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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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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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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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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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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The Advanced 5-Day Course is where everything comes together. It’s not just about practicing techniques, it’s about: 🔸Working on many different horses from different disciplines and with different issues 🔸 Becoming more proficient in seeing and feeling where a horse is holding tension 🔸 Understanding anatomy in a hands-on, practical way that sticks 🔸 Building confidence to adapt your approach to each individual horse By the end of five days, you don’t just know the techniques, you’ve deepene
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The Advanced 5-Day Course is where everything comes together. It’s not just about practicing techniques, it’s about: 🔸Working on many different horses from different disciplines and with different issues 🔸 Becoming more proficient in seeing and feeling where a horse is holding tension 🔸 Understanding anatomy in a hands-on, practical way that sticks 🔸 Building confidence to adapt your approach to each individual horse By the end of five days, you don’t just know the techniques, you’ve deepene
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Horse With Tail Always On One Side? Try This Masterson Method Bodywork Technique
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How Do The Masterson Method Movement Techniques Work?
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Poll-Sensitive Horse? Try This Masterson Method Bodywork Technique
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When you start learning The Masterson Method®, you begin to see your horse differently. What once looked like a small quirk or stiffness becomes part of a bigger picture—patterns of tension that can point to early signs of discomfort. As Jim Masterson explains in this clip, recognizing these patterns helps you decide when to adjust your approach, call the vet, or bring in another professional before it becomes a bigger issue. It’s not always black and white. But learning how to observe, feel, an
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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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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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Ever wonder why a movement feels “stuck” even when the training is there? The Dressage Movements Revealed video takes you inside the horse’s body, allowing you to see what helps (or limits) extension, collection, bending, and lateral work. Learn sport-specific Masterson Method bodywork to support flexibility, rhythm, and longevity. You’ll get clear, practical insights you can use right away, whether you’re schooling at home or fine-tuning for the show ring. Perfect for riders, trainers, and body
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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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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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Practicing the Masterson Method techniques is a key part of our courses, horses release tensions and our students learn and smile! #mastersonmethod #horsebodywork #mastersoneducation #mastersontechniques #equinebodywork #elevatinghorsecare #equestrian #releasingtension | The Masterson Method, Integrated Equine Performance Bodywork
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Why Wednesday ~ I enjoy practicing The Masterson Method with my horse, but I don’t always have a lot of time. What’s one Masterson Method technique I can do that helps improve overall performance? Answer: The Scapula Release technique encourages the shoulder blade to drop and move freely, easing tension in the muscles that connect the forelimb, neck, and withers. This helps increase flexibility in the front legs, improves shock absorption through the shoulders, and allows for smoother, more coor
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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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When the horse gets that you get it, everything changes! In this clip, Jim Masterson explains one of the most powerful aspects of The Masterson Method: the moment when the horse understands that you are reading their subtle responses and softening in return. This recognition builds trust, encourages relaxation, and allows deep tension to release. Bodywork isn’t something we do to the horse, we do it WITH the horse—it’s a conversation. And when we listen, the horse responds in ways that go beyond
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Every horse owner should feel confident supporting their horse’s comfort and well-being. In a Masterson Method Weekend Course, you gain hands-on experience, clear guidance, and the confidence to read your horse’s responses to touch, to recognize where he is holding tension and how to help him release it. As one participant shared: “Just like every horse owner should be able to tack up their horse, so should every owner be able to perform these simple bodywork techniques to identify tension and t
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Jim explains how it's best to approach bodywork without an "agenda" but rather with an attitude of curiosity, presence, and awareness. One of the most incredible parts of the Masterson Method is how it teaches us as horse people how to better "listen" to our horses by obersving them and noticing their subtle behaviors and responses. It's an amazingly helpful skill that translates to every aspect of riding and helps strengthen our connection and bond with our horse. If you'd like to learn more ab
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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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Get the final tip on how to help them release tension at the end of the video😂😂 Some horses can be really shy and stepping back to give them space to release might not be enough, sometimes you may have to take all attention away from them, like Jim does turning around and whistling away… #mastersonmethod #BeyondHorseMassage #mastersoneducation #horsecaretips #horseperformance #horsewellness #horseriders #dressagerider #horselovers | The Masterson Method, Integrated Equine Performance Bodywork
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