Order to ReadAdd to Wishlist on BookR

Beyond Horse Massage: A Breakthrough, Interactive Method for Alleviating Soreness, Strain, and Tension by Jim Masterson

Jim Masterson . Unknown Year . English

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.

Categories: Sports & Recreation

About the Author

Jim Masterson, creator of The Masterson Method®, teaches a unique method of equine bodywork to therapists and horse owners that recognizes and follows the responses of the horse to touch, to release tension in key junctions of the body that most affect performance. Recognizing that the horse exhibits certain neurological responses to touch as the horse relaxes and releases tension, Masterson developed a system of using those responses to guide his massage work. These techniques are used on Nation's Cup, Pan American, World Equestrian Games competitors to release stress and improve performance. The Masterson Method® is taught the world over to horse owners and therapists. In contrast to most traditional modalities, it enables the horse to actively participate in the process of releasing tension. It is something you do with the horse, rather than to the horse. This participation and interaction are what makes the method fascinating for those who use it. In fact, if you do not allow the horse to participate, it does not work! Courses in The Masterson Method® are taught in Weekend Seminars, Advanced Courses leading to Certification, and Home Study Courses. www.MastersonMethod.com

Books from Similar Categories

Download BookR now and choose mindful reading!

Download Now!