Beyond Horse Massage by Jim Masterson
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.
Jim Masterson--equine massage therapist for the 2006, 2008, 2010, and 2012 USET Endurance Teams, and for equine clientele competing in FEI World, Pan American, Nations Cup and World Equestrian Games competitions--developed a system in which the horse participates in the bodywork process by showing where tension has accumulated, precisely how much pressure is needed to release it, and when it has been released. The result is an effective method of bodywork that anyone can learn to use to improve performance, while at the same time opening new levels of communication and trust with the horse. Jim is the author of the bestselling book Beyond Horse Massage and the DVDs Beyond Horse Massage and Dressage Movements Revealed. He teaches Masterson Method(R) seminars and advanced courses to horse owners, trainers, and therapists worldwide mastersonmethod.com). Coralie Hughes is a Masterson Method Certified Practitioner and Advanced Instructor. She holds the USDF Bronze medal in dressage and is a graduate with distinction of the USDF L judging program.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781570764721 |
| ISBN 10 | 1570764727 |
| Title | Beyond Horse Massage |
| Author | Jim Masterson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Trafalgar Square Books |
| Year published | 2011-10-14 |
| Number of pages | 205 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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