work with her mare and she was amazed at the relaxation and improved mobility from the Masterson Method® sessions. Watching Claire’s every move, Allison knew the this was the thing she had been looking for and certified as a MMCP in 2023.
Based in Dubai and Sharjah, Allison will travel to other Emirates by arrangement.
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Phone: +971 50 747 0565
Email: allison@ajbequine.com
Website: www.ajbequine.com
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Sabine Maas, MMCP
Raleigh, North Carolina
Since I was a young girl, I have felt a love for and a connection with horses. Unfortunately, I only got to take one year of riding lessons when I was an early teen and rode occasionally in my later teen years. In my early 20’s, I emigrated to the USA from the Netherlands and entered a long career in healthcare. It was not until my home was an empty nest that I returned to riding, finding the connection with horses an important way of dealing with work stress and burn out, particularly in the COVID years.
Two years after starting to ride again, I bought my first horse. Green on green but with a good trainer on board, we were going to be okay. Joyfully and ravenously, I learned as much as I could in terms of anything horse related. Now, no longer green, the desire to learn more and understand more has not lessened. It was in the Fall of 2021 that I first became exposed to the Masterson Method® of Integrated Bodywork. It has made a huge difference in the wellbeing and performance of my horse, and seeing what impact this method has on a horse, I went from being intrigued to being completely convinced of the difference it can make. I signed up for the 2-day “Beyond Horse Massage” weekend in March 2022, followed by the “Advanced 5-day Course” in May of 2022, and completed my Certification as MMCP August 5-7, 2023.
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Weekend Seminar-Workshop Schedule | | |
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USA 2023/2024 Courses
October 19-20 Twin Buttes, ND
(Thursday-Friday course)
October 21-22 Knoxville, IA
October 21-22 Fayette, MO
October 21-22 Lothian, MD
October 27-28 Cleveland, NC
(Friday-Saturday course)
October 28-29 Freeville, NY
November 4-5 Kalispell, MT
November 11-12 Youngsville, NC
November 11-12 Leesburg, VA
November 11-12 Benton, MO
December 2-3 Ceres, CA
December 2-3 Ooltewah, TN
December 9-10 Tucson, AZ
January 13-14 Sherwood, OR
January 20-21 Perryville, MO
February 3-4 Scottsdale, AZ
February 17-18 Ocala, FL
February 17-18 Wellington, FL
February 24-25 Watsonville, CA
March 16-17 Perryville, AR
March 23-24 Callaway, MD
March 30-31 Cave Creek, AZ
April 14-15 Koloa, HI
May 18-19 Hudsonville, MI
May 18-19 St. Inigoes, MD
June 1-2 Dexter, MI
Canada 2023/2024 Courses
October 21-22 Langley, BC
October 21-22 Amaranth, ON
March 30-31 Calgary, AB
May 4-5 Arnprior, ON
June 1-2 Puslinch, ON
June 15-16 Calgary, AB
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Asia 2023 Courses
October 28-29 Chiba, JP
(in Japanese)
Australia & New Zealand 2023/2024 Courses
October 20-21 Victoria, AU
January 27-28 Baddaginnie, AU
February 24-25 Christchurch, NZ
March 23-24 Elimbah, AU
April 6-7 Fish Creek, AU
August 24-25 Fish Creek, AU
European 2023/2024 Courses
October 21-22 Vorden, NL (in Dutch)
October 21-22 Frickingen, DE
(in German)
October 21-22 Pompignan, FR
(in French)
October 28-29 Emkendorf, DE
(in German)
November 11-12 Szajk, HU
(in English w/ Hungarian translation)
February 17-18 Poppel, BE (in Dutch)
March 9-10 Swansea, UK
March 9-10 Weert, NL (in Dutch)
March 16-17 Oberhausen, AT
(in German with English translation)
March 16-17 Horley, UK
March 23-24 Krupá, CZ (in Czech)
March 23-24 Uddel, NL (in Dutch)
May 18-19 Pardubickỳ kraj, CZ
(in Czech)
June 8-9 Graz, AT
(in German with English translation)
June 15-16 Ratnovce, SK (in Czech)
July 6-7 Bedum, NL (in Dutch)
July 20-21 Cheshire, UK
August 17-18 Klosterneuburg-Weidling, AT (in English with German translation)
September 14-15 Hertfordshire, UK
October 19-20 Řícmanice, CZ (in Czech)
Middle East 2023 Courses
November 6-7 Hibbat Zion, Israel
(Mon-Tues course)
South Africa 2023 Courses
(check back for upcoming courses)
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Advanced 5-Day Course Schedule | |
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USA 2023/2024 Advanced Courses
October 23-27 Tucson, AZ with Vanessa Helvey
November 6-10 Austin, TX with Becky Tenges
November 27-December 1 Youngsville, NC with Khrystynna Hunsinger
December 4-8 Las Vegas, NV with Sandy Vreeburg
January 8-12 Tucson, AZ with Vanessa Helvey
February 19-23 Cave Creek, AZ with Coralie Hughes
March 18-22 Watsonville, CA with Sandy Vreeburg
European 2023/2024 Advanced Courses
October 16-20 Egestorf, DE with Walter Saxe (in German)
March 18-22 Horley, UK with Vicky Devlin
April 17-21 Schalkhaar, NL with Masja Fick (in Dutch)
August 19-23 Oberhausen, AT with Vicky Devlin (in English with German translation)
Canada 2024 Advanced Courses
May 6-10 Cobourg, ON with Lori Hoppe
August 19-23 Calgary, AB with Lori Hoppe
September 2-6 Sherbrooke, QC with Sylvie Vallières
(in French with English materials)
Australia & New Zealand 2023 Courses
October 23-27 Elimbah, QLD, AU with Vicky Devlin
November 24-28 Rotorua, NZ with Nadine Vollmerg
South Africa 2023 Courses
(Check back for upcoming Advanced 5-day Courses)
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USA 2023/2024 Courses
October 29-30 West Linn, OR
November 13-14 Lakewood, CA
February 10-11 Wellington, FL
March 2-3 Phoenix, AZ
April 27-28 Pittsboro, NC
June 22-23 Victor, ID
European 2023/2024 Courses
(check back for upcoming courses)
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Canada 2024 Courses
April 20-21 Calgary, AB
May 4-5 Rockwood, ON
May 25-26 Campbellcroft, ON
June 8-9 Ascot Corner, QC
(in French)
September 21-22 Paquetville, NB
(in French)
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Masterson Method Collaborative Clinics | |
Masterson Method Expos and Demos | |
"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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