Jim demonstrates a Masterson Method Movement Technique you can practice with your horse once you have helped him relax the hind end muscles and release tension with the Hind End Points. This clip is from the final few minutes of a one-hour session, after the horse has released a lot of tension throughout his body. By this point, the horse is very comfortable with Jim because he understands that Jim is reading his responses and softening when necessary to keep him relaxed. The Hind Leg Release in
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Jim demonstrates a Masterson Method Movement Technique you can practice with your horse once you have helped him relax the hind end muscles and release tension with the Hind End Points. This clip is from the final few minutes of a one-hour session, after the horse has released a lot of tension throughout his body. By this point, the horse is very comfortable with Jim because he understands that Jim is reading his responses and softening when necessary to keep him relaxed. The Hind Leg Release in
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Jim Masterson Explains How the Masterson Method works. By staying under the horse’s bracing response, this gentle approach helps release tension, improve mobility, and promote comfort and trust. “We work with the horse, not against them,” Jim explains. Subtle responses—like a weight shift, a blink, or a change in breathing—guide the process and help find and release tension in the horse's body. Watch the reel to hear Jim’s insight and learn more about The Masterson Method here: https://masterson
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Jim Masterson Explains How the Masterson Method works. By staying under the horse’s bracing response, this gentle approach helps release tension, improve mobility, and promote comfort and trust. “We work with the horse, not against them,” Jim explains. Subtle responses—like a weight shift, a blink, or a change in breathing—guide the process and help find and release tension in the horse's body. Watch the reel to hear Jim’s insight and learn more about The Masterson Method here: https://masterson
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Keeping horses supple, balanced, and performing at their best isn’t just about conditioning; it’s also about understanding where tension hides and how to release it. In this clip, Jim explains why issues like the hunter’s bump can develop. Learning how to use The Masterson Method® bodywork techniques can help you address the root cause by working with the horse’s feedback to restore comfort, movement, and performance. You’ll also hear from one of our students, sharing how learning these techniqu
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Keeping horses supple, balanced, and performing at their best isn’t just about conditioning; it’s also about understanding where tension hides and how to release it. In this clip, Jim explains why issues like the hunter’s bump can develop. Learning how to use The Masterson Method® bodywork techniques can help you address the root cause by working with the horse’s feedback to restore comfort, movement, and performance. You’ll also hear from one of our students, sharing how learning these techniqu
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TMJ Release for Horses | The Tense TMJ | Masterson Method
TMJ Release for Horses | The Tense TMJ | Masterson Method
Dec 10, 2019
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The Masterson Method isn’t your average horse massage 🐴✨ It’s a powerful approach that goes deeper—helping horses release tension from stress, injury, or pain through touch, observation, and patience.❤️ We’ve teamed up with Jim Masterson in the past for a special clinic at the Farm, and the results were incredible 💆‍♀️💫 And if you’d like more information about The Masterson Method, just comment ‘Horse’ below, and we will send you the full video. 👍 #MastersonMethod #HorseWellness #EquineBodyw
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The Masterson Method isn’t your average horse massage 🐴✨ It’s a powerful approach that goes deeper—helping horses release tension from stress, injury, or pain through touch, observation, and patience.❤️ We’ve teamed up with Jim Masterson in the past for a special clinic at the Farm, and the results were incredible 💆‍♀️💫 And if you’d like more information about The Masterson Method, just comment ‘Horse’ below, and we will send you the full video. 👍 #MastersonMethod #HorseWellness #EquineBodyw
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Releasing Tension in the Poll, Neck & Shoulder | Masterson Method
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Releasing Tension in the Poll, Neck & Shoulder | Masterson Method
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Why Wednesday: My horse doesn’t seem comfortable when I try the Head Up Technique—he resists resting his head on my shoulder. What can I do to help him release tension in the poll? Answer: It’s not unusual for horses to hold deep tension in the poll and feel unsure when asked to rest their head in an elevated, supported position. If your horse struggles to settle here, try approaching it through techniques he already knows and trusts: 🔹 Start with the Lateral Cervical Flexion Technique on his e
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Why Wednesday: My horse doesn’t seem comfortable when I try the Head Up Technique—he resists resting his head on my shoulder. What can I do to help him release tension in the poll? Answer: It’s not unusual for horses to hold deep tension in the poll and feel unsure when asked to rest their head in an elevated, supported position. If your horse struggles to settle here, try approaching it through techniques he already knows and trusts: 🔹 Start with the Lateral Cervical Flexion Technique on his e
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The horse's poll is one of the first places tension shows up and often, the last place it lets go. As Jim explains, the poll accumulates tension from all kinds of issues throughout the body: a sore back, tight hind end, sore front feet, or even ulcers. Every issue affecting the horse's body can show up here, too. That’s why when you learn The Masterson Method, and especially on the Advanced 5-Day Course, you learn not only to see where the problem appears, but also where the origin can be. We li
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Equine Bodywork: Help your Horse Release Tension in the TMJ with The Masterson Method
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Watch this horse's great stretch at Walter Saxe 's magic hands! Horse's surrender to our German Masterson Method® instructor's talent doing bodywork with them. #mastersonmethod #equinebodywork #horserelaxation #horsestretching #horseperformance #horsewellness #horseriding #dressagerider | The Masterson Method, Integrated Equine Performance Bodywork
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Horses are herd animals and communicate through body language. To survive, a horse will instinctively block pain and tension and cover up its weaknesses. One reason The Masterson Method works so well is because of the horse's incredible awareness and sensitivity to outside stimuli. Working with this sensitivity, you can access a level of the horse's nervous system that enables him to release deep stress in his muscles, connective tissue, and structures. To do this you must learn how to use touch
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Horse Massage: Releasing Tension in the Horse's Shoulder using the Masterson Method®
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Horse Massage: Releasing Tension in the TMJ and Jaw of the Horse using the Masterson Method®
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Learn an easy-to-use technique that can make a difference in your horse’s poll. | The Masterson Method, Integrated Equine Performance Bodywork
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Horse Massage: Releasing the Horse's Poll Using Head-Down Technique using the Masterson Method®
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In this clip, Jim Masterson shares the essence of the Masterson Method® — using gentle touch and close observation to follow the horse’s subtle responses: a blink, a breath, a yawn. These small signs guide us to areas of tension and help the horse release, soften, and return to a more comfortable state of being. It’s not just about relaxation — it’s about improving comfort, performance, and trust through quiet, intentional connection. For many of us who’ve spent years in the horse world, there c
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Bladder Meridian Technique for Horses | Masterson Method
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Why Wednesday ~ I’ve been practicing The Masterson Method® techniques with my gelding, but I’ve noticed that he doesn’t give many release responses. I wait, follow his blinks, and stay soft, but the big releases don’t always come until later or not at all while I’m there. Am I doing something wrong? Answer: Not at all. As Jim explains in this video, some horses are a bit shy or guarded and won’t release until you take the pressure off them. Very often, once you step back or shift your attention
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Light to the Core work highlights a fundamental principle of the Masterson Method®: when we stay under the horse’s bracing response, the nervous system has nothing to push against. Surface muscles may soften with direct work, but deeper release often occurs when we go lighter, slower, and stay with the horse’s responses. This allows the sympathetic “survival” response to subside and the parasympathetic system to begin releasing tension held in deeper interconnections of the body. The Light to th
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Helping horses release tension in the Hind End with The Masterson Method®
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The Masterson Method isn’t just about helping horses relax—it’s about creating real, visible change in how they move and feel. In this clip, instructor Coralie Hughes shares how she checks for biomechanical improvement after a session: by asking the horse to walk a small circle in the stall and watching for freedom in the shoulders, the right bending in the back, and engagement from behind. ✅ Better movement ✅ Better balance ✅ Better performance When a horse moves with more ease and suppleness,
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Light Touch Bodywork For Horses | Masterson Method
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Tension can throw your horse off balance, affecting movement, comfort, and overall performance. In this extended session, equine bodywork expert Jim Masterson shares simple, effective ways to identify and release tension using gentle, hands-on techniques. In this Absorbine® video, Masterson walks viewers through practical methods horse owners can use to help their horses move more freely, perform better, and feel their best. 🎥 Watch more videos from this series here >> bit.ly/41sRHm3 #horseandr
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Horse Massage:Working with the Horse's Hind Legs using The Masterson Method®
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Release tension in the horse's pectoral muscles
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