What is 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."
Search Response Stay Release
"The Search, Response, Stay, Release process is the foundation of the Masterson Method® and allows you make the correlation between what you are doing with the horse in that moment and the behavior the horse is giving you in response during a bodywork treatment."
Bladder Meridian Technique
"In Chinese medicine, there are twelve primary acupuncture meridians in the body. The Bladder Meridian is one of the major acupuncture meridians that has a unique effect on balancing the other acupuncture meridians. It runs down each side of the body, about two inches parallel to the top line, then down the side of the hind leg, just off the centerline.
The main reason this technique is taught is that with this technique we learn how to read this particular horse, and this particular horse learns how to read this particular human. It gets us both on the same page.
The main thing you want to get from the Bladder Meridian is the correlation between what you are doing (your touch) and what the horse is doing (the horse’s response). Along the way, the horse will let you know where it is guarding tension and will begin to release that tension. The most valuable aspect of this technique is the trust that develops between you and the horse as a result of this interaction."
The Sacroiliac Joint: That Key Junction
"When doing The Masterson Method® with a horse, there are three key junctions in the horse’s body, which are our main focus. These are the Poll-Atlas; the Neck-Shoulder-Withers; and the Hind End. Tension on any of these three key junctions can cause excessive tension to accumulate in major muscles and connective tissue."
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What Your Horse Might Have to Say About One-Sidedness
"Have you ever noticed in training that it is often easier to do lateral work, bending, turning, and lead changes, in one direction than in the other? This may be due in part to a horse’s natural predominance of one side; what is sometimes called, “natural crookedness.” Horses are similar to humans in this respect.… "
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